Thursday, April 5, 2012
New ordinance will be introduced once state finalizes revamping laws pertaining to massage parlors, masseuses.
The council did not vote on an ordinance Wednesday that would have established new regulations pertaining to massage parlors and masseuses. The ordinance was not voted on because state officials are changing their regulations pertaining to the establishments. “We decided that it would be logical to wait to change our ordinance until after the state changes the regulations,” said Mayor Chris Vergano. The ordinance will be reintroduced once officials know what facets of the industry the new state regulations will cover. The ordinance would have required massage therapists to be licensed by the township, submit to a background check and be fingerprinted. The ordinance would have prohibited employees to “perform, or offer to perform any act, …
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Proposed law requires private areas be covered, overtly bans sexual encounters, create new health standards
Wayne is looking to tighten its grip on massage parlors with a slew of new regulations that ban exposed genitals and require background checks for masseuses. Employees would not be permitted to “perform, or offer to perform any act, which would require the touching of a patron’s sexual or genital area.” The new law would require a patron’s private area be covered by "towels, cloths, or undergarments” when they are in the presence of an employee. “Certainly there are some [massage parlors] that provide a service to the community and then there are those that do not,” Mayor Chris Vergano said when the ordinance was discussed Wednesday during the council session. Massage therapists must be licensed by the township, submit to a background …
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Councilman: 'It is rewarding to help people do things that they can’t do for themselves.'
When Gerard Porter was first got involved in town politics, computers used punch cards, town hall was located in the Mountain View section of the town and there was a lot more farmland in the area. Porter has represented Wayne’s Third Ward for approximately 20 years. But he is not seeking re-election this year. The Third Ward contains approximately 9,600 residents, most of who live around Packanack Lake. “I love it here. It is a unique community,” Porter said with a smile. “When we first moved here, there were 450 families and we knew everybody. We had our own basketball and baseball leagues there were so many kids in this area.” Porter has a simple philosophy when it comes to his role on the council. “You can’t have your own agenda. You …
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Friday, June 10, 2011
Project estimated to cost $3 million.
The township and school district may enter into a project to install solar panels on several buildings. The township introduced an ordinance June 1 appropriating $40,000 to fund a request for proposals for the project. The work includes, but is not limited to, engineering, design, construction management, and an analysis of properties the panels could be installed on. The township will put in the request that is the winning respondent’s responsibility to fund the project. According to the ordinance, the project is estimated to cost $3 million, including the $40,000 already appropriated. The project can move forward jointly or with only the township’s participation, the ordinance states. “The board is under no obligation to join them or …
Dick Black
1:38 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Who would even know what goes on behind a closed door beside the masseuse and the client? Sounds like someone got caught getting a happy ending by his wife or girlfriend. This goes on in every town, it is not a big deal. It doesn't happen on the sidewalk, your children are in no danger. Except from over-parenting. more ›