Greater Kingston Civic Association  - Cherry Hill, NJ

  A Network of Neighbors

Welcome!   This website was created by and for residents living in or around the Greater Kingston Area as an informational community resource.  A site by neighbors for neighbors, we welcome your input for additional info or links.  To be added to our confidential monthly updates and alerts list,  or to send requests and/or ideas, please contact us at GKCA@comcast.net. 

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  All men are caught in an inescapable network

  of mutuality. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968)

  Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed

  citizens can change the world.  Indeed, it is the only thing

  that ever has.  Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978)

About Us:

The Greater Kingston Civic Association was formed in the early 1960s.  It included the Kingston Estates, Brandywoods, Deer Woods and Green Haven areas.  The Association was active in advocating for community improvements such as sidewalk repair and protecting against unwanted "progress" such as access to Interstate 295 through the neighborhood.  This group of concerned neighbors also held social events and neighborhood landscape contests!  Over the years the GKCA has periodically come together to support area residents through communication and work with the Cherry Hill Municipal Government.  The geographic range expanded to include North Woods, Forest Hills, Kingston East, and Three Oaks.

The founders of this site hope that you will feel free to use this website to find out more about your neighborhood and to become involved in keeping this community strong!   

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GKCA posts monthly updates of police activity logged in the area. 

Most recent summary of area activity logged by the CHPD: [JUL]

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NJDOT offers Web site for maintenance requests

Need to report a pothole, overgrown grass, or another maintenance issue on a state highway?

The NJ Department of Transportation now offers a website for residents to do just that.

By going to http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/potholeform.shtm,

residents can directly report problems or maintenance issues on Routes 70 and 38 and I-295 in Cherry Hill,

and on state roadways throughout New Jersey.

Residents can report municipal road pothole problems directly to Cherry Hill Township through their

DirectConnect form on the CH Twp. Website or by calling the Department of Public Works at (856) 424-4422.

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CHERRY HILL TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL MEETINGS

820 Mercer Street, Room 208, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

Council Meetings:

Monday, September 13 - 7:30pm

Monday, September 27 - 7:30pm

Zoning Board of Adjustment Meetings:

Thursday, September 02 - 7:30pm

Thursday, September 16 - 7:30pm

Register of APPOINTED Volunteer Municipal Positions (updated 7/2010)

Register of VACANT Volunteer Municipal Positions (updated 7/2010)

Info about Township Boards for Community Volunteers

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CAMDEN COUNTY FREEHOLDER MEETINGS

(See for links to minutes of meetings)

September 21, 2010 - Caucus - 6:00pm

Freeholder’s Conference Room, 16th floor-Courthouse, 520 Market St., Camden, NJ 08102

September 23, 2010 - Regular Meeting - 7:00pm

Voorhees Middle School, 1000 Holly Oak Drive, Voorhees, NJ 08043

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CHERRY HILL RECYCLING INFORMATION

Electronic waste and fluorescent bulbs can be recycled at the Department of Public Works at 1 Perina Blvd. in Cherry Hill

from 7am to 3pm Monday through Friday, and 7am to 6pm on Wednesdays. Saturday hours have been eliminated.

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Cherry Hill Township Municipal & Schools Info, Police Reports, & Camden County Info

....................MUNICIPAL & COUNTY NEWS....................

Community News

• Christie pressures DRPA to reform [Newspaper Article 09/03/10]
  

• Christie wants DRPA to be more accountable [Newspaper Article 08/20/10]
  

• After 'firestorm of controversy', DRPA promises reforms [Newspaper Article 08/19/10]
  

• DRPA pays for Pennsauken football field [Newspaper Article 08/15/10]
  

• DRPA outcry builds [Newspaper Article 08/02/10]
  

• Property tax hikes in New Jersey will hit 23.5 percent factoring in loss of rebate [Newspaper Article 09/03/10]
  

• Towns prepare to cut professional costs [Newspaper Article 08/09/10]
  

• Cherry Hill cuts more services [Newspaper Article 07/27/10]
  

• Freeholders may team with mayors in Camco [Newspaper Article 07/24/10]
  

• Mayors of Cherry Hill, Collingswood join others opposed to tax cap [Newspaper Article 07/07/10]
  

• Outlook mixed as chamber meets, eats [Newspaper Article 06/15/10]
  

• Budget woes limit fun and games [Newspaper Article 06/13/10]
  

• 23 tri-county mayors back Christie on tax cap [Newspaper Article 06/04/10]
  

• Cherry Hill Library trims Friday hours [Newspaper Article 05/28/10]
  

• Cherry Hill and high ranking officers reach contract deal [Newspaper Articlw 05/20/10]
  

• Impact of Cherry Hill tax hike will be curtailed [Newspaper Article 05/17/10]
  

• Libraries 'will be decimated' [Newspaper Article 04/11/10]
  

• Towns struggle as state aid falls [Newspaper Article 04/11/10]
  

• Tax hike looms for Cherry Hill [Newspaper Article 04/07/10]
  

• Cherry Hill Reform Committee  Tax Saving Recommendations 2010 03-10
  

Tax Saving Recommendations School District Summary 2010 03-13

• Former Cherry Hill official going to prison [Newspaper Article 03/10/10]
  

• Project planned on part of I-295 [Newpaper Article 03/09/10]
  

• Platt: Aide who lied deserves 2nd chance [Newpaper Article 03/09/10]
  

• Readers call for Cherry Hill's Platt to be accountable [Newspaper Article 03/09/10]
  

• Tax news could get worse [Newspaper Article 03/08/10]
  

• Local governments brace for big cuts [Newspaper Article 03/06/10]
  

• Affordable housing advocates bash proposal [Newspaper Article 03/06/10]
  

• EDITORIAL Cherry Hill officials should resign [Newspaper Article 02/28/10]
  

• Contract battles heat up in S.J. [Newspaper Article 02/28/10]
  

• Mayor returns early from Fla. amid inquiries [Newspaper Article 02/27/10]
  

• Cherry Hill turns to 2nd acting mayor [Newspaper Article 02/26/10]
  

• Towns get bad news on state aid [Newspaper Artticle 02/25/10]
  

• Cherry Hill mayor says aide regrets 'mistake' [Newspaper Article 02/25/10]
  

• Transparency urged in Cherry Hill mayor uproar [Newspaper Aricle 02/24/10]
  

• Cherry Hill aide admits lie on Platt's location [Newspaper Article 02/23/10]
  

• Votes to have impact on staffing, benefits [Newspaper Article 02/19/10]
  

• Township DPW keeps an eye on pothole proliferation; asks for community’s help [Newspaper Article 02/17/10]
  

• Winter storms take financial toll on government budgets [Newspaper Article 02/10/10]
  

• Cherry Hill Republican frustrated [Newspaper Article 02/01/10]
  

• Cherry Hill officials to meet with residents [Newspaper Article 02/01/10]
  

• Cherry Hill budget offers tough choices [Newspaper Article 01/28/10]
  

• Mayor and Council extend 10 percent pay cut [Newspaper Article 01/14/10]
  

• Cherry Hill allows raises [Newspaper Article 01/13/10]
  

• Budget plan a wrinkle for districts [Newspaper Article 01/12/10]
  

• Name change reflects chamber's new stature [Newspaper Article 01/08/10]
  

• Adler, Runyan tackle top issues in first debate [Newspaper Article 07/08/10]
  

• N.J. legislators [Newspaper Article 06/15/10]
  

• Adler, Runyan agree to series of debates [Newspaper Article 06/10/10]
  

• Party-backed candidates rule in primaries [Newspaper Article 06/09/10]
  

• Despite a few lumps, Runyan wins right to face Adler [Newspaper Article 06/09/10]
  

• Runyan defeats Murphy in 3rd District [Newspaper Article 06/08/10]
  

Greater Kingston Civic Association Minutes

• 3/24/10 GKCA General Membership Meeting: The Cherry Hill Board of Education talked about the budget to be voted on on 4/20/10.  Residents discussed traffic and property maintenance issues, and Rt. 70.
  

• Get involved!   Municipal boards, commissions, and advisory committees make possible the participation of citizens in the daily business of community government [info link].  For more info, contact GKCA@comcast.net or Cherry Hill Township.  See Register of APPOINTED Volunteer Municipal Positions and Register of VACANT Volunteer Municipal Positions (updated 7/2010), and Info about Township Boards for Community Volunteers.
  

Cherry Hill Police Department & GKCA

• To report non-emergency suspicious activity, please call CHPD Dispatch at (856) 665-1200.
  

• GKCA posts monthly updates of police activity logged in the area.  Most recent summary of area activity logged by the CHPD: [JUL]
  

• Red-light cameras catching 1,000 violators per month in South Jersey [Newspaper Article 08/25/10]
  

• National Night Out brings police, residents together [Newspaper Article 08/04/10]
  

• Crackdown: Towns send cops undercover to catch drivers breaking the law [Newspaper Article 07/16/10]
  

Route 70 (visit Archives Page - see link above- for more articles)

• Additional safety measures needed [CP Editorial 12/21/09]
  

• Activists take on clogged roads [Newspaper Article 12/17/09]
  

• Another plan for Route 70 [Newspaper Article 10/31/07]
  

• Cherry Hill officials must look at latest Rt. 70 plan [Courier-Post Opinion 10/24/07]
  

• Cherry Hill Citizens for a Safer Route 70 Plan 10/23/07
  

• APPENDIX Cherry Hill Citizens for a Safer Route 70 Plan 10/23/07
  

• Route 70 Task Force Report 07/07/07
  

• Cherry Hill mayor outlines plans for Route 70 [Newspaper Article 07/03/07]
  

Schools

• Latest E-news from the Public Information Office
  

• Dems to Christie: Apologize to feds for comments on grant application [Newspaper Article 08/31/10]
  

• School districts get high marks [Newspaper Article 08/29/10]
  

• A look at public schools [Newspaper Article 08/29/10]
  

• Following grant foul-up, Schundler fired as N.J. Education Commissioner [Newspaper Article 08/27/10]
  

• Student fees approved in Cherry Hill [Newspaper Article 08/25/10]
  

• Some administrators face school pay freeze [Newspaper Article 08/08/10]
  

• Cherry Hill school names new assistant principal [Newspaper Article 08/04/10]
  

• Cherry Hill school district, teachers reach tentative pact [Newspaper Article 08/03/10]
  

• Cherry Hill seeks to close achievement gaps in schools [Newspaper Article 08/02/10]
  

• Questions remain on Cherry Hill student fee [Newspaper Article 07/30/10]
  

• Some school chiefs could see pay cuts [Newspaper Article 07/21/10]
  

• Cherry Hill session a prelude to superintendent hiring process [Newspaper Article 07/13/10]
  

• Teacher's day doesn't end when bell rings [Newspaper Article 07/07/10]
  

• Teachers face changing world as budgets tighten [Newspaper Article 07/06/10]
  

• Fees may not be a cure [Newspaper Article 07/06/10]
  

• Rejected budgets intact in 8 districts [Newspaper Article 07/01/10]
  

• Activity fees in schools criticized [Newspaper Article 06/28/10]
  

• 91 school leaders' salaries top $200K; Cherry Hill official is highest paid [Newspaper Article 06/14/10]
  

• Cherry Hill teachers await contract [Newspaper Article 05/27/10]
  

• School districts still without contracts [Newspaper Article 05/27/10]
  

• 13 tri-county school districts get state aid for projects [Newspaper Article 05/25/10]
  

• Changes in store for many school districts [Newspaper Article 05/23/10]
  

• Impact of Cherry Hill tax hike will be curtailed [Newspaper Article 05/17/10]
  

• Difficult choices loom on school budgets [Newspaper Article 04/23/10]
  

• Tri-county districts examine options on rejected budgets [Newspaper Article 04/22/10]
  

• The CHBOE is meeting with groups throughout the community to discuss the 2010-2011 budget
  

Budget Info: http://www.cherryhill.k12.nj.us/budget/index.cfm

Request for input: http://www.cherryhill.k12.nj.us/costsavingsuggestions/

• 2010-2011 CHPS Budget Matters
  

• New Jersey School Report Cards 2009
  

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CONNECTIONS - THE REGIONAL PLAN FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

was adopted by the DVRPC Board on July 23, 2009 as the long-range plan for the Greater Philadelphia region.

• The Plan addresses land use, environmental, economic competitiveness and transportation policies, and includes a set of fiscally constrained transportation projects.
  

• The Connections plan puts a strong emphasis on creating livable communities, managing growth and protecting resources, building an energy-efficient economy, and creating a modern multi-modal transportation system.
  

• The Plan includes a needs assessment which identified a significant gap between anticipated transportation funding and system maintenance and reconstruction needs.
  

• Click here to view PDF file
  

• Also, visit www.dvrpc.org and www.dvrpc.org/GetInvolved/
  

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GOLDEN TRIANGLE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT STUDY

University of Pennsylvania Urban Planning Studio Project

The purpose of this study is to determine the most efficient land use for the various parcels from a comprehensive perspective. By identifying the type of land use best for the area, redevelopment initiatives can be successful. The study will include an examination of alternative land uses, circulation improvements and connections, natural resource restoration and preservation; and an evaluation of the fiscal and infrastructure impacts with strong community consensus.

Attached please find the final draft of the 2010 Golden Triangle Visioning Study.  

More info: http://www.cherryhill-nj.com/economic/GoldenTriangle.asp

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