POTHOLES AND MORE POTHOLES

You may have noticed the potholes around the RR crossing. That crossing is owned by Conrail, and our Public Works people cannot touch it, nor can the county (since Stone is a county road). We have contacted Conrail. If Conrail doesn't act sooner, the situation should be fixed by the end of the month, when Conrail is scheduled to redo the entire RR crossing. Meanwhile, go slowly over the tracks. 

Also, there are literally hundreds of potholes around town, and Public Works is getting to them as fast as they can. Thanks for your patience.

State of Emergency Lifted

The State of Emergency declared yesterday by Fire Chief and Emergency Response Coordinator Ken Cheeseman and Mayor Severson has been lifted. Nonetheless with another storm forecast for later this week, please be mindful of moving your vehicles off the street. Vehicles MUST be moved off the street on the following snow-emergency routes: Stone Road; East and West Atlantic Avenues; Broadway; and South, Chestnut, Park, Lakeview and Tomlinson Avenues. Thank you for your cooperation.

During a snowstorm, the Public Works employees are working hard to make your streets safe. We plow curb to curb wherever possible.
Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that it covers the street or highway, no vehicle shall be parked on the following streets or portions thereof:

	Stone Road
	South Avenue
	Broadway Avenue
	Atlantic Avenue 'East and West'
	Chestnut Avenue
	Park Avenue
	Lakeview Avenue
	Tomlinson Avenue

Borough trucks may plow your street several times and as the snow rolls off the plows it sometimes accumulates in driveways. Please understand that this is unavoidable and it does become the homeowner's responsibility to clear it.
Here are some helpful hints to make snow removal less frustrating:
Shovel snow to the right side of your driveway (facing the street) to minimize the amount of snow entering your driveway. If possible, wait until the borough trucks have made at least three passes on your street before cleaning your driveway.
Fire Hydrants are easily covered by plowed snow. If you know there is a fire hydrant on or near your property, home or business that is covered with snow, please take the time to at least expose the hydrant below the hose connections to give the Fire Department access.

Read the Great Snowstorm Cleanup From Public Works' Point of View

Download the account of how Public Works responded to the record snowstorm of December 19-20, 2009. Go to "Downloads," then click "Newsletters."

New Animal Control Firm to Serve Borough

As of Jan. 1, 2010, a firm called Available Animal Control will serve Laurel Springs. Please make note of the contact information:

Available Animal Control
321 Lakeland Rd.
Blackwood, NJ 08012
Owner: John Micklewright
Cell: 609-306-2277
E-mail: j.jmick@comcast.net

Correction to Laurel Springs Calendar

On the "November" page of the 2010 Beautification Committee Calendar, the  photographs of George R. "Bob" Askew and Ernest J. "Jim" Askew were transposed. The Committee regrets the error.

Would you like to serve Laurel Springs on one of its volunteer boards or commissions?

If you have the energy and talents to devote time to the Joint Land Use (Planning) Board, the Recreation Commission, or the Board of Health, go to the "Downloads" area of the L.S. website, click on "Forms and Applications," and download the "Citizen Leadership Application."

At the same place you also can download lists of current board and commission members, including when their terms expire.

Complete the application and submit it to the Borough Clerk.

NEW SENIOR-TRANSPORT SERVICE

We are pleased to tell you that starting Sept. 2, the Borough will offer  door-to-door, return-trip rides for seniors to Deptford Mall on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. And every Wednesday the service will take seniors to Shoprite or KMart on Blackwood Clementon Road. Pickup will be at 9 a.m. and drop-off at 11:15 a.m.

You must register for this service. Seniors will receive a sign-up form in the mail. Please return it to Borough Clerk Barbara Hawk. If you do not receive a sign-up form, contact Barbara at 784-0500.