LACEY TOWNSHIP REAL ESTATE  

 

Lacey Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey and is considered part of the Jersey Shore region. It was named for Continental Ary General John Lacey.

Lacey Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1871, from portions of Dover Township (now known as Toms River Township) and Union Township (now Barnegat Township. Portions of the township were taken on June 23, 1933 to form the borough of Island Beach (which is now part of Berkeley Township).  

Murray Grove is a Unitatiran-Universalist retreat and conference center in Lanoka Harbor, traditionally considered the site where Universalism in America began.

Lacey Township, New Jersey Government

Under the Township form of government, Lacey Township has a five-member Township Committee, where committee-people are elected in three-year staggered terms. The Committee selects one of their own to be Mayor for a one-year term.

Lacey Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 9th Legislative District.

Lacey Township, NJ Education

The Lacey Township School District  serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are three Kindergarten through grade 4 elementary schools (Cedar Creek School, Forked River School, Lanoka Harbor School), Mill Pond School for grades 5 and 6, Lacey Township Middle School for grades 7 and 8, and Lacey Township High School for grades 9 through 12.

Lacey Township Real Estate Community     

The township has an annual Night of Lights on the Forked River, which is a boat parade at night in August. Owners dress up their boats with lights and sail down the river at night to the Captain's Inn.

The Cancer Walk held annually at Gille Park brings together many residents to donate money towards cancer research.

Lacey has experienced a rapid growth in recent years with the addition of many new developments and new stores being built around town. Lacey is beginning to turn into a small city due to the vast development.

Points of Interest:

Lacey Township Real Estate External Links:

Lacey Township website
Lacey Township School District
Lacey Branch of Ocean County Library
Popcorn Park Zoo

 

 

Source:  Wikipedia.com