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Dear Neighbors,
This issue has some news on the flood, the
liquor license, the Crispin Road bridge, an upcoming Rancocas
Valley referendum, and changes to our voting
districts. Plus, the
Community
Calendar has quite a few events scheduled
between now and the end of June.
Flood
of 2007 Update:
On April 16, 74 homes, the Lumberton Fire
Department, and the Ironwood Outdoor Center
were flooded again when 7.5 inches of rain
caused the Rancocas Creek to overflow its
banks. Nineteen homes sustained first floor damage and 55
homes had
significant basement flooding. The
federal government declared Burlington County
and 11 other counties in New Jersey a disaster
area allowing FEMA to provide some financial
assistance to residents of Burlington
County who sustained flood damage. FEMA set up
shop in the municipal building for local
residents to apply for assistance.
The township has a
flood assistance hotline, 609-267-3217
x3106. People in need of assistance and
people offering assistance are both encouraged
to call the hotline. The township will
work to match up the needs of residents with
the assistance available. At this point,
most residents are back in their homes and
have completed the major repairs.
However, there are still some residents
requiring specialized assistance and donations
of bigger ticket items such as washers and
driers, gas grills, couches, chairs, microwave
ovens, fans, lamps, and etc. All donations are greatly
appreciated. If you are interested in
donating, you can contact the flood assistance
hotline. All items should be in working
order. The township will then match
donors up with people in need.
Liquor
License: The township is auctioning
a new liquor service license. The
auction is a sealed bid auction. The
township's auction specifications are for a
restaurant on Route 38. The minimum bid
is $750,000. All bids are due to the
municipal clerk by June 28th. Once all
the bids are in, the township is required to
award the license to the highest qualified
bidder. When the township's population
surpassed 12,000 sometime in 2004, the
township became eligible to have an additional
service license.
Crispin
Road Bridge Update:
In February, the Burlington County Engineers
office inspected and repaired the bridge on
Crispin Road. The county plans to
replace the bridge with a wider, more
pedestrian friendly bridge in
2008.
Rancocas
Valley Referendum:
The Rancocas Valley Regional School district
is considering a public referendum for
September to seek voter approval to issue
bonds for needed repairs to the school
facility including a new roof, driveway and
curb repairs as well as some upgrades to the
recreation facilities. The plans are
being reviewed by the NJ Department of
Education to determine if some of the items
qualify for state funding. On some
capital improvements, the Department of
Education will fund up to 52% of the costs of
the improvements. More information will
be provided as it becomes
available.
Redistricting:
As a result of Lumberton's growth over the
past decade, the Board of Elections asked
Lumberton reduce the size of several voting
districts and level the sizes of the existing
districts. The result is that
Lumberton will have two more voting districts
and the polling location for most voters will
change. These changes will take effect
on June 5th primary. Your new polling
place will be stated on the sample ballot that
you will receive in the mail the week before
the primary election. The polling locations for
each district is listed below.
| District |
Voting
Location |
| 1 |
Emergency
Squad |
| 2 |
Bobby's
Run School |
| 3 |
Bobby's
Run School |
| 4 |
Fire
House |
| 5 |
Fire
House |
| 6 |
Ashbrook
School |
| 7 |
Municipal
Building |
| 8 |
Municipal
Building |
| 9 |
Ashbrook
School |
| 10 |
Fire
House |
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!
- Historical
Society Flower Sale: On
Saturday, May 12, the Lumberton Historical
Society will be holding its Mother's Day
flower sale at the Gaun Building from
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM.
- Tennis
Day Carnival: The United States
Tennis Association, Burlington County
Tennis Association, Everyone's Racquet,
and Prince Tennis Company are sponsoring a
Tennis Carnival on May 12th at 12:00 PM at
the Village Green. There will be free
tennis instructions, games, and
entertainment for the whole
family! No racquet is
required. The rain date is May 13th,
same time and location.
- eBay Day
in Lumberton: eBay will be
throwing a party in Lumberton on Tuesday,
May 15th from 5:00-7:30 PM at the Village
Green for local eBayers. eBay sent invitations to eBay
users in Lumberton asking them to
RSVP. eBay will present a $10,000
donation to the Burlington County Animal
Shelter. In November 2006, eBay
conducted a census of eBay users.
From the census, eBay calculated
Lumberton, NJ as the most active eBay
community in the United States per
capita. The Burlington County
Animal Shelter was selected by local eBay
users from a list of local charities for
the donation.
- Memorial
Day Parade and Ceremony: The
annual Lumberton Memorial Parade will be
held on Monday, May 28th starting at 1:00
PM. The parade route is along Main
Street from the cemetery to the Village
Green. There will be a ceremony at
the Village Green Memorial following the
parade. If you are interested in
entering your group in the parade, contact
Ruth Lewis at 267-6647.
- BMX
Track Ribbon Cutting:
On Saturday, June 2nd at 11:00 AM, the
township will
officially open the new BMX track at the
new recreation area next to the Municipal
Building.
- Historical
Society Yard Sale: The
Historical Society's annual yard sale will
be held on Saturday, June 2nd from 8:00 AM
- 3:00 PM at the Village Green. To
learn more or to reserve a table, contact
Elaine Fillius at 267-4354.
- Greater
Lumberton Regional Business Association's
(GLRBA) Charity Golf Outing: The
GRLBA will hold its second annual charity
golf outing and dinner at the Ramblewood
County Club on Wednesday, June 13th.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the
South Jersey Chapter of the Sunshine
Foundation. There is more
information for sponsors and golfers
available on the GRLBA's
web site.
- Duffers
for Darvin: The 6th Annual
charity golf outing to help fund medical
treatment for Darvin Hester, a 14
year old Lumberton resident with cerebral
palsy, will be held on June 25th at the
Hanover Golf Club in Wrightstown.
For more information, visit http://www.fordavin.com/duffers/.
Finally, I hope
all you moms have a great Mother's
Day.
Pat Delany
Founder &
Editor
122 Kingsbridge
Drive
Lumberton, NJ
08048
(609) 560-8045
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