JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP — Jefferson Focus, filed numerous Open Records Public Act (OPRA) N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq, requests with Deputy Township Clerk, Amanda L. Nevins for information regarding Atlantic Communications.
OPRA is a state law that was enacted to give the public greater access to government records maintained by public agencies in New Jersey.
EDITOR’S NOTE: On Monday, April 20, at approximately 10:00 a.m., we received correspondence from Deputy Township Clerk Amanda L. Nevins indicating that her previous email had been blocked from our server. Jefferson Focus utilizes Google for all email services and does not block incoming emails. If Google determined that emails from Jefferson Township were restricted, we will contact Google to seek a resolution. As of this writing, we have received numerous documents pertaining to our OPRA request.
After this publication received numerous letters regarding the relationships between Jefferson Township Mayor Eric F. Wilsusen, Jefferson Township Police Chief Paul Castimore, who reports directly to the Mayor and Atlantic Communications owner, Gary Davieau, we started an investigation into the business dealings of these three individuals.
Jefferson Township Mayor Eric F. Wilsusen is married to Kristine A.Wilsusen; Atlantic Communications owner, Gary Davieau is married to Pam Davieau; and Jefferson Township Police Chief Paul Castimore is married to Shannon Meade-Castimore.
Their personal relationships began over twenty years ago.
•In a deed filed in the Ocean County Clerk’s office, a property located at 26 West Mohawk Drive, Little Egg Harbor filed on March 15, 2006 lists Gary and Pam Davieau, husband and wife; Paul Castimore and Shannon Meade-Castimore, husband and wife; and Eric and Kristina A. Wilsusan, husband and wife; as purchasers the property.
•According to the State of New Jersey a Limited Liability Company was formed on September 29, 2015 for a company called “PES LLC.” The members of PES include, Pamela Davieu, and Shannon Meade-Castimore. A Certificate of Amendment was filed with the New Jersey Division of Revenue on February 7, 2017, adding Eric Wilsusen as a member of PES LLC.
Editors Note: Eric Wilsusen retired from the Jefferson Township Police Department in 2016. He served for 31 years, concluding his career as the Deputy Chief of Police before later becoming the Mayor of Jefferson Township.
Eric Wilsusen pension with “Police and Firemen’s Retirement System” was effective January 1, 2017.
Eric Wilsusen became the Mayor of Jefferson Township, winning his first election in 2018 and taking office on January 1, 2019.
•According to public records, PES LLC purchased property at 664 Route 15 South in January 2016 for approximately $400,000.
•Ironically, Atlantic Communications, is a tenant at 664 Route 15 South, Jefferson Township.
On March 23, Jefferson Focus, submitted an Open Records Public Act (OPRA) request to the Deputy Township Clerk, Amanda L. Nevins, for “All invoices for the year 2026, 2025, 2024 and 2023 from Vendor of services rendered or services performed by Atlantic Communications Electronics, Inc.“
According to OPRA regulations, the documents should have been produced on or about April 2, 2026.
Deputy Township Clerk, Amanda L. Nevins Responed: Due to the voluminous nature of the potentially responsive records, an extension is required. A response will be provided to you on or before April 8, 2026, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(g).
Then on April 8, Amanda Nevins wrote regarding: “Due to the voluminous nature of the potentially responsive records, an additional extension is required. A response will be provided to you on or before April 17, 2026 pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(g).”
Jefferson Focus replied that we do not grant an additional extension and wanted access to the documents immediately.
Note: Ironically here’s a clear, concise summary of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(g):
“Public agencies must use a standard request form (set by the Government Records Council) for anyone seeking access to government records. The form collects basic contact information and a description of the records requested. Requests can also be submitted via letter or email if they include all required details. Custodians may deny requests that are incomplete or overly unclear, but anonymous requests are allowed (though anonymous requestors cannot file legal appeals). Requestors must indicate if the records will be used for commercial purposes. The form must outline procedures, fees, response timelines, appeal rights, and provide space for both the requestor and custodian to sign. Agencies may require deposits for requests costing more than $5. If available, agencies can accept and respond to requests electronically and must provide instructions on their website for submitting such requests.”
Jefferson Focus believes the response is merely a smoke screen intended to buy additional time and does not legitimately apply to the extension that was requested.
On April 17, 2026, after Deputy Township Clerk, Amanda L. Nevins, never supplied the requested documents, Jefferson Focus sent an email reminding of the April 17, 2026 deadline. Jefferson Focus did not receive a response to the email, nor did Jefferson Focus receive any documents relevant to the OPRA request.
What is Jefferson Township officials hiding?
On or about March 30, Jefferson Focus, submitted an Open Records Public Act (OPRA) request to Deputy Township Clerk, Amanda L. Nevins, for “All Candidate Disclosure Form for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 for Eric F. Wilsusen, Robert Birmingham, Melissa Senatore, Josh Kalish, Barbie Garruto and Dan Schultz. Ms. Nevins, responded “There are no documents responsive to your request.”
A Search of “Local Government Ethics Law Financial Disclosure Statement” does list PES, LLC of a business organization in which an interest was held. This document was filed on March 31, 2026.
Ironically, when Eric Wilsusan was Deputy Police Chief, PES LLC was not listed as a business organization in which he held an interest. The report was filed April 19, 2016. On the report dated January 10, 2019, PES was finally listed.
We also filed an OPRA request for “Any and all related to Atlantic Communications contract in Jefferson Township, the most relevant disclosure required, Stockholder Disclosure Certification and Business Entity Disclosure Certification (Pay-to-Play).
Response from Deputy Township Clerk Amanda L. Nevins on March 20: There are no documents responsive to your request.
In a Letter to the Editor dated, March 9, Gary Davieau stated “As President of Atlantic Communications, I want to make it clear that my company operates with integrity and in full compliance with all applicable contracting requirements. Approximately 95% of our work is performed under New Jersey State contracts or cooperative purchasing agreements, which establish fixed pricing and strict oversight. These structures ensure transparency and prevent the type of pricing practices that have been implied.”
Prior to bidding on any government project , Gary Davieau, the owner of Atlantic Communications, is required by law to have municipalities sign a non-collusion affidavit. When Jefferson Focus receives all of the invoices that were requested through OPRA, we will request affidavits for all invoices.
We also filed an OPRA request on March 23 under the New Jersey Open Public Records (OPRA). The request sought access to “All invoices, purchase orders issued to Metro Communications during 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026”
Response from Deputy Township Clerk Amanda L. Nevins There are no documents responsive to your request.
Metro Communications is a similar business located in Jefferson Township offering the same services as Atlantic Communications.
On “Local Government Ethics Law Financial Disclosure Statement” filed on April 20, 2023, this was the first year that the property in Little Egg Harbor was not listed as having an interest in the property.
Disclosure of Certain Contributions by Business Entities (N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.26‚ 20.27):
A for-profit business entity that has received $50‚000 or more through government contracts in a calendar year must file the Business Entity Annual Statement (Form BE) electronically with the Commission to report contract information and reportable contributions it has made. The due date for the annual disclosure report is March 30th for disclosure of information for the prior calendar year.
