DOWNTOWN PLANNING WORKSHOP
The next step in the process of visioning what Haddonfield’s downtown could be like in the future will take place on Thursday, June 22 at 7:00pm in the Central School’s All-Purpose Room.

The Borough’s urban design and planning consultants, Brown and Keener Bressi, will present three scenarios for the downtown’s future, describing three levels of change that could occur and how those changes would affect the community. These scenarios were created following meetings with more than 100 residents, property owners, and business owners (as individuals and in small groups); a community survey; a workshop in April attended by more than 50 residents and business owners; and an analysis of commercial and real estate market trends, parking supply, school capacity, affordable housing requirements, and the potential tax implications of growth.

Those attending the workshop on June 22 will be invited to comment on and critique the scenarios. After the workshop, the planning team will develop the preferred scenario and prepare recommendations for amending the Borough’s Master Plan and downtown zoning.

Residents, property owners, and business owners who are interested in the future of the downtown are urged to attend this workshop. This is a most important opportunity for input.

Background information is available on the Borough’s Web site (www.haddonfieldnj.org). Go to “Downtown Vision Plan” under “Community Bulletin Board.”

BANCROFT WORKSHOP
The Borough’s planning consultants for the Bancroft site (Heyer, Gruel & Associates) will present key issues and a preliminary list of key objectives and recommendations for the “reuse” of the site during a workshop to be held on Monday, June 26 at 7:30pm in the Borough Hall auditorium.
By the end of the meeting, they plan to narrow a list of options to two or three scenarios for further study, in addition to the possibility of acquisition for open space.
All who are interested in the future of the Bancroft site are urged to attend this workshop. This is a most important opportunity for input.

PLEASE LIMIT OUTDOOR WATERING!
As summer approaches and the use of water outdoors increases, the Borough asked residents who water lawns, wash automobiles, fill swimming pools, etc. to do so early in the day (before 6:00am) or late (after 6:00pm) and to not water outdoors at all between 6:00am and 6:00pm.

The goal of this timing is to even out the peaks and valleys of demand so that pumping equipment can be run more efficiently, and therefore more economically.

During their meeting on May 23, the Commissioners authorized Mayor Colombi, as Director of Public Works, to impose mandatory restrictions on the outdoor use of water during the summer months, should such restrictions be necessary to conserve the Borough’s water resources.

BUDGET ADOPTED
Following Public Hearings during their meeting on May 23, the Commissioners adopted the Municipal Budget and the Water & Sewer Budget for 2006.

The total operating budget is approximately $12.25 million, of which approximately $7.3 million will be raised through property taxes. For a property assessed at the Borough average of $220,000, annual municipal taxes will be $1,561, an increase of $153 (10.9%) from 2005. Water and sewer rates remain at $4.30 per thousand gallons for water and $2.05 for sewer.

Before adopting the budget, the Commissioners adopted a resolution reducing the budget by $57,000. Cuts were made in the allocation for the Police Department (by eliminating several part-time positions, resulting in a reduction in hours that the lobby of the Department is open to the public) and for Shade Tree operations (by reconfiguring plans to remove dead and dying trees).

SALUTING THE FLAG
The Commissioners invite all residents and business owners to not only fly the flag on June 14 but to join them in Kings Court at 6:15pm for the Borough’s annual Flag Day ceremony.

The Pick-Up Band will begin the proceedings with a medley of patriotic marches and Kindergarten students from Haddonfield’s public schools will lead the singing of “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” Members of American Legion Post 38 will form a Color Guard, supported by scouts from various Haddonfield packs. The Pledge of Allegiance will be recited at 7:00pm.

WATCH THOSE SIGNS!
The Commissioners remind residents that the placing of signs on public property is illegal.

“Public property” includes the park strip (between the sidewalk and the curb), trees in the park strip, telephone poles, and power poles. “Signs” include yard sale signs, real estate signs, and contractors’ signs.

Residents who are holding a yard sale (don’t forget to apply for a permit in Room 101 of the Borough Hall!) or open house, or who are offering their property for sale or rent, may place one sign advertising that fact on their own property – not in the park strip.

Each contractor who is carrying out work may place one sign on the property – not in the park strip – but it must be removed as soon as the work has been completed.

CABLE TV UPDATE
During their meeting on May 23 – and following a Public Hearing on May 9 – the Commissioners granted Verizon New Jersey municipal consent to operate a cable television system in the Borough, subject to terms and conditions to be negotiated and codified in the form of a municipal ordinance.

It is expected that it will take Verizon about twelve months to establish the service.

ROADWORKS ON LINCOLN AVENUE
During their meeting on May 23, the Commissioners authorized the execution of a contract valued at $547,793 with Asphalt Paving Systems of Hammonton for the reconstruction of Lincoln Avenue between Park Place and Centre Street.

The work includes extending the stormwater sewer from Park Place to beyond Centre Street.

The installation of raised intersections at Walnut and Centre, the creation of bulb-outs on the south side of Lincoln, and the installation of brick crosswalks are designed to slow and reduce the volume of traffic on Lincoln, make pedestrians more visible to motorists, and make it safer for pedestrians to cross Lincoln Avenue.

Residents in the neighborhood will be advised prior to the commencement of work.

This work is part of a $1,000,000 per year allocation of funds that the Commissioners have made for ten years. This contract includes an $80,000 grant from the NJ Department of Transportation for “traffic calming measures.”

RESTRUCTURING DEBT
During their meeting on May 23, the Commissioners adopted two resolutions relating to bonds.

The first resolution authorized the combining of two previously authorized bonds into a single bond. One, valued at $7,149,250 and with a useful life of 15.4 years, was for various capital improvements; the other, valued at $902,750 and with a useful life of 10 years, was for various road improvements.

The second resolution authorized the issuing of 15-year general improvement bonds totalling $8,052,000, the total of the two previously separate bonds. The maturity dates range from July 15, 2008 to July 15, 2022.

In the past, the Borough has used one-year Bond Anticipation Notes for bonding purposes. This is the first time that long-term bonding has been used. The Commissioners determined that this action was appropriate at this time, taking into account a variety of factors including short-term and long- term interest rates and stabilization of debt service.

DON’T THROW IT OUT!
Camden County has scheduled a “Household Special Waste” and “Electronics Recycling” Collection Day for Saturday, June 10. The location is the parking area behind CIM Building at Camden County College, Peter Cheeseman Road, Gloucester Township.

Household Special Waste (8:30am to 3:00pm). Automotive fluids (except motor oil and antifreeze, which are recyclable); paint-related products (except latex paint, which can be disposed of as trash), pesticides, fuels, personal care products (nail polish remover, hair coloring, hydrogen peroxide, mercury thermometers, for example), home and hobby products (chemistry kits, glues and adhesives, pool chemicals, rock salt, for example).

Electronics Recycling (8:30am to 12:30pm). The following electronics should be recycled, rather than placed out for collection as municipal trash: computers, printers, scanners, keyboards, modems, mouses, monitors, laptops, TVs, VCRs, DVD players, tape players, radios, stereo equipment, typewriters, fax machines, answering machines, and telephones.

Note that cell phones to be recycled can be dropped at the Borough Hall, outside Room 101. Household batteries can be dropped at that location also.

The following items will not be accepted: air conditioners, empty containers, fiberglass insulation, heating oil tanks, helium and oxygen tanks, kerosene heaters, landscape timbers, medications, scrap metal, smoke detectors, tires.

Motor oil and antifreeze can be recycled, and should be taken to automobile service stations.

Latex paint, which is water-based, is nonhazardous and can be disposed of as trash after being dried out. (Put cat litter or sand in the can first, to accelerate drying time).

The next collection days are September 16 for Household Special Wastes (at the Pennsauken Landfill) and October 28 for Electronics (at the Camden County Public Works Complex in Lindenwold).

BOROUGH BUDGET
The Public Hearing and potential adoption of the proposed budget for 2006 is scheduled to take place during the Commissioners’ regular meeting on Tuesday, May 23 at 7:30pm in the Borough Hall, Room 102.
The PowerPoint presentation from the May 4 Information Meeting may be accessed at the Borough’s Web site.

SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET
Following a joint public meeting between the Commissioners and the Board of Education on May 11, the Commissioners were scheduled to hold a special meeting on May 16 to adopt a resolution on the School Budget and to transmit that decision to the County Superintendent of Schools by May 19.
If the Commissioners decided that the budget should be cut, they also identified the areas where they believe the cuts should be made. If the Board of Education decides to accept the cut, it may make its own decision as to where the cuts will be made. Alternatively, the Board may appeal the Commissioners’ decision to at the State level.

CABLE TV HEARING
During their regular meeting on May 9, the Commissioners held a Public Hearing on an application by Verizon to provide cable TV service in Haddonfield. State statute requires the Commissioners to render an initial decision within 30 days.
If the Commissioners decide in favor of the application, the parties then have 45 days to negotiate the terms of the relationship. An ordinance would be drafted based on those terms and the Commissioners would hold a Public Hearing on the proposed ordinance. If the ordinance is adopted, it will then go the state office that regulates cable services for review.
If Verizon receives all the approvals it seeks, it likely to be at least a year before the service begins.

HOLIDAY SERVICES
Borough offices will be closed on Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day. Monday’s trash and recycling collection will be postponed to Tuesday. Police, fire, and ambulance services will operate around-the-clock, as usual, as will emergency water and sewer services.
A parade along Kings Highway, sponsored by the American Legion Post 38, will begin at 10:00am at the Presbyterian Church. A ceremony will follow, at the High School memorial.

HONOR FOR VIRGINIA RITCHIE
During Red Kimono Day on May 6, the Commissioners presented the Senior Service Award for 2006 to Virginia Ritchie, in recognition and appreciation of her many years of dedicated service to the community.
A past president of Interfaith Caregivers, Virginia Ritchie currently chairs of the organization’s Fund Development Committee. She has chaired the CROP Walk in Haddonfield for 25 years, and has been a longtime supporter of services and activities at the Mabel Kay House. Congratulations, Virginia!

ROADWORKS
Part of the 2005 program that the contractor could not undertake late last year, owing to weather conditions, have now been completed. The work just completed included the microsurfacing of five roads, designed to extend the life of the surface of those roads by about 15 years. The asphalt surfaces of Concord Circle and Ridgewood Circle were milled and replaced completely.
The Commissioners have provided $1,000,000 for roadworks in the 2006 budget for work that is scheduled to commence in the fall.
Bids have been invited for the reconstruction of Lincoln Avenue, from Park Place to Centre Street, including the construction of raised intersections at Walnut and at Centre. This work is scheduled to be undertaken this summer.

NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT HOURS
Budgetary constraints resulted in the laying off of two Police clerks, effective May 12. That action in turn resulted in a change in the hours that the lobby of the Police Department (at the rear of the Borough Hall) is open to the public.
The lobby is now open on weekdays (except public holidays) from 8: 00am to 4:00pm. The lobby is closed between 4:00pm and 8:00am on weekdays and on weekends, from 4:00pm on Friday until 8:00am on Monday. Residents, business owners, and others who need emergency services at any time should call 9-1-1.
Those who wish to meet with an officer at the Police Department at times when the lobby is closed should dial 6301 on the black telephone located just to the left of the entrance door. The call will be answered by a County dispatcher, who will summon an officer.

HUMAN RELATIONS AWARD
During the Human Relations Commission’s Spring Forum, held at the Middle School on May 10, the name of this year’s recipient of the Alvin R. Schomer Award was announced.
Catherine Saporito, a senior at the High School, could not be present, but Mayor Colombi and Lance Curley, representing the Commission, presented the award to her parents. The award recognizes outstanding human relations service to the community of Haddonfield. Congratulations, Catherine!

STORMWATER INLETS TO BE MARKED
On May 20, 27, and 28, Boy Scouts from Troop 65 and others from Haddonfield will be installing metal plaques on the curb at all stormwater inlets on Borough streets.
The plaques are intended to remind people that everything that goes into these inlets eventually ends up in our rivers. Preventing pollution is everybody’s responsibility.
The activity is being directed by Ethan Rothschold, a Life Scout, whose Eagle Scout project is to provide services to the Borough as part of its stormwater pollution prevention program.
If you see the Scouts in action, steer clear – and give them a wave.

SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET
The “no” vote on the proposed School District budget on April 18 brought the Borough Commissioners into the process.
State law requires that a School District whose budget has been rejected by the voters must send its budget (and supporting documentation) to the local governing body. That body (in Haddonfield, the Board of Commissioners) is required to examine the budget and either leave it intact or propose a reduction in the amount to be raised through local property taxes. The Board of Education may accept the cuts or appeal the decision to the NJ Commissioner of Education.
A joint public meeting between the Commissioners and the Board of Education will be held on at 7:30pm on May 11 in the Borough Hall auditorium. A special Commissioners’ meeting to adopt a resolution on the School Budget will be held at 7:30pm on May 16 at the Borough Hall in Room 102.
The Commissioners’ decision must be transmitted to the County Superintendent of School by May 19.

DOWNTOWN VISIONING PROJECT
About 40 people attended a workshop at the Middle School on April 26. The Borough’s planning consultants reported on the first phases of their work, including the results from a survey distributed to the entire community in March. Those present then formed a number of working groups, each of which explored a specific topic and reported back to the group as a whole at the end of the evening.
The planners have commented that they found the survey and the workshop of great value in helping them understand the spectrum of community views and desires. A presentation prepared by the planners will be added to the Borough’s Web site, as will a summary of survey results.
A schedule of future meetings will be announced soon.

BANCROFT STATUS
During their meeting on April 25, the Commissioners approved a resolution declaring the Bancroft site “an area in need of redevelopment,” as defined by state law.
The Commissioners will now work with the Borough’s planner for this project to set up the next step in the process, the development of a mini- master plan for the site. The purpose of that plan is to propose various parameters for development and to provide the foundation for future action. (Note that the plan is not a proposal for development, or for no development. It is a merely set of guidelines that any development will be required to conform with.)
The process for creating the mini-master plan and public meeting schedule will be announced in the near future.

SPRING CLEAN-OUT
The annual relaxation of the rules governing the kinds and amounts of material that may be put out as trash ended on April 28. Residents and business owners are asked to note that regular trash collection rules are once again in effect.

BOROUGH BUDGET
The Commissioners introduced the proposed Municipal Budget for 2006 during their meeting on April 11.
A Public Forum on budget matters was scheduled to be held on Thursday, May 4 to enable those in attendance to ask questions, make comments, and obtain information during a meeting whose sole focus was the budget.
Questions also may be asked and comments may be made during the Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, May 9.
The Public Hearing and potential adoption will take place on Tuesday, May 23. Both meetings will be held in the Borough Hall, Room 102, starting at 7:30pm.

HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION FORUM
Issues facing people with physical and mental challenges will be the topic of this year’s Spring Forum, sponsored by the Borough’s Human Relations Commission. The Forum – titled “Redefining Disabilities” – will be held at the Middle School on May 10, beginning at 7:30pm. The event is free and open to all.
The panel will include:
• Dean Ragone, who suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury from a diving accident at age 16.
• John Garcia, a “30-something” musician and computer techie with Down Syndrome, and his mother, Dr. Loyola Garcia, Superintendent of Barrington School District.
• Joan Clark, founder and director of Avenues to Independent Living, an organization that provides a variety of vocational and recreational support to young adults with developmental disabilities in southern New Jersey.
• Mary Kate Kennedy, chair of the Camden County Disabled Consumers Advisory Board and a longtime advocate.
• Michael Corman, an attorney and accomplished musician, who is blind. He formerly served as the ombudsman on disability issues for Camden County.
The Possibility Players, a theater group consisting of young people with mental and developmental challenges, will preview their upcoming production during the Forum.
The Commission will also present the annual Alvin R. Schomer Award during the Forum, in recognition of outstanding human relations service to the community of Haddonfield.

ORDINANCE: SEX OFFENDERS’ RESIDENCY
Recognizing that state law requires individuals convicted of sexual offences to register with the authorities, many municipalities in New Jersey have adopted ordinances that prohibit registered sex offenders from living close to schools, day care facilities, parks, and playgrounds.
Believing it is prudent to have appropriate regulations in place, the Commissioners introduced an ordinance during their meeting on April 25. A Public Hearing on the proposed Ordinance will be held during the Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, May 9 (7:30pm in the Borough Hall, Room 102).

MEETING CHANGE
The Commissioners’ May 15 Work Session has been rescheduled to May 16. Borough Hall, Room 201, 5:00pm

BOROUGH BUDGETS ... AND MEETINGS
The Commissioners introduced the proposed Municipal Budget for 2006 during their meeting on April 11. The Budget Message and summary are printed on pages 34 and 35.
There will be opportunities for questions and comments during next two Commission meetings, on Tuesday, April 25 and May 9, both at 7:30pm (Borough Hall, Room 102).
There will also be a special Public Information Forum on budget matters on Thursday, May 4 at 7:00pm in the Borough Hall auditorium. Following a detailed presentation on the budget, those in attendance will be able to ask questions, make comments, and obtain information during a meeting whose sole focus is the budget (as opposed to the public portion of Commissioners’ meetings, when various matters – including the budget – may be addressed).
The Public Hearing and potential adoption will take place during the Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, May 23 (Borough Hall, Room 102, starting at 7:30pm).

CABLE TV PUBLIC HEARING
The Commissioners will hold a special Public Hearing on Tuesday, May 9 at 6:30pm (one hour prior to their regular meeting on that date) on an application by Verizon New Jersey to own and operate a cable television system in Haddonfield.
Verizon is seeking franchises in six municipalities in Camden County to use their fiber optic network (which currently provides voice and data transmission) for video transmission as well. If they receive municipal and State approvals, Verizon would be in a position to offer an alternative to Comcast Cable, a predecessor of which received a 15-year nonexclusive cable television franchise from the Borough in 1995.
Verizon’s application and the state guidelines for approving franchise applications are available for perusal at the Borough Hall, in Room 101 (weekdays, 8:30am to 4:30pm).
Residents with expertise in these matters who are interested in advising the Commissioners on this application are invited to call the Borough Administrator at 429-4700 x 215.

RED KIMONO DAY
May is celebrated nationwide as Senior Citizen Month. In Haddonfield, we salute our senior citizens on the first Saturday of May with a half-day program (and lunch) at the Middle School titled “Red Kimono Day.” We recognize also the longtime contribution to our community of one particular individual, with the Senior Service Award.
Details of the 2006 program – which will follow a completely new format – are published on page 28 of this issue of What’s On. Registration is required. Call 429-4700 x 225 or 202.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR ...
... for the Public Works Department’s Hydrant Flushing, which will begin on Tuesday, May 2. See page 8 for details.
... for the Human Relation Commission’s Spring Forum. The date is Wednesday, May 10, the time is 7:30pm, and the place is the Middle School auditorium. Details will be published after the program has been finalized.

ACTION ON BANCROFT
Following a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 11, the Planning Board determined that the Bancroft property qualifies as an “area in need of redevelopment” as defined by State law.
The Commissioners plan to consider a resolution to accept the Planning Board’s recommendation during their meeting on Tuesday, April 25 (7:30pm in Room 102 of the Borough Hall.) Public comment will be invited prior to any vote.

IT’S CLEAN-OUT TIME!
April is clean-out month, the time when the Borough relaxes most of the rules that normally apply with respect to the amounts and kinds of materials that can be put out as trash.
Residents may put out any quantity of regular trash and yard waste for collection – but not household hazardous waste (automotive products, paint-related products, household cleaners, pesticides, etc.), unusually large items, unusually heavy items, or construction debris.
Spring Clean-Out ends on your last Trash Day in April.

WANTED: CLEAN-UP VOLUNTEERS
Haddonfield’s annual Spring Clean-Up Weekend has been set for Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30. Individuals, families, and community organizations are invited to join in the townwide effort to clear litter that has accumulated during the winter months in parks, parking lots, and other public spaces.
To register, call Lynn McCabe at 429-0183

WORKSHOP ON THE DOWNTOWN
Representatives of Brown & Keener Bressi, the Borough’s planning consultants, will conduct the first of two planned workshops at the Middle School on Wednesday, April 26 at 7:00pm. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
The planning consultants will report on the first phases of their work (including research and fact-finding on issues such as downtown parking, affordable housing, and retail market trends), small “community conversations” held with approximately 100 residents and business people, and the survey that was distributed to the entire community in late March.
Following the workshop, they will organize the ideas generated by workshop participants into alternative “scenarios” that will be presented to the community later this year. For each scenario, the consultants will prepare a description of the potential fiscal, urban design and infrastructure impacts.

ARBOR DAY AND EARTH DAY
To celebrate Arbor Day, students will plant a tree at the Elizabeth Haddon School, on Redman Avenue, assisted by the Commissioners and the Public Works Department. All are welcome on Friday, April 28 at 10:00am.
To celebrate Earth Day (actually April 22), the Environmental Commission is sponsoring a variety of activities – including a free family barbecue – at Crows Woods on Saturday, April 29, starting at 9:00am.

MEETING CHANGE REMINDER
 The time of the Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, April 11 has been changed to 6:00pm. A special meeting of the Planning Board – focusing on the Bancroft property – will follow, at 7:30pm.

BUDGET TIMETABLE
 The Commissioners have set the following anticipated timetable for the introduction and adoption of the 2006 budget:
• Tuesday, April 11 at 6:00pm – Budget introduced during Board of Commissioners meeting.
• Tuesday, April 25 at 7:30pm – Opportunities for questions and comments during Board of Commissioners meeting.
• Thursday, May 4 at 7:00pm – Budget Information Forum. (See below.)
• Tuesday, May 9 at 7:30pm – Opportunities for questions and comments during Board of Commissioners meeting.
• Tuesday, May 23 at 7:30pm – Public Hearing and potential adoption during Board of Commissioners meeting.

BUDGET FORUM
 The Borough will hold a second Public Information Forum on budget matters on Thursday, May 4 at 7:00pm in the Borough Hall auditorium. The first forum, held in January, focused on the budget process. This forum will focus on the proposed budget for 2006 (to be introduced on April 11).
 Following a detailed presentation on the budget, those in attendance will be able to ask questions, make comments, and obtain information during a meeting whose sole focus is the budget (as opposed to the public portion of a Board of Commissioners meeting, when various matters – including the budget – may be addressed).

A VISION FOR THE DOWNTOWN
 • PUBLIC SURVEY: Residents and business owners are reminded that the deadline for returning the survey form, mailed recently as an insert in the Haddonfield Sun, is Friday, April 14. Copies of the form are available at the Borough Hall (Room 101), the Public Library, the Information Center, and the Mabel Kay House.
 Completed forms can be mailed to the Borough’s consultants (Brown & Keener Bressi) or dropped off at the Borough Hall or the Information Center.
 The purpose of the survey, which asks about a dozen questions about Haddonfield today and the choices the downtown faces, is to provide guidance to the planning team.
 • PUBLIC WORKSHOP: Representatives of Brown & Keener Bressi will conduct the first of two planned workshops at the Middle School on Wednesday, April 26 at 7:00pm. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.

DISPOSING OF YARD WASTE
 Guidelines for disposing of yard waste during the spring and summer months are published on page 14.

REGARDING BANCROFT
 The Borough has published a ten-point statement on matters related to the potential declaration of the Bancroft property as a redevelopment zone. See page 44.

PUBLIC HEARING ON BANCROFT
 The Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing in the Borough Hall auditorium at 7:30pm on Tuesday, April 11 on whether the Bancroft property would qualify as an “area in need of redevelopment” as defined by State law. Such a designation would give the Borough significant additional control over the development of the site.

IT’S CLEAN-OUT TIME!
 April is clean-out month, the time when the Borough relaxes most of the rules that normally apply with respect to the amounts and kinds of materials that can be put out as trash.
 Residents may put out any quantity of regular trash and yard waste for collection – but not household hazardous waste (automotive products, paint-related products, household cleaners, pesticides, etc.), unusually large items, unusually heavy items, or construction debris.
 Spring Clean-Out ends on your last Trash Day in April.

WANTED: CLEAN-UP VOLUNTEERS
 Haddonfield’s annual Spring Clean-Up Weekend has been set for Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30.
 Individuals, families, and community organizations are invited to join in the townwide effort to clear litter that has accumulated during the winter months in parks, parking lots, and other public spaces.
 To register, call Lynn McCabe at 429-0183.

ARBOR DAY AND EARTH DAY
 To celebrate Arbor Day, students will plant a tree at Haddon School, assisted by the Commissioners and the Public Works Department. All are welcome on Friday, April 28 at 10:00am.
 To celebrate Earth Day (actually April 22), the Environmental Commission is sponsoring a variety of activities – including a free family barbecue – at Crows Woods on Saturday, April 29, starting at 9:00am. See page 30.

LANDSCAPE MATERIALS IN THE STREET
 Ordinances the Borough adopted in 2005, in compliance with state and federal Clean Water legislation, prohibit the placing of mulch, dirt, topsoil, stone, brush, leaves, and similar materials in the street.
 Residents are asked to not only heed this prohibition themselves, but to actively bring these regulations to the attention of lawn services, landscapers, and contractors.
 A copy of the relevant sections of the Ordinance can be downloaded from the Borough’s Web site, as can a statement on how to comply with those sections.
 Questions should be directed to Howard Frazier, Public Works Superintendent, at 429-0183 x 123.