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SATURDAY 03.28.15

VOLUME 136

NUMBER 75

SINCE 1879

ADVICE 6DCLASSIFIED 7DCOMICS 5DLOCAL 3AMOVIES 4D

OBITUARIES 10AOPINION 13ASPORTS 1CWEATHER 20CYOUR MONEY 8A

USA TODAY OFFICIALS: GERMAN CO-PILOT HID ILLNESS FROM EMPLOYERS PAGE 1B

Meet our Winter All-ShoreTeams, including Wrestlerof the Year Tyree Sutton.Sports, 1C

Fort Monmouth was a viable option for an Ebolaquarantine facility in part because the buildings in-volved were leaving U.S. Army control and the bu-reaucracy that comes with it, according to emails re-leased to the Asbury Park Press.

The U.S. is practically Ebola free an American aidworker was flown back to Maryland earlier this monthfor treatment but that wasnt the case in Octoberwhen Gov. Chris Christies administration enacted aplan to identify and quarantine individuals who weredeemed at risk of having contracted the disease.

Part of that plan called for finding secure, isolatedlocations to quarantine travelers who arrived at New-ark Liberty International Airport from West Africa.Fort Monmouth was chosen by the New Jersey Depart-ment of Human Services to be one such location. It hasnever been used for that purpose.

When the news of the quarantine first broke, the

Why was Ft.Monmouthchosen asEbola site?RUSS ZIMMER @RUSSZIMMER

Only people who appeared fine but

may have been exposed to the virus

would be eligible for the quarantine.

See FORT, Page 6A

PRESS EXCLUSIVE

TRENTON Education spending, on everything fromthe PARCC tests to state school aid, looks likely to gainspecial notice in the coming week as state lawmakersdive into Gov. Chris Christies proposed budget. Dontexpect the process to yield a whole lot more money forschools.

The subject already has been front-and-center inSenate and Assembly budget hearings, with advocatesmaking their case for funding support from Trenton.Lawmakers generally have expressed sympathy overthe concerns, but have been hard-pressed to offermore. There is a both a lack of funds and consensus.

Here are the prospects for some of the pressing

Education fundingat center of talksabout budget planMICHAEL SYMONS @MICHAELSYMONS_

See BUDGET, Page 12A

TOMS RIVER Carlos Serrano says its all about freeenterprise.

Serrano, aka The Empanada Guy, sells empana-das, pastries stuffed with chicken, beef, cheese or fish,from his bright red food trucks, emblazoned with TheEmpanada Guy logo. He has a restaurant in Freehold,but Serrano is best known for the trucks, found in Mor-ris Plains, Old Bridge and Woodbridge, and at foodtruck festivals throughout the area.

Now he wants to bring one of his food trucks to TomsRiver, perhaps to a vacant lot on Route 37, or maybe toOrtley Beach.

The problem? The townships ordinance governingmobile food vendors requires them to move every 30minutes. Township Clerk J. Mark Mutter said the ordi-nance dates from 1973, long before the food truck fad.

FOODTRUCK WARS

Many N.J. ordinances block business JEAN MIKLE @JEANMIKLE

The quality is the

same, but the

prices are cheaper.

Thats what

people want.

For a city council

to restrict

choices for

consumers, thats

unconstitutional.

JON HEPNER,PRESIDENT OF NEW JERSEY

FOOD TRUCK ASSOCIATION

PHOTOS BY TANYA BREEN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Top: Carlos Serrano sits outside one of his food trucks inWoodbridge on Wednesday. Above: Some of his offerings.

See FOOD, Page 12A

To see a photo gallery about food trucks,

scan the QR code or visit APP.com

FOOD FIGHTPizza chain winsGSP logo battle.YOUR MONEY, 8A