Downtown Moorestown (Finally) Getting New Holiday Decorations
Hate the town's Christmas decorations? This should make you happy.
For anyone who’s looked at the holiday decorations on Main Street over the last several years and thought, “Ugh,” your prayers have been answered. Township manager Scott Carew announced Monday the township has signed a contract for new decorations, which will be strung up downtown around Thanksgiving. “This wins the award for the longest issue,” he joked. “It beats town hall by a couple years.” Mayor John Button, liaison to the Appearance Committee, which had taken the lead on the decorations, said the current downtown ornamentations were “an accommodation to a budget constraint” back in 2006. And ever since then, Button, as well as committee member Gina Zegel, said they’ve heard no end of complaints from people who thought the decorations…
Richard Hinchman
12:17 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
Holiday lights are important to a commercial area to provide an inviting atmosphere for people to come here and spend money on Main Street. Successful businesses on Main Street increase the value of the properties and increased value means more tax revenue in the long term. It is the role of government to encourage postive commerce in its borders. This is not a Republican or Democrat issue. Both … more ›