A few small positive suggestions courtesy of the Monmouth Bull Moose.

Lets face it we Bloggers complain a lot but their are a fair number of positive things to say about Monmouth County. We have what is probably one of the best Community Colleges in the Country and certainly the best in New Jersey. We have a park system second to none. The County Vocational High Schools are Nationally ranked as outstanding. County roads are well maintained. The County Dump is well managed. A hundred other things are well done. We are over developed (or maybe poorly planned) but that is more the fault of the Municipalities and the State. At this point in my life I would rather live here then any other county in the State.

That does not mean there is no room for improvement or that we should rest on our laurels. If you do not keep moving you get run over.

So I would like to throw out to the newly constituted Board of Freeholders a few suggestions that would make Monmouth County even better.

1. Make the County Roads more pedestrian and biycle friendly. Sidewalks and bike lanes or at least wider shoulders would be great.

2. We need a small business incubator in Monmouth County, other counties have them. The potential for business, especially high tech business in Monmoth County is immense. We can tap that by giving entrepeneurs a boost.

3. More Mass transit both intra county and to commute outside of it. We need to find ways to make it affordable, attractive and convienant. A tall order but an iniative that will make life better for everyone as our population continues to grow.

4. Get in the electronic recycling business. With Commodity prices what they are this would be a positive revenue generator. According to a source quoted in National Geographic magazine a 4 foot square box of shredded circuit boards is worth $10,000.00. Let's look into building electronic recycling capabilities at the landfill. Good money and good for the enviorment.

Maybe none of these things are feasible but I hope this at least sparks an idea with some elected official.

Of course any politician who champions one of these ideas would be entitled to the highly coveted Monmouth Bull Moose endorsement redeemable at your local polling place for a minimium of 9 votes! ;)