On Tuesday, August 14th at 7:30 p.m. a public hearing will be held before the Merchantville Zoning Board at Borough Hall on an appplication to permit non-conforming use certification or use variance relief for a third floor apartment in an R-2 Residential Single Family District at 116 E. Walnut Avenue. The applicants are owners Luis Carrion and Barbara Capaldi, 3471 Gladwyn Ave., Pennsauken.

Read more: PUBLIC NOTICE: Zoning variance request hearing

The Merchantville Public Works department would like to remind residents that Borough trash pick up will take place on Friday, July 6th, not on Thursday, July 5th. Thank you and have a safe July 4th Holiday.

Come join us for some summer fun!  The Summer Parks and Playgrounds Program begins Monday, June 25th and runs through Friday, July 27th at the Merchantville Community Center. Children who have completed pre-K through 10 years of age are invited to participate.

Read more: 2012 Parks & Playgrounds

On the agenda at the Council caucus meeting this week are resolutions appointing Roy Adair as new Public Works manager, six liens for property maintenance, an RFP for 109 Myrtle Avenue and 309 Plymouth Avenue, liquor license renewals for Manasur, Mitchell Z and First Jay and hiring of Patricia Fields as the 2012 Parks and Playgrounds administrator. Also to be discussed are the use of the Community Center grounds by St. Peter’s and hiring of two reserve police officers Robert Mulhern III and Dominic Massimoare.

You can help keep the environment clean and green on Saturday, June 23rd, by participating in the combined Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Recycling Collection drive-through event at Camden County College, Peter Cheeseman Road, Blackwood, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Click here for more dates and a list of what to bring.

New Jersey's 2012 November school elections will take place on Tuesday, November 6th, the date of the General Election. Merchantville will have four (4) open seats on the ballot, 3 – three year terms and 1 – two year term. For the convenience of prospective candidates, NJSBA's Candidate Kit provides resources for anyone considering running for their local school board online at The NJ School Boards Association. The deadline for filing is Tuesday, June 5, 2012.

Important Election Dates

Nominating Petitions

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