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Dear Neighbors,
There is quite a bit of news
around Lumberton including a new redevelopment
plan for Route 38, a new plan to clear the
creek, some new ordinances from the Township
Committee, two new business coming to
Lumberton, a plan to repave one of the county
roads, and a whole lot of golf tournaments on
the community calendar. So, let's get
started.
Route 38
Redevelopment Plan: On May
6th, the Township Committee approved a
Redevelopment Plan for three sites along
Route 38. The three sites are the
northwest corner of Route 38/Mount Holly
Bypass intersection, the southeast corner of
the Route 38/Mount Holly Bypass intersection,
and the northwest corner of the Route
38/Madison Avenue intersection. The
Township Committee also asked the Township's
Planner to draw up a Request of Proposals from
Redevelopers modeled on the redevelopment work
already underway along the Route 130 corridor in
Cinnaminson.
Creek
Clearing: Last month, the Burlington
County Board of Freeholders and the Burlington
County Bridge Commission announced a $2.5 million plan
to clear the obstruction from the Rancocas
Creek. Last summer, the County Highway
Department started clearing obstructions from
the more easily accessible locations in the
creek.
However, the size, scope and regulator burden
was beyond the capacity of the Highway
Department. Under the plan, the Bridge
Commission will pay the cost of removing the
obstructions from nine miles of creek through
Southampton, Medford and Lumberton. Most
of the area is in Lumberton. The project will
be broken into four phases. Phase one will
start in June and covers much of
Southampton. The remaining three phases
are projected to take another 8-12 months to
complete.
HARC To Be
Disbanded: On May 6th, the Township
Committee introduced an ordinance to disband
the Historic Architecture Review Committee
(HARC). HARC is an advisory board to the
Land Development Board to help residents
preserve the historic look of the homes in the
historic district. However, there are
relatively few applicants who go in front of
HARC, and they often complain of the extra
bureaucratic step. The Township
Committee asked the Land Development Board to
create a procedure to insure that the functions of HARC
are incorporated into the Land Development
Board processes for reviewing and approving
applications.
Landlord
Registration Ordinance: On May
6th, the Township Committee tabled the adopted changes to
the Township's Landlord Registration
Regulations. The proposed changes will require all landlords who rent
residential property in Lumberton to maintain their rental
properties to the building code, and hold
landlords accountable for renting to tenants
who are convicted of repetitive violations of
the peace and crimes against people and property in the neighborhood. Under the
ordinance, landlords who do not maintain their
rental properties to code or continue to rent
to tenants with repetitive convictions for
violating the peace or crimes against people
or property, can be fined and have their
rental license revoked. The Township
Committee would like more time to review
changes requested which may streamline the
inspection process. The Township
Committee is expected to hold the public
hearing and vote on the ordinance at the May
20th Township Committee meeting.
New
Businesses Coming to Lumberton: On
April 17th, the Land Development Board
approved two new business.
- Italian
Restaurant: Lumberton
resident and experienced restaurant owner,
Joe Evola, was approved for a 100 seat Italian
Restaurant on Route 38 at the Madison
Plaza. The restaurant name is G’Vola’s
Café and is scheduled to open later this
year.
- Medical
and Sports Massage: The Land Development Board
also approved a medical and sports massage therapy business to move into the old
Paintball and Lawnmower repair building on
the North side of Route 38.
Eayrestown
Road Repaving: The County announced
plans to repave 2.6 miles of Eayrestown Road
through Lumberton in 2008. The stretch
that will be resurfaced runs from Route 38 to
Bridge Road. The county expects the
project to be done in the September - November
timeframe.
Community
Calendar: Here are some upcoming
events in Lumberton. More events can be found
on the Lumberton E-News Community
Calendar.
You
can also add your own events to the Community
Calendar - no middleman!
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GLRBA
General Networking Meeting:
The Greater Lumberton Regional
Business Association (GLRBA) will host
a General Networking Meeting on Wed.,
May 14th from 5:00-7:00 PM at the
Residence Inn Mt. Laurel located at
the Bishop's Gate Corporate Complex on
Route 38 across from Ruby Tuesdays.
For more information, contact (609)
755-4216 or email info@glrba.com.
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LYA
Golf Outing:
LYA,
the Lumberton Girls' Travel Soccer Club,
will be hosting our 1st Annual Golf
Outing on May 17th, 2008 at the Golden
Pheasant Golf Course. Sponsorship
opportunities are available.
Please visit the Golf Planning Committee
at LYAGolfOuting@comcast.net
or visit their website for more
information at www.LumbertonYouth.org.
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Walk for
Hope: The American Partnership
for Eosinophilic Disorder (APFED) is a
non-profit organization dedicated to
patients and their families coping with
Eosinophilic disorder.
APFED’s mission is
foster Education, Awareness,
Support and Research for their
cause. They will be sponsoring a
one mile walk in honor of Lumberton
Resident Zachary Patterson on Saturday,
May 31, 2008 at 2:00 PM at the Village
Green. For more information, visit
www.apfed.org
or email Spatterson76@comcast.net.
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Burlington
County Feral Cat Initiative:
The Burlington County Feral Cat
Initiative (BCCI) will offer a free
Trap, Neuter and Release (TNR) training session on June
7th
from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the
municipal building. To become a certified care
giver and participate in the program,
you must attend one of these training
sessions. For more information, visit
www.njferels.org or
email nancy.bleznak@comcast.net.
- GLRBA
Charitable Golf Outing:
The GLRBA will host it's annual charity
golf outing at the Ramblewood Country Club
on Wednesday, June 11th. Registration is
at 10:00 AM. Dinner is at 5:00
PM. The proceeds from the event
benefit the Burlington County Animal
Shelter. For more information, visit
http://glrba.golfreg.com/.
- Duffers
for Davin Fundraiser: The
Duffer's for Davin Fundraiser is a golf
tournament started seven years ago to
benefit Davin Hester. Davin is a
15-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. He is
a resident of Lumberton and attends
Burlington County Special Services School
in Mt. Holly. The event will be held
on June 23rd at the Hanover Golf Course in
Wrightstown. For more information
visit www.duffersfordavin.com.
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Farm Fair:
The dates are set for the 2008
Burlington County Farm Fair. The
fair will be held at the Village Green
from July 23-26. For more
information, visit http://www.burlingtoncountyfarmfair.com.
As always, thanks for reading and thanks
for your continued support.
Pat Delany
122 Kingsbridge
Drive
Lumberton, NJ
08048
(609)
560-8045
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