Alexander Meehan’s new role as a Long Beach Township commissioner is off to an exciting start; the Beach Haven Gardens resident was sworn in just last week, with summer fast approaching. On Monday, May 22 – as Meehan sat in his office in town hall – the speed limits had been lowered throughout the Island, workers were turning the traffic lights back on, a water main broke and a crew was repairing a sinkhole on Long Beach Boulevard.