The votes are in – but what do they mean? Of the 412 letters sent last month to waterfront residents owning property on the east side of South Green Street in Tuckerton, 175 of those residents voted against paying an additional $174 per quarter for 10 years in a special tax assessment that would be levied for dredging their lagoon. However, 115 voted for the assessment, and another 122 property owners did not respond.

In the letter, residents were told that a non-response would count as a yes vote, but according to Borough Clerk Jenny…