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Mayor Ben Young

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

What Would You Improve in Cinnaminson: Mayor Answers 2013 Wish List

A new community center, a farmer's market and an updated township website are among the issues talked about.

  A few weeks ago, we asked our readers what you would like to see improved in Cinnaminson in 2013. We read every single comment and picked some of the most popular answers and chatted with Mayor Ben Young about them. We didn’t want to let those ideas to go waste. Here is a Q&A with Young with the topics you inquired about:  New township website/Updated community calendar/Message board “Committee agrees that we need to improve our website,” said Young. “We need to improve our entire communication on the Internet. How to do that exactly seems to be the problem.” Over the years, several residents have asked about an online community calendar, a township website which has agendas and meetings minutes and just an overall improved look of the …

Ruth Mays

9:29 am on Wednesday, April 17, 2013

About the township website- it ranks 517 out of 600 in the state. That is truly pathetic. It would not take much to bring it into the 20th century. Putting a link to PDF forms takes minutes; having actual web forms is a bit harder, but can be done. There are even free calendar applications. Putting in links to PDF copies of meeting minutes, agendas, and proposed ordinances is easy too. Yes, it …   more ›

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Mayor Young Wants to Tackle Flooding Issues

Flooding issues near the Delaware River and Pompeston Creek have been a major township concern.

  Mayor Ben Young said a goal of his for 2013 is to continue public works’ projects already started, namely tackling the major flooding issues in East Riverton near Kern Street and Zeisner Avenue. “We’re trying to improve conditions,” said Young, who was appointed as Cinnaminson’s newest mayor at Monday’s reorganization meeting. Young and public works’ officials think new sluice gates—slated for installation soon—should help alleviate flooding conditions. Hundreds of households in the East Riverton section of the township are affected by flooding conditions—and it’s not just during major events like Hurricanes Irene and Sandy; it’s also during normal rainstorms. By the end of this month, Young said, state engineers should visit the area to…

Barb Rivera

5:47 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013

t d ^ I would RUN! Even if the water doesn't reach that point YET, it soon will. The township isn't willing to spend ONE penny to help alleviate Flooding!   more ›

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