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Classic Towns Trolley Tour goes through Merchantville |
 The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission chose to spotlight Merchantville and Moorestown during their first Trolley Tour. Both of these Classic Towns are viewed by the comission as communities that keep their history alive and are the unique places to live, work and play. Commission representatives and members of the historical society joined in the tour as community leaders spoke about their rich history and what makes their town special. Historical Society president, Maureen McLoone, was pleased that the tour promoting Merchantville would give people the opportunity to get a real sense of our legacy and our identity. The tour in Merchantville included stops at the famous Aunt Charlotte's candy shop and Blue Monkey Tavern. In Moorestown the tour group enjoyed a selection from its production of "Oklahoma!" at the renovated Moorestown Community House. Merchantville, a quaint Borough with older homes and high density, and Moorestown, a quaint township with larger homes at lower densities, highlight the variety of our region and why it appeals to a wide range of homebuyers. The commission promotes the wonderful attributes of walkability, transit access, historic housing stock and neighborly quality of life that these towns offer a potential homebuyers. They also provide grants to help the communities do more revitalization and has given Merchantville a grant to help start a cooperative project with Camden and Pennsauken. Leaders in Merchantville and Moorestown appreciate the support and noted their communities are still thriving in spite of the challenges during these tough economic times. "The Classic Towns program is about promoting the fantastic attributes these towns have to offer a potential homebuyer, such as walkability, transit access, historic housing stock and a neighborly quality of life," said Karen Cilurso, senior regional planner for the DVRPC. "The tour is meant to show these towns to our legislative partners and municipal officials so they can see why we should invest in these communities as well as have local officials learn from each other."
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20100729/NEWS01/7290335/Classic-pasts-classy-futures-touted-in-towns-trolley-tour |
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Join the crime prevention effort |
The "27th Annual National Night Out", a unique safety and community event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) scheduled for Tuesday, August 3, 2010. The Merchantville community is part of the Night Out 2010 Team. Join in the effort to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs; strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. Meet the team in Wellwood Park at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday evening. |
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Councilman appointed as Burlington County engineer |
The Burlington County Board of Freeholders hired Joseph T. Brickley, vice president of Consulting Engineer Services of Sewell, on July 27th to become the new county engineer. Brickley is a certified professional and municipal engineer who has served as the engineer for a number of municipalities and other public agencies. He was appointed unanimously by the Republican-controlled board to an unexpired five-year term ending in 2012. He is a Democratic councilman in Merchantville. http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20100729/NEWS01/7290337/Burlco-appoints-new-top-engineer |
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Cherryville, formerly historic Merchantville, NJ |
A municipal merger means the dissolution of a municipality and its absorption by another existing municipality. A merger between Merchantville and Cherry Hill would result in the rights, powers, duties, assets, and liabilities of the dissolved municipality, Merchantville being taken over by Cherry Hill. Merger of municipal governments is a complex matter and requires a substantial commitment of time and resources. The advantages and disadvantages of merging municipal governments will vary greatly depending on the communities that are involved and the type of municipalities proposed for merger. It is important to carefully explore the pros and cons, costs and benefits, of a merger, carefully think about
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 Looking for a high caliber K-12 public school choice with fiscal and academic accountability, autonomy and local control in Merchantville? Tired of the sending-receiving nightmare and undercurrent of town consolidation? Why not harness all the concern, interest, intellect and energy in Merchantville to undertake a serious investigation of the charter school option. http://www.njcharterschools.org. Parents, community leaders, businesses, teachers, school districts, educational entrepreneurs, and municipalities like Merchantville can submit a charter school proposal to their state's charter authorizing entity. A charter school is an
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A letter to residents from Mayor NorthThe issue of town consolidation has been a part of New Jersey municipal culture for as long as anyone can remember. It has been forty years since the last merger of two municipalities in this State (Vineland Borough and Landis Township in 1954). While there have been at least nine studies of potential consolidation and various calls for studies, there have been no successful consolidations in three decades. In 1972 the State of NJ County and Municipal Governement Study Comission published a 49 page report on Consolidation Prospects and Problems. http://nj.gov/dca/affiliates/luarcc/pdf/cmgsc_consol_prospctsandproblems.pdf
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An application has been made to the Borough of Merchantville for a PERSON TO PERSON transfer to FIRST JAY SAI, LLC, a New Jersey Limited Liability Company, trading a MICHAEL'S LIQUORS, for premises located at 620-622 West Maple Avenue, Borough of Merchantville, New Jersey, 08109, the Plenary Retail Distribution License No. 0424-44-001-006, heretofore issued to SHIVANI
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Voting in New Jersey is easier than ever with the new Vote By Mail Law. Your 'Vote By Mail' application must be received by the County Clerk not later than 7 days prior to the election, unless you apply in person during the County Clerk's office hours up to 3:00 PM the day prior to the election. For more information, call (856) 225-7220. 'Vote by Mail' Application |
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Trash removal consolidation |
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Merchantville is part of a joint bid request by Cherry Hill and Gloucester Township, as well as a bid request by Pennsauken for trash removal. The borough has sought to pool resources with its neighbors for years. Mayor North is reviewing the numbers and plans make a decision about the contract by the end of the summer. The public works department will likely downsize if the borough joined the Cherry Hill/Gloucester Township or Pennsauken contracts. |
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