Toms River, NJ — In a swift and unanimous vote, the Ocean County Board of Commissioners approved more than $5.8 million in capital spending Tuesday during a public hearing that saw no public objections, greenlighting major upgrades to the county administration building and the construction of a new facility at Ocean County College.

The first ordinance, totaling $2.8 million, allocates funds to overhaul the aging Ocean County Administration Building in downtown Toms River. Director of the Board Jack Kelly detailed that the improvements will include a new HVAC chiller system, roof replacement, and the installation of new exterior doors and windows. The funds will be drawn from the county’s Capital Improvement Fund.

“This money will be provided to upgrade HVAC air condition chiller, roof re

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