Politics & Government

Spring Cleaning, National Market: Five Things from the April Commissioners Meeting

Plus: big dates to remember in town and no, Collingswood will not be joining the Camden County Police Metro Division.

Didn't go to the borough commissioners meeting on Monday? In addition to a proclamation honoring oustanding volunteer Michelle Miller and a preview of potential tax increases, here's a recap of what you missed.

1. Paved parking lots.

As part of its seven-town shared services agreement, crews from Bellmawr will re-pave the Collingswood Community Center parking lot by the end of April—just in time for the opening of the Farmers Market.

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Visitors and residents are encouraged to park in the LumberYard garage during the process.

2. Repaved county roads.

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Mayor James Maley acknowledged that Collings Ave. and Browning Road are “in rough shape” after the winter, and that pothole repair on both is a priority for the borough.

As county roads, however, each will be handled by the Camden County government, which also meant that the borough is on a waiting list.

“We’re trying to get that squared away,” Maley said.

3. McFarlan’s Market is doing its due diligence on the National Market property.

Maley told attendees of the commissioners meeting that the borough recently received an appraisal of the National Food Market from property owner Shinder Pal (as reported in Patch), and the group that owns McFarlan’s Market “just did another inspection of the property within the last week or two.

“It’s a huge investment; it’s going to take a lot,” Maley said. “They’re working with their business plan, their financing, doing their due diligence.” 

4. Collingswood has no plans to join the Camden County Metro Police force.

When a former borough resident asked Maley about the possibility of Collingswood “being pushed by the state” to join the county Metro Division, the mayor shot down the idea wholesale.

“I served on the task force that helped put together the county force,” Maley said. “The borough is not joining, has not joined; it’s not going to happen. What we’re concerned with and what we have focused on is making sure that we’re concerned with what happens here.”

5. Dates to Remember. April is a busy month in the borough. Here are some of the big things happening in town.

  • April 8 – Collingswood Spring Clean-Out and Street Sweeping
  • April 17 – Quarterly town forum (7 p.m.)
  • April 18 – First Cruise Night of 2013
  • April 20 – Collingswood Green Festival and special waste collection
  • April 26 –Arbor Day Sycamore tree planting on Browning Rd. (1 p.m.)


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