Municipal Matters October 28, 2015

LEAF COLLECTION HAS BEGUN!
Starting on Monday, November 2nd a leafer truck will be assigned to each trash route within the Borough. For example, if your trash day is Friday there will be a leafer truck in your area beginning on Monday, November 2nd. This truck will stay within the Friday trash route for the entire week. This goes for each trash route within the Borough and will remain so for the entire leaf collection season.

The Commissioners have also recently updated the Borough Ordinance governing the placement of yard waste to be as follows:

§ 195-9.1 Uncontainerized yard waste placement and timing.

Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that is not containerized at the curb is only allowed during the seven days prior to a scheduled and announced collection, and shall not be placed closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet. Yard waste cannot be placed in the public street and/or public sidewalk and shall be place for pickup in a location as close to the public street as practicable. Placement of such yard waste at the curb or along the street at any other time or in any other manner is a violation of this article. If such placement of yard waste occurs, the party responsible for placement of the yard waste must remove the yard waste from the street or said party shall be deemed in violation of this article.

VEGETATIVE WASTE
From November thru March, the vegetative waste truck will run on the 3rd trash week of each month which begins on the third Monday of the month. It will only run one week per month during these months.

CHIPPER TRUCK
During Leaf season, the chipper will be suspended from pickups. (i.e. November and December)

Questions? Please call Public Works at 429-0183, ext. 0 for information.

SPECIAL PLANNING BOARD MEETING—RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE LAND USE COMMITTEE
The Planning Board has received a memo outlining recommendations on land use and development issues in the Borough from the Land Use Committee. The Committee has been meeting with Board members, Borough professionals, neighborhood organizations and knowledgeable residents for the past seven months gathering data.

On Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Borough Hall auditorium the Planning Board will take public comment on the recommendations. A copy of the recommendation memo is available on the Borough website or in the Construction Office at Borough Hall.

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL COMMITTEE—MEMBERS STILL NEEDED FOR TATEM AND CENTRAL
The Commissioners are establishing a committee for each elementary school to review the routes and plan for the Safe Route to School. Residents interested in participating on the committee should email smccullough@haddonfield-nj.gov. The message should include which school you wish to participate with.

The committee will be made up of 7 residents, 2 of which can be residents that do not have children in the appropriate school. The remaining 5 will be parents with a child or children in the appropriate school. Additional members will include the Principal of the school, the Borough Administrator, the Chief of Police, and the Borough Engineer. Assistance with the process will be provided by Cross County Connection.

Members will be chosen on a first come-first serve basis. Members will be limited to one person from an individual street.

Dinosaur Month – October 2015
Commissioners of the Borough of Haddonfield ask all its residents to join in wishing “Haddy” a happy 157th birthday. The Commissioners officially declare October 2015 as Hadrosaurus Foulkii Discovery Month. In October, 1858, a crew of local diggers led by Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences member William Foulke excavated the nearly complete skeleton of a gigantic prehistoric animal – later identified as a dinosaur. The dinosaur was discovered in a marl pit on the Haddonfield farm of John Estaugh Hopkins and was named ‘Hadrosaurus foulkii’ by Dr. Joseph Leidy of the Academy. Hadrosaurus foulkii was the first dinosaur skeleton ever put on public display at Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences, with copies subsequently placed in areas throughout the U.S. and Europe – for 15 years it remained the only dinosaur skeleton on display anywhere in the world. In 1994 the discovery site was declared a national historic landma

Free Parking During Holiday Season in the Downtown
The Commissioners announced that free parking will be available to everyone visiting and shopping in the Downtown from Friday, November 27 (Black Friday) through Friday, December 25, 2015 (Christmas Day).

There will be no parking on Kings Highway from Grove Street/Potter Street to the Port Authority Transit Corp. Bridge between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Monday through Friday for the month of December.

First Night Haddonfield – Thursday, December 31
Ring in 2016 during First Night Haddonfield, a family-friendly, alcohol-free evening of fun in Downtown Haddonfield on Thursday, December 31 from 5:30 p.m. – midnight. First Night features a spectacular New Year’s Eve celebration complete with live entertainment, fireworks, activities and fun for all ages. Other festivities taking place during the six-and-a-half-hour event includes comedy, magic, children’s entertainment, food and dancing. This year First Night Haddonfield plans to offer something for every member of the family to enjoy – with more than 40 performances in 20 different venues on Kings Highway. First Night buttons can be purchased online at http://www.firstnighthaddonfield.org/.

Bid Request – Tree Removal Services 2
The Commissioners have authorized a bid request for “TREE REMOVAL SERVICES 2” to be received on or before Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 101 of the Haddonfield Borough Hall.

Victim’s Services Domestic Violence Response Team Shared Services Agreement
The Borough of Haddonfield has authorized Borough police officials to sign an Interlocal Agreement with Cherry Hill for the purpose of domestic violence counseling services.

APPROVED APPOINTMENTS – VARIOUS
The Commissioners announced the following appointments:
NAME BOARD/COMMISSION/POSITION EXPIRES
Tom Colavecchio Tax Assessor 06/31/2019
Lara Barrett Sustainable Haddonfield,
Concerned Citizen Representative
Anne Hermes Sustainable Haddonfield,
Concerned Citizen Representative

COMPLETE STREETS COMMITTEE
The Commissioners announced the formation of the Complete Streets Committee, which will identify ideas and opportunities to make our streets safer and include accommodations for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users and the mobility impaired and make recommendations to the board accordingly. The Committee will be comprised of the Borough Administrator, Borough Engineer, Police Chief or Designee, Environmental Commission Member, Sustainable Haddonfield Member, Partnership for Haddonfield, LLC Member, Planning Board Member, Shade Tree Commission Member, Board of Education Member, Haddonfield Zone PTA Member, and Cross County Connections TMA Member.

ASK THE MAYOR
Mayor Jeff Kasko will be available for questions and comments on Wednesday, November 12 from 3 – 5 p.m. in Borough Hall. He will also be available in the evenings by appointment. Please call his voicemail at 429-4700, ext. 316 to set up an appointment, or you can email him at jkasko@haddonfield-nj.gov.

HADDONFIELD’S RULES FOR DOG WALKING
The Commissioners want to remind residents of the rules regarding walking your dogs and disposing property of their waste:
All dogs must be on a leash when being walked on public streets; the Crows Woods Nature Preserve and in any park area; no pet is permitted to roam un-leashed in Haddonfield
Pet owners or anyone who takes their pet for walks must properly dispose of their pet’s waste by picking it up, wrapping it and either placing it in the trash or flushing it unwrapped down the toilet.

SIGN UP TO RECEIVE REMINDERS, ALERTS AND MORE VIA E-MAIL
Residents are reminded to sign up to receive important e-mail notices, reminders, and alerts from the Borough. This system can be used to alert those who are registered to impending deadlines (for the payment of taxes, pet license fee, etc.), and to public safety situations. To sign up, visit www.haddonfieldnj.org and look for a box titled” E-news from the Borough.”

MEETINGS/EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Mon Nov 2—Fall Leaf Clean-up begins (until Dec 11)
Tue Nov 3—General Election Day—Borough Hall closed for business but open for the election. Normal trash and recycling
Wed Nov 4—7:30 pm Planning Board
Tue Nov 10—7:30 pm Board of Commissioners
Tue Nov 10—7:30 pm Planning Board Special Meeting
Wed Nov 11 Veterans Day—Borough Hall closed. Normal trash and recycling
Mon Nov 16—9:15 am Senior Citizen Advisory Meeting
Mon Nov 16—6:30 pm Commissioners Worksession
Tue Nov 17—8:00 am Shade Tree Commission
Tue Nov 17—7:30 pm Environmental/Sustainable Haddonfield
Tue Nov 17—7:30 pm Zoning Board
Thr Nov 19—7:30 pm Human Relations Commission
Thr Nov 19—8:00 pm Recreation Commission
Tue Nov 24—7:30 pm Board of Commissioners