proposed in September 1989 was expected to add 40% to the existing toll rates in order to cover the cost of planned road-widening projects, and by 1996 would more than double rates, increasing the cost for a car traveling the full length of the Turnpike from $2.70 to $6.35 once the full package had been implemented. Loveys resigned from his position as chairman in February 1990 during a public hearing on proposed toll increases for vehicles using the New Jersey Turnpike, after Governor Jim Florio announced that he was unwilling to support the increases Loveys recommended. The increases were said to be necessary to prevent the Turnpike Authority from being in technical default on billions of dollars in bonds it had issued in 1985 to cover construction costs. Despite his resignation as chairman, Loveys remained a member of the commission that oversaw the Turnpike. Florio's statement accepting Loveys' resignation stated that information coming from Loveys was "confirming our suspicion that management of the Turnpike has left something to be desired". Florio said that he would not allow a toll increase to go through and named commissioner Frank Rogers to serve as acting chairman following Loveys' departure. Family Loveys and his wife, Persis, were the parents of James Loveys, who has served three terms as the vice chair of the Parks Committee, is a member of the Landmarks Committee, and is a volunteer in the Recreation Department of Randolph, New Jersey. In September 2010, the younger Loveys was selected to serve out the remaining four months in the term of Randolph Mayor Jay Alpert, who resigned in August. Loveys died on February 22, 2017. References 1929 births 2017 deaths United States Marine Corps personnel of the Korean War Mayors of places in New Jersey Middlebury College alumni New Jersey city council members Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly People from Chelsea, Massachusetts People from Florham Park, New Jersey Politicians from Morris County, New Jersey United States Marine Corps officers Military personnel from Massachusetts Military personnel from New Jersey