Bed Bugs Force Brick Town Hall to Close 'Indefinitely'
Extermination set for this afternoon
Don't let the bed bugs bite.
The small critters forced the closure of the Brick municipal building Thursday. Township officials say the building will be closed indefinitely due to an "infestation" of the nocturnal parasites.
Pest control efforts will start Thursday afternoon, officials said.
"The safety and well-being of the citizens that visit our building and our employees is our paramount concern," said Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis, in an e-mail Thursday morning about the closure. "The best course of action is to limit exposure while we work to exterminate the bed bugs."
The building's closing comes at an inopportune time, since third quarter tax bills came due this week. Property taxes will not be collected while the building is closed, but the payment deadline will be extended to reflect the length of the closure.
Municipal court proceedings have been cancelled for Aug. 2.
The Brick Township Police Department will temporarily relocate their operations to the Mobile Command Unit at the municipal complex.
Municipal departments not housed at the municipal complex – Public Works, Recreation, Senior Outreach and the beach office – will remain open. Off-site events such as Thursday's car show at Windward Beach will also be unaffected.
Residents can monitor Patch, or BTV 20 for updates.
Mark Story Jenks
12:10 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
That is just crazy!
JB
12:11 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
O.m.g. Must be something in the works. So many thoughts running through my head.
JB
12:12 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Are desks being emptied and boxes being packed?
Lisa maglione
12:16 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Where do you go for marriage licence than.. I'm getting married beginning of september and need to get the licence
Denise S
12:30 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
call and find out or go to the facebook brick twp page and ask they might be able to help you with that answer
savethedrama foryamamma
1:21 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Lisa, you have plenty of time to get your license, there is only a 72 hour waiting period. Email clerk@twp.brick.nj.us if you have questions or are worried about making it in for an appointment in time.
Brick
12:19 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Let's clean house now.
lifelonginbrick
12:19 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
This is a first. I feel itchy just reading this. I really feel sorry for anyone aflicted with these critters.
Joseph Woolston Brick
12:22 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Scratch, scratch, itch, itch, squirming, squirming. EWWW. Can I take the expense of buying a Hazmat suit off my taxes so I can pay my bill at Town Hall? Itchy, Itchy , scratch, scratch.
Ken
12:27 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Couldn't happen to a nicer place, LOL
Miriam
2:00 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
lol
Denise S
12:28 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Any Info on where they were found?
WMS826
12:42 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
I smell new town hall coming....
DennyD
12:57 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
I heard there was an infestation of bed bugs at the TRMUA building recently. Do you think there is a connection between the two?
sue d
10:45 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
im sure there is the names are acropolis, bellu, and haines and the rest of the commisioners
Paul McL
1:09 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
"When I told you to bug the Mayor's office, that's not what I meant!"
JD
1:19 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Seems the bugs even know...
TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE!!!
Acropolis and the council that promised cuts!!!
Miriam
2:00 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Right on! www.lawlessamerica.com
Typical Obama Voter
1:35 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
While you are at it, please remove the leeches, the worms, the rats, and the pigs from the mayors and council chambers. And please remove all the dead wood from the rest of the town hall.
Kim E
12:29 pm on Friday, August 3, 2012
Amen!!!
Tom Streck
1:40 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
thats what happens when the DEMS took over...........lol
Callaspade Aspade
1:44 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
I'm sure it's a paid vacation for them!!
Callaspade Aspade
1:44 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
sounds like sabotage to me....
Mary Palmer & her sisters
1:57 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
just in time for August vacations before the kids go back to school.
can't say who
2:34 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
BED BUGS. I guess everyone sleeps at town hall.
Callaspade Aspade
3:06 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Best one yet - LOL!
JHill
2:45 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
"Hey everyone--4 day paid vacation!"
Callaspade Aspade
3:07 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
you're gonna need an ocean...of calamine lotion....youll be scratchin' like a hound....
smrh
3:36 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Bed bugs are no joke... And they breed like cockroaches! And it really takes a long time to get rid of them! They were never native to here u can thank all of the people coming over from other countries illegally! And they are not only in brick but seaside as well!!! And even the cleanest house can have them!
Anthony
3:38 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Perfect opportunity for Juan to earn his pay. Send him in with a couple cans of raid and a fly swatter.
JD
3:57 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
While your at it...
Get rid of the cockroaches...
They have names..
Acropolis, Bellu, Pezzarras..
don't stop there..
the entire clueless council!!!
1stcav
4:08 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Clean house with a NEW broom and they will disappear from Brick.TH and the TRMUA
On Anononon
4:13 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Always thought Brando was a useless insect.
Anthony
4:46 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Parasites in Town Hall? In Brick?! No, never.
Bricktuckian
4:59 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
OMG, It's the four horsemen of the apocalypse. declare a state of emergency, break out the new mass casualty unit.
Really......
Bedbugs can stop them from working?
These people have to go!!!!!!!
Anthony
5:20 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
In all fairness, they shouldn't be working around bed bugs and bringing them back home to their families. That's how these things spread.
John Doe
5:28 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
The staff in those offices where the infestation was found had better exterminate their homes as well, because these pests can live for YEARS without a food source. It may have been brought in to the building by an employee from home. I understand it costs a fortune to get rid of these bugs. Town Hall should get an extermination company with a trained dog to sniff them out so they can rid the building for good. They really do have specially trained canines for this problem. It's such a disgusting problem.
Callaspade Aspade
5:38 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
get Barney the bedbug-sniffing beagle in there
Callaspade Aspade
5:40 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
they've been treated already and will re-0pen tomorrow. unpack your bags.
Chief Wahoo
5:46 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Bricktucky......the greatest show on Earth
Suzie A.
5:57 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Since our mayor likes to be involved in absolutely everything going on in town, why dosent he grab some raid and walk the halls tonite and get rid of the parasites - takes one to know one I say!
Brick
6:23 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Wow the FBI did quick work
none of yobusiness
6:52 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
This just in.......Mayor Acrapolis has ordered a metal guardrail to be installed in front of all entrances to town hall. In a week he will order them to be removed and replaced with a nice wooden fence.
Acamedics
6:59 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Someone should definitely eliminate this investation from town hall...... Oh and they should get rid of the bed bugs to.
GrandpaRocks
7:57 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Let me get this straight: the people who went into town hall yesterday and paid their taxes on time get the bonus of maybe having bedbugs! But, those who did not pay on the first get an extension for the days town hall is closed? Ony in Brick!
George
9:46 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Wheres Roscoe
Dark Angel
10:28 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Omg. Everyone who works there really needs to check to see if they had travelers hitching rides from work to their homes Seriously do not take this lightly i have seen programs on these critters. Not good they will travel and invade your homes
Dark Angel
10:31 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
I am scratching now. I knew better than to click on this article.
suzyq
11:32 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
I bet some disgruntled person planted them.there. ugh. I hope they resolve it quickly and that none of the employees brought these home with them.
jerseyswamps
5:19 am on Friday, August 3, 2012
Probably brought in by out of state campaign workers.
Rose Salerno
3:57 pm on Friday, August 3, 2012
The bed bugs are a small problem that can be fixed quick. Now the real problems work in the offices in town hall that need to be removed. Hey Mayor are you using the money from the "Red Light Scamera" to pay for the exterminator?