Absolutely! Council is responsible for municipal expenses and has no business making decisions for our residents' personal expenses. There are already many ways to save in the market place and the people of Pt Pleasant can make up their own minds as to how they manage their bills. The third presenters last night were offering a plan of approx 20% savings on municipal electric expenses, the only expenses councilmembers are meant to manage.

Simply put Spooner, I would not deny them the right to use public facilities, only to smoke there. Smoking is a choice, not a necessity.

...burning wood in fireplaces is a choice too! Why not band it. . .not healthy? Does that also apply to consuming alcohol...that's a choice, not a necessity. Or how about a 20 oz prime rib with a baked potato filled with butter, chives, and sour cream...another choice, not a necessity. . .and the consumption of caffeinated beverages...another choice, not a necessity. . . So your going to need a lot more than making a blanket statement that people have a choice...and that's why it should be banned?

The guy who wants to put a fueling station for electric cars in community park at taxpayer expense is going to lecture us about an overreaching government and cost savings? What a joke!

...that's not true Mr Goss, Alcoholic beverages are served at parks in town. The same with that greasy not good for your unhealthy food. If you want to band smoking, then band the serving of alcohol, soft drinks, and food at public recreation facilities...it has no business there! And whats next in your punch bow. . .start limiting soft drinks and custard and ice cream sizes to curb obesity?

...and public facilities being operated for every one. . .well before you showed up, the town was doing pretty good respecting peoples liberties and rights!

We have the legal right(state law) to enjoy smoking outdoors. . .and since there is no definitive science to support your allegations. . .what your attempting to do is control peoples behavior...under the guise of your elected position and unsupported scientific personal preferences. . .Put forth your evidence. . .not junk science!

The best case argument that I came across is when they compare benzene(yes cigarettes release benzene) to an alcoholic drink sitting on a bar. The drink released much much more benzene than the cigarette...and the longer it sat there the more benzene it released?

OK. Assuming it does come at no cost to the Borough, you say it will offer "infrastructure and marketing advantages." For who, exactly? Only 236 cars were sold in New Jersey last year(a state of 8 million people). A whopping SIX the year before! There is absolutely no evidence out there that the electric car market is on the verge of massive expansion. So I guess my real question is, isn't this a waste of time for the Borough Council when clearly there are bigger issues on the docket? In getting back to YOUR original point, if somebody wants to make personal choices regarding energy, isn't that their own decision? Why is it the Borough Council's responsibility to make sure there are electric car charging stations on Borough property? Hypocrisy?

I'm just addressing the subject of the article. The Boro should not be making personal choices for its residents, my opinion-obviously you disagree. If the Boro had a plan that operated based on residents choosing to participate that would be one thing, but I think to have them automatically enrolled, putting the responsibility of opting out on the resident, is wrong. The products you use are your choice. I suspect this is a campaign of distraction from the fact that your candidates do not have a more substantial way to create savings? It is not apples to apples to compare to an electric car charging station co. This is a private company operating at their own expense, we will have the benefit of being the only public station in Ocean & Monmouth counties and advertised as such on scores if not hundreds of EVA and green energy resources, websites, & apps. Yes the demand is small but you are quoting a period where only one electric car model was available in NJ, many more will be coming out in the next year including the Volt, Leaf, and one from BMW. EVAs have grown rapidly across Pennsylvania the last 3 years. Demand and infrastructure go hand in hand. If the interstate highways were never built cars would not be as common as they are. I also believe our community wants to commit to an oil free future, kicking our dependency on foreign oil and the senseless wars fought to secure it.