Race Request, Flowers on Main Street on Council's Plate

Township council addressed several items during its regular meeting this week, from a race request to the return of flowers to Main Street. Here's what you missed at this week's meeting:

• Council approved a request from the Fourth of July Parade Committee to hold a 1-mile run before the parade this year. Township manager Scott Carew said Moorestown Police Traffic Sgt. Randy Pugh expressed some concerns about extending the duration of street closures—chiefly the intersection of Main and Church streets—for the race. But Carew noted that there's very little traffic on July 4 as it is. "We want to be making events like this, which are successful, even more successful," said Councilman Greg Newcomer.

• Volunteers will be hanging flowers back up on Main Street Friday morning. Carew said the flowers "really made a statement on Main Street" last year. He asked council whether the township would possibly be willing to pitch in $1,000-2,000 to help pay for the flowers. Council agreed, and Carew added that there's a possibility the township would be reimbursed in full through volunteer fundraising efforts. Anyone interested in volunteeting to water or donating money to help pay for the flowers should contact Carew at the township offices at 856-235-0912. Volunteers looking to help hang the baskets Friday morning should meet in front of the Community House at 7:15 a.m.

• Carew said the township is exploring issuing an online-only newsletter, which would save roughly $9,000 annually—$3,000 in savings for each of the three paper newsletters it produces throughout the year. He said the plan would be for residents to sign up to receive the newsletter through the township website, adding, "If anybody wanted a hard copy, we could certainly send them one."

• The township has already received $20,000 in sponsorships through its new sponsorship program, according to Carew. The township budgeted $60,000 in revenue for the first year of the program, half of which will be split with the sports clubs.

• Mayor Stacey Jordan presented Moorestown Jewish Association member Dimitri Schneiberg with a proclamation, declaring May Jewish American Heritage Month. (Read more about the Moorestown Jewish Association here.)

Council will hold its next regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. June 10, in the IT room at Moorestown High School.