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Compare 2008 vs. 2009 NJ property tax increases |
Property taxes in New Jersey rose an average of 3.3 percent in 2009. This is the lowest annual increase in property taxes over the past ten years and the second year in a row that the increase is below the 4 percent cap created under Gov. Jon S. Corzine. Merchantville's average average tax bill went up $4.93 in 2009. The Courier-Post provides a property tax comparison chart in today's paper. |
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Big Read initiative coming to Merchantville |
Camden County College is offering free performances to the community as part of The Big Read initiative through a National Endowment for the Arts grant celebrating John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. They will perform an abridged version of The Grapes of Wrath: For Voices at Merchantville Public Library on March 24th at 6:30 p.m. |
 Chief Wayne Bauer and Sgt. Fred Koehler attended the annual JIF awards breakfast today where Merchantville took 1st Place for Best Overall Performance from a town of 26 to 49 employees. The chief credited Sgt. Koehler for an excellent job with safety meetings, training and reporting. His efforts coupled with those of borough employees and elected officials won $700.00 for lowering claims by 15% and $1,500 dollars for overall performance in 2009. |
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Resident letter applauds snow removal efforts |
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As a resident of Merchantville, I wanted to congratulate the borough on the excellent job of snow removal following the two record storms we had last month. I work for the Federal government in Washington, DC, and travel there every week. Our little town put the nation's capital to shame.
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New Jersey Trail User Surveys 2009 |
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During the past several months, RTC conducted Trail User Surveys on three community trails: the one-mile Merchantville Bike Path, the 2.5-mile Blackwood Railroad Trail and the 6.5-mile Monroe Township Bikepath. A total of 644 completed survey forms were returned to RTC for analysis. Asked if they would like to have their community trail be part of a trail network reaching
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Another wave of flu anticipated |
New Jersey health officials advise immunization against regular influenza and H1N1 for the third wave of the pandemic flu. Immunization only takes a few minute and is free. Camden county is providing free immunizations against both viruses at county-run clinics this month and in March. |
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Library collecting 'Pennies for Peace' |
Merchantville's Public Library will again participate in the New Jersey State Library's effort to support the Pennies for Peace campaign, which raises money to build schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan - one penny at a time from From 2/1 to 3/31/10. Each of the library system's six branches will participate by making collection containers available for customers to donate as many pennies as they wish during the two-month campaign. |
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PAUL BAILEY RECOVERY FUNDRAISER |
 As many of you know, community friend and neighbor Paul Bailey had a traumatic accident on an Australian mountain range this past October that has resulted in multiple surgeries and traumatic brain injury. Paul, who attended school at St. Peter's and Camden Catholic is the son of Bonnie and Kevin Bailey and brother of Ryan and Tara. The cost of Paul's medical care has far exceeded his limited insurance plan. To help offset the costs of his increasing medical bills and the high cost of his medical transport home a Recovery Fund Beef & Beer
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Former crossing guard dies |
Phylis W. Halperin died on February 21st. She was 66 years of age. Phylis was born in Camden, lived in Merchantville and was the beloved wife of the late Philip Halperin, Jr. and mother to Frank D. Halperin. Phylis was a member of First Baptist Church of Merchantville, NJ, a homemaker and served as a crossing guard for the Merchantville School System. Her obituary may be read here. |
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Merchantville ranked 221/566 statewide and 16th of 37 in the county in New Jersey Monthly's 2010 Top Towns list. Researchers at Monmouth University's Polling Institute considered eight categories best representing the quality of life in New Jersey's 566 municipalities: population growth, home values, property taxes, land development, employment, crime rate, school
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NJ passes parking shortage bill |
The Legislature passed Senate Bill 1082 (A1775) may impact pedestrian safety. This law gives municipalities the authority to reduce the distance where it is illegal to park in front of STOP signs and on either side of crosswalks in order to address parking shortages, if the municipality passes an ordinance allowing them the authority to do so. Prior to this the standard distances all across NJ were that it was illegal to park 50 feet in front of a STOP sign and 25 feet on either side of a crosswalk. |
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