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Dear Friends and Neighbors:

I would like to take this opportunity to express my best wishes for all of the great residents and businesses here in Keyport.  Also, on our behalf, I wish to extend a warm welcome to the many visitors that come to enjoy our wonderful, bay front community. 

It has been my honor and pleasure to serve as Keyport’s Mayor since January 2007, after serving many years as a member of the Borough Council.  I was born and raised here, and my wife, Kelly, and I have chosen to raise our children, Casey and Nicholas, in our hometown as well.  My Father also had the privilege to serve as the Borough’s Mayor from 1978 until 1986.

As Mayor, my immediate goal has been to bring our residents a renewed sense of integrity and pride in our local government, while working with the governing body to improve the quality of life for all of our residents.

I am happy to report that I believe this has been overall a very positive year for Keyport.  In your travel around town, you can clearly see the pride we take in our bustling community.  We have made many public improvements that have taken the committed time and effort of many individuals to achieve. You will see the construction of most of our new bulkhead and public promenade project.

Following up on our community-wide meeting, we have developed plans for the reconstruction of American Legion Drive and a new Waterfront Park.  We are also moving ahead with a number of other significant public improvement projects with the many grants we have been able to secure.  And we have also initiated local programs and policies that we believe will lead to a much improved quality of for the entire community well into the future.  But, most importantly, I believe that we have begun to restore a more sound financial foundation for the Borough.  However, I also must report that we face serious challenges if we are going to effectively stabilize local taxes, a critical issue for all of us.   To that end, I will be publicly presenting a plan early next year that I firmly believe offers the best hope to achieve this vital goal, and I look forward to involving you directly in that process.

All truly successful plans and projects require the combined cooperation and effort from you the residents, along with the fine work of the professional administration here at the Borough. We need your time and talents in order for our goals to become a reality. If you think you may be interested in serving on one of our various committees, boards or commissions, please email me at mayorbergen@keyportonline.com or call my office to express your interest.

Mayor Robert Bergen