Our Council Reports from the 11/23/20 Pitman Borough Council Meeting follow. As always, please feel free to reach out at any time with questions or concerns: Paul Blass paul.blass@pitman.org Amy Rudley amy.rudley@pitman.org Matthew Weng matt.weng@pitman.org Vanessa E. James vanessa.james@pitman.org Adam Mazzola adam.mazzola@pitman.org Council Report November 23. 2020 Council President Paul Blass paul.blass@pitman.org The Economic Development Commission met on November 19th. The group was updated on a video campaign for small business Saturday. The group approved the purchase of new banners for the posts uptown. Sustainable Pitman (formerly “The Green Team”) hosted a special presentation on November 18th titled “Calming Holiday Stress in the Covid Era.” Therapist Sile Keane provided helpful hints in dealing with stress. Good news from the State – we were notified that the Borough would receive a grant of $237,000 towards the reconstruction of Centre Avenue. This will take place sometime next year in conjunction with the reconstruction of Lakeside Avenue. This is a short work week for Public Works because of the Thanksgiving holiday. They will do there best to try and cover the whole town with leaf collection. Two trucks were out on Saturday trying to keep up with the demand. Public Works Since our last meeting, the Highway Department …. Collected 10 Loads of trash - 134.53 tons Collected 10 Loads of recyclables - 39.32 tons Collected 74 Yards of brush collected Collected 2523 Yards of leaves collected Spent 9 hours patching and repairing pot holes and sink holes. Spent 18 hours grinding leaves and brush for mulch. Ran street sweeper 4 hours. The Water and Sewer Department… Did 17 water and sewer mark outs requests. Plunged out 8 sewer stoppages. Jetted 1 sewer mains. Took water samples. Read 7 meters for settlement. Re-read 1 meter for billing questions. Replaced 1 meter bodies. Upgraded 2 meter heads. Amy E. Rudley, Council Report November 23, 2020 Parks and Recreation Director Fox attended three hours of training for the new website and we expect to go live very shortly! Recreation will meet on December 3 at its usual time, 6:30 p.m. I anticipate that this meeting with be via zoom. Senior Outreach Committee The Committee met via conference call on Thursday night and discussed adding some content to the Borough website to provide useful links and referrals for Senior Citizens. We hope to become a better information resource for Seniors, despite not being able to hold any events at this time. Environmental Commission Environmental Commission will meet on December 3 at its usual time, 7:30 p.m. I wish all of our Pitman residents and their families a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving. You are always welcome to reach out to me with any questions or concerns at 609-214-6342 or via e-mail at amy.rudley@pitman.org Council Report 11/23/20 Councilwoman Vanessa E. James Vanessa.James@Pitman.Org Liaison: Finance & Audit, Personnel, Welfare Office, Library Board, Chamber of Commerce, Municipal Alliance, Task Force on Diversity & Inclusion Finance Our tax collector Beth Ruhl reports that the tax collection rate for 2020 is 97.28%, which is up from last year’s tax collection rate of 97.01%. Greater Pitman Chamber of Commerce The last chamber meeting was held on November 17th and Officers & Board Members were nominated and elected. Congratulations to Interim President Patrick Bradley, Treasurer Jenny Mazzola, Secretary Kara Knauss, and Board Members Emily Matthias, Lauren Canna, Benjamin Leis, Stacey Myers, and Keryl Hausman. Many thanks to Yvonne Jacobs, Gwyn Glass, Al Magonagle and Amanda Lampkin-Porto for their past service. You can purchase Pitman Bucks this year on Small Business Saturday from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Broadway Bakery. Pitman Bucks spend the same as cash at most Pitman businesses and are perfect for teacher gifts, stocking stuffers and the couple on your list who has everything. This year Pitman Bucks will be sold at face value with no Bonus Cash. They are available in $50 increments and there is no limit to the amount you can purchase. The Chamber is hosting a social distanced Santa in Ballard Park starting this Saturday evening. Santa will be visiting Ballard Park from November 28th through December 19th every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 6 – 8 p.m. Please wear a mask if you plan on visiting Santa. Stay tuned for some additional chamber sponsored holiday fun coming soon and please remember to shop local this holiday season! McCowan Memorial Library During the month of October 2020, 2,771 people visited McCowan Memorial Library and there were 98 internet users. There were 14 children’s programs with 149 people in attendance. The Library Board of Trustees will meet on Tuesday, November 24th at Borough Hall Council Chambers at 7 p.m. Task Force on Diversity & Inclusion There will be no public meeting of the Task Force this month due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Council Report 11/23/2020 Councilman Adam Mazzola Adam.Mazzola@pitman.org Public Property: The new tables and chairs that were purchased with remaining trust money have been delivered and installed on Theatre Ave. Thank you to Administrator O'Donnell, Public Works, and EDC Chair Shari Hulitt for their work on coordinating this upgrade. Planters have also been delivered to create a distinction at the back of the park and will be installed once we would be able to fill them with soil. The 3 trash receptacles are en route and will be placed once they arrive.
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Our Council Reports from the 11/9/2020 Pitman Borough Council Meeting follow. As always, please feel free to reach out at any time with questions or concerns: Paul Blass paul.blass@pitman.org Amy Rudley amy.rudley@pitman.org Matthew Weng matt.weng@pitman.org Vanessa E. James vanessa.james@pitman.org Adam Mazzola adam.mazzola@pitman.org Council Report November 9, 2020 Council President Paul Blass paul.blass@pitman.org Public Works This past Saturday a crew was dispatched to clear a clog on Broadway In remembrance of Veteran’s Day Public Works will be closed this Wednesday. Trash and recycling will be picked up on Thursday. Residents are reminded not to park on leaf piles. In fact, 15-20 foot clearance is needed for the trucks to pick up the leaves. SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2020 26 Loads to Wheelabrator 273.41 Tons 6 Loads to Gloucester County Landfill 57.35 Tons TOTAL 330.76 Tons TOTAL COST $ 25,633.96 Since our last Council meeting the Highway Department… Collected 189 Yards of brush Collected 721 Yards of leaves Repaired or replaced street signs in town. Spent 14 hours patching and repairing pot holes and sink holes. Ground leaves and brush for 12 hours. Ran street sweeper 2 hours. Mowed for 12 hours. Repaired the trash/recycle can at various locations. Dropped off a truck for yard debris to 1 residences and picked up the next day. Delivered 3 new trash cans to residences. Since our last meeting the Water and Sewer Department… Did 18 water & sewer mark outs requests. Plunged out 3 sewer stoppages. Jetted 1 sewer mains. Took water samples. Read 8 meters for settlement. Re-read 6 meters for billing questions. Replaced 1 meter body. Upgraded 6 meter heads. Did data logger reports for 4 residences. Amy E. Rudley, Council Report November 9, 2020 Parks and Recreation • Micro mini soccer just concluded its 8th and final week for the season with over 80 children participating. • Healthy Kids Running Club also just finished up their season. • Baseball and Softball should be finishing up this week, while youth soccer has a few more weeks. • We are currently receiving bids for the tennis court repairs, which we hope to accomplish in the spring. • There will be no middle school basketball program, however we are looking into a program for first and second grade, as well as exploring other local opportunities for the older kids to still have a basketball experience. Senior Outreach Committee • The Senior Outreach Committee is planning to do a holiday care package for our regular bus riders. We are very hopeful that, by late Spring, we will be able to resume our in-person events. Environmental Commission • The Environmental Commission held a successful and socially distanced tree planting event on Saturday morning. Thank you to everyone who participated, including Mayor Razze and his family. • The Commission had 6 applications for the Recycling Sub-committee. The decision was made by the Commission to accept everyone to help with this important topic. We will be sending an e-mail to the applicants to advise them and will begin meetings in January. • I understand that the sign uptown reads a bit confusing. Do not recycle your plastic bags and do not place your recycling in a plastic bag. Thank you! • The Camden to Glassboro line is currently in the Environmental Impact phase. They have published their draft study and have a 45 day public comment period, which started on November 2, 2020. There are two zoom sessions, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Thursday, November 19, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. You can access this information on their website at glassborocamdenline.com As always, please feel free to contact me about any issues or questions you might have. My cell phone remains 609-214-6342 and my e-mail is amy.rudley@pitman.org Council Report 11/9/20 Councilman Matt Weng -On October 19th & 20th Sgt. Jon Streater and Sgt. Chris Leach attended Internal Affairs Training. -On October 26th and 27th Deputy Chief Tom Zander and Sgt. Andrew Carson attended Internal Affairs Training. -On October 1st Detective Nick Barbetta, Cpl. Marshall Pierson, Patrol Officer Tyler Hagan, Patrol Officer Nick Brown and Special Officer Tom McEvoy attended Gloucester County Police Academy Annual Recertification Training. -On October 29th Cpl. Ken Decker and Patrol Officer Cristyn Edwards attended Gloucester County Police Academy Annual Recertification Training. -On October 26th and 27th Cpl. EJ Parker attended K9 Training. -On October 19th and 23rd Patrol Officer Sam Hoffman Attended SWAT Training. Council Report 11/9/20 Councilwoman Vanessa E. James Vanessa.James@Pitman.Org Liaison: Finance & Audit, Personnel, Welfare Office, Library Board, Chamber of Commerce, Municipal Alliance, Task Force on Diversity & Inclusion Greater Pitman Chamber of Commerce Following our last Council Meeting, I created a Sign-Up Genius form for volunteers to clean up Theatre Avenue twice a week on early Friday evenings and Sunday mornings. We received a very positive response and have at least one volunteer signed-up for each time slot until the end of the year. If you know of any students looking for community service hours, this could be a great opportunity for them. Please feel free to reach out to me and I’ll set them up. Thanks to all the volunteers who have already participated including Mayor Razze and his family and Councilmen Weng & Mazzola. The next meeting of the Chamber will take place on Tuesday, November 17th, at 7 p.m. location to be determined. The Chamber is accepting nominations for their Board & Officers at this time and voting will take place at that meeting. McCowan Memorial Library Special thanks to Library Director Andrew Coldren, Maureen Fitzpatrick, the Pitman Police Department, and Mayor and Council for helping out with the Library’s Halloween parade this year. It was a great turnout, and it was wonderful to be able to safely carry on this special tradition. Thank you to all the businesses who donated candy! Council Report 11/09/2020 Councilman Adam Mazzola Adam.Mazzola@pitman.org Public Property: I would like to thank Councilwoman James for setting up the volunteer list for the Theatre Avenue cleanup events on Friday evening and Sunday morning through the end of the year. This will help maintain the area in the interim while we figure out what we want to do in 2021. I am working on a proposal that includes a litter patrol along all of Broadway as a tie in with Clean Communities grants and student service hours. In addition the new furniture is on its way and a delivery appointment will be set soon. Clean Communities: As the weather turns colder I would fully expect that these projects will slow down but we do have one more scheduled for the VFW to continue the work on the Dell area. We recently had a group go through the Alcyon Woods Disc Golf course as I had heard about a lot of broken glass along the path. The golfers passing by all thanked them for their efforts and were appreciative of the clean up. As this is an attraction that brings people into town I may suggest sending people through that course more often. If we continue to see a build up of debris, it may be worth placing trash and/or recycling bins along the course as well. |
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