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John P. urley
Public Works and Engineering
Phone 732-683-8836
Anthony Howley, Confidential Aide
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REEHOLDER
JOHN P. CURLEY was sworn in to a three-year
term on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen
Freeholders on Jan. 7, 2010. Currently in his first year in
office, he oversees the county’s Department of Public Works
and Engineering.
Prior to his election as a Freeholder, John Curley served
as a councilman in Red Bank for more than five years. During
that time he also served as a member of the Red Bank Zoning
Board of Adjustment and was council liaison to the local
Planning Board, the Historic Preservation Commission,
Special Improvement District and the Public Works
Committee.
As a Red Bank councilman, John Curley won passage of
a resolution to place a cap on all municipal spending accounts. He also challenged placement
of a helipad on the Navesink River, and worked tirelessly to stop a bulky solid
waste station abutting a residential neighborhood. Additionally, he organized a grassroots
effort to prevent a financially flawed parking garage proposal from creating a
potential liability for Red Bank taxpayers.
Concerned about transparency in government, he also fought to change the time
of the Red Bank council meetings to increase the public’s participation, and throughout
his career as a councilman, he was a strong advocate of zero-based budgeting spearheading
the adoption of strict anti-pay-to-play ordinances. To maintain Red Bank’s tax
base, John Curley advocated redevelopment and rejected overdevelopment projects that
would place stress on the Boroughs infrastructure.
John Curley is a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy and Thomas Edison
State College. A lifelong, fourth-generation resident of Monmouth County. He grew up
in Shrewsbury and lives in Middletown and is currently a trustee of the Christian
Brothers Academy Alumni Association and a former trustee of the Juvenile Diabetes
Foundation, Central Jersey Chapter.
John Curley is vice president of his family’s car dealership located in Lakewood,
Jim Curley GMC, Buick and Kia.
As a Freeholder, John Curley is the liaison to the following departments: Bridges,
Buildings & Grounds, Central Motor Pool (Fleet Services), Emergency Management,
Engineering, Fire Marshall/ Fire Academy, Highways, Public Works Department,
Reclamation Center, Shade Tree Commission and Weights and Measures.
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