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Spring Lake Heights council remembers Borough Attorney Dennis Collins; councilmember to lead 2027 centennial planning
Summary
Council members honored the late Borough Attorney Dennis Collins at the Aug. 19 meeting; Councilman Christopher Willms volunteered to chair a committee to plan the borough's 100th anniversary in 2027. A resident announced an Overdose Prevention training and expressed interest in joining the centennial committee.
The council opened its Aug. 19 meeting with a moment of silence and multiple tributes to the late Borough Attorney Dennis Collins, who unexpectedly passed away. Mayor Christopher Campion and several council members offered remarks thanking Collins for his service and expressing condolences.
Councilman Christopher Willms proposed forming and chairing a committee to plan the borough’s 100th anniversary in 2027; the mayor agreed to the idea. Resident Eileen Eilenberger announced that the Shore Community Alliance will hold an Overdose Prevention training on Sept. 12, 2024, at the Manasquan Municipal Building and said she would like to join the centennial committee.
Why it matters: the council’s remarks and the creation of a planning committee set a civic tone for near-term community work and memorialization following the death of a long-serving municipal attorney.
What’s next: the council agreed to form the centennial committee; timeline and membership were not recorded in the Aug. 19 transcript.
