Tuesday, April 16, 2013
How much will the township and school district save next year due to 2011's pension reform?
Cinnaminson will save more than $280,000 next year, thanks to pension reform signed into law two years ago. According to figures released by the state Department of the Treasury, the township's pension payments in 2014 for the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) will be $189,580 and $505,462 for the Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS), a total of $695,042. Without pension reform, that amount would have been $976,084, a $281,042 (or roughly 28 percent) difference, according to Treasury projections. For township administrator Frank Locantore, the savings is definitely welcome. "When you're talking about numbers that low, that's a significant savings for a person crafting a budget within the confines of a 2 percent cap," he …
Monday, February 4, 2013
Flood ordinance, an emergency management coordinator and more are on tonight's agenda.
Cinnaminson Township Committee meets tonight in its first regular meeting of the month. The work session, open to the public and held in the municipal building's conference room, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Here are a few things on the agenda: 1. Further discussion on the appointment of an emergency management coordinator for Cinnaminson for 2013. 2. Discussion of the ROSI (Recreational and Open Space Inventory) close out—The former Cinnaminson Home was on the state's open house roster. It had to be removed from the list for Lutheran Social Ministries to continue with its plan to turn the home into affordable senior housing. (Read about that here.) 3. Flood ordinance and repetitive loss 4. Contract award for the resurfacing Pomona Road 5. …
Friday, January 25, 2013
One Cinnaminson woman took to the township committee meeting to get officials behind her efforts to deal with the Pennsauken Creek.
Shannon Arnold knew she moved into a flood zone when she bought her Cinnaminson home on Fairfax Drive. But after talking with neighbors, several assured her it never got that bad. It’s now that bad. “It just seems to increasingly get worse and worse,” said Arnold. Arnold brought some of her concerns to the township committee meeting earlier this week to get Cinnaminson officials behind her efforts for relief. Unfortunately, committee didn’t have many too answers for her. “I think the township needs to be more involved and they don’t seem to want to or care,” Arnold said. That’s not the case, say some township officials. Cinnaminson’s administrator Frank Locantore said the township is very aware of the flooding issues in that—and other—…
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The group would be in contact with the township regarding issues important to them, the deputy mayor said.
Cinnaminson’s deputy mayor wants to explore starting a senior citizens’ advisory committee so that constituency—which hasn’t been adequately represented, he said—can voice their opinions to the township. The issue was discussed at Monday’s township committee meeting although Anthony Minniti, the township’s deputy mayor, was not in attendance. He said Tuesday the committee would be about “opening the lines of communication.” Minniti envisions a group of about seven senior citizens who would meet monthly and “comment on issues that are pertinent to our senior residents.” The group wouldn’t be unlike the parks and recreation committee whose meetings are open to the public to discuss parks and recreation issues. “Every other group in town …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Township set to enter into a shared services agreement with nearby township.
In the new year, Cinnaminson is slated to change its animal control group from a local one to a more regionalized group. At Monday’s township committee meeting, Public Safety Director Michael King said after talks with Willingboro, his suggestion is to enter into the shared service with the township. “We reached out to them, they made a proposal,” King said. Township officials inquired about the service after Palmyra entered into an agreement for their services in September. “It’s a very professional unit,” King said. Cinnaminson currently uses M & R Wildlife, animal control officials based out of Palmyra. King said he has fielded some citizens’ complaints about the group and that prompted the switch. Plus, the shared service with …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Residents must put them in separate piles.
The township's public works department will be performing duel leaf and brush collection during this month, officials recently announced. The leaves and brush must be placed in separate piles and be put out according to the established collection schedule. Brush and leaf piles may be placed out for collection by Sunday at the beginning of the collection week. Once your scheduled week has passed, residents will not be permitted to put out additional brush or leaves. Residents who place brush or leaves in the street after their scheduled collection week will be subject to a fine. The duel collections will continue throughout the month of November. Residents may go to the townships website here to see additional information including the …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
The deputy mayor wants committee to look at the policy on a case-by-case basis.
Deputy Mayor Anthony Minniti said township committee would approach the take-home car policy as if there was no policy in place at all. “We’re really going about this in a deliberate fashion,” Minniti said Tuesday. “We’re going through and doing something that should have been done many, many years ago—which is re-establishing the policy.” The township’s take-home car policy was again discussed at Monday night’s committee meeting but nothing definitive was approved—other than to look at the position, not the person. “We need to outline those positions,” Minniti said. Minniti called for a complete prohibition on take-home vehicles; however, the majority of township committee chose to allow it and will just fine-tune the details. Minniti, …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Committee members asked for justification of take-home cars from those who have them.
Committee members further discussed the township’s take-home vehicle policy at Monday’s meeting—and even though the administrator suggested some policy changes, nothing new was decided. Deputy Mayor Anthony Minniti said the current policy in place needs adjustment. Cinnaminson Township has an ordinance that forbids the take-home use of township-issued vehicles, however a policy passed by committee members last year allows for 24/7 employees who live within a 10-mile radius to take cars home. But the issue of who should take cars home in the first place is where Minniti’s issue lies. “The idea [of an] arbitrary 10-mile radius doesn’t address whether people should have one,” Minniti said. The discussion started in early August when committee…
Friday, September 28, 2012
Dozens of businesses, organizations and activities for kids will be featured at Wood Park from noon to 4 p.m.
Update 5 p.m., Sept. 28: Cinnaminson Day is still on as planned from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, in the park. Weather forecasts show rain that day but not until later in the afternoon. Get there early and be sure to visit Cinnaminson Patch's table. _____________________________ More than 80 vendors—all with ties to the township—will be on hand Sunday for the annual Cinnaminson Day event at Wood Park. That’s if the rain holds out. Mayor Don Brauckmann will be making the call today whether the weather will affect the festivities. Township businesses, school organizations, civic groups and many more will be set up in the parking lot of the park and the basketball courts will be reserved for special performances scheduled throughout the day. “It’s …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
A developer bought the Triboro site and has plans to open those two restaurants along with other retail stores and a bank.
A New Jersey-based developer plans to redevelop a major section of Cinnaminson off Route 130 with a Starbucks, Chipotle, retail stores, offices and more, Cinnaminson Township officials announced Thursday. Kerrim C. Jivani, a Monmouth County-based developer, bought the vacant Triboro auto dealership on Route 130 south near Taylors Lane, from Chrysler Group Realty Company and has already submitted preliminary plans. Plans call for 50,000 square feet of retail and office space over six new buildings on the 8-acre site. Three of those acres are in Delran. "It’s a good location and if we can [do it] the right way, we can built up the area and the site," Jivani said Thursday. "Bring more jobs, get more business over there—it's a benefit for …
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