Gail Szeluga Manalapan, Marlboro & Monmouth County

The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has announced that the winter 2009 edition of the county newsletter is available online.

The winter 2009 edtion of "Monmouth in focus" updates residents on recent events in the county and provides useful information on many of the services it provides.

Go to www.visitmonmouth.com to read a copy.

Brookdale College presents:

Maya Angelou

Wednesday, February 29, 2009

6 pm (doors open at 5 pm)

Collins Arena, Lincroft Campus

Maya Angelou is known as a Poet, Educator, Historian, Best-Selling Author, Actress, Playwright and Civil Rights Activist.

Visit brookdale.tickets.musictoday.com for tickets to this special event.

The Manalapan Township Tax Assessment notices were recently mailed out. The assessment shown represents the assessment which will appear on the municipal tax list for 2009. If you agree with the assessed value shown, no further action is required by you.

If you disagree with the assessed value shown, an appeal may be filed with the County Board of Taxation. Forms and instruction for filing an appeal may be obtained by contacting the Board at:

Monmouth County Board of Taxation

1 East Main Street

Freehold, NJ 07728

If the assessed value exceeds $750,000, you have the option of filing your appeal directly with the Tax Court. Information for filing a complaint with the Tax Court may be obtained by contacting the Tax Court of New Jersey at PO Box 972, Hughes Justice Complex, Trenton, New Jersey 08625

PLEASE NOTE: Assessment appeals MUST be filed on or before April 1 of the current tax year or 45 days from the date mailed, as it appears on the front of the notice, whichever date is later.

If I can be of any assistance in helping you document your appeal based on the current market, please contact me. I'll be glad to assist any way I can.

Gail Szeluga

Weichert Realtors

Manalapan, NJ

732-580-7893

gszeluga@aol.com

www.soldbygail.com

I can not wait for February 17, 2009. In case you live under a rock that is the date that the television stations must begin broadcasting exclusively in digital format. People who are still using a TV antenna must get a converter box or risk losing their signal.

I have heard this 20 times a day for at least one full year. We have had this beaten into our brains, over and over, like some kind of torture treatment. I for one am totally sick (and tired) of hearing about it!!!! I don't even know anyone who does not have Cable.

It got me to thinking about, what else, real estate. Some agents will call and call and continue to pester clients until the clients finally stop taking their calls or answering their emails. Then they wonder why their clients seemed to have fallen off the planet. The clients are tired of hearing the same story over and over.

I know it is a difficult market right now, but in my opinion we need to ease up a little on people. Beating them down will not MAKE them buy a house. It's not a vacuum cleaner. They won't give in and say "okay, I'll take one of those. Give me the nice 4 bedroom for $550,000."

I totally believe that follow-up is the key to success but there must be a saturation point.

Remember, if you press too hard you will lose them. Lighten up and stop nagging. If they want to buy a house they will and with some luck they will buy it through you!!

Mulchfest 2009

The Manalapan Township Environmental Commission invites you to Recycle Your Christmas Tree!

Pick-up and Drop-off will be available to all Manalapan residents who wish to mulch their Christmas trees. Central Jersey Waste and Recycling will be picking up trees to recycle this Thursday, January 8^th, Friday, January 9^th and Saturday, January 10^th. You may also bring your tree to the Public Works Yard (Route 522 just east of Tennent Road) and have your Christmas Tree mulched on Saturday January 10th or 17th.

The mulch will be used to enrich Manalapan Township Parks and property. Please join with the Manalapan Township Environmental Commission and Central Jersey Waste and Recycling to help make and keep Manalapan Green!!