Guest Post Fw: The Sign at The Dunks Ferry Inn at Whitebriar & The Farm On Cooper Street

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From: Carole Moore <whitebriarbb@hotmail.com>
To: EdgewaterPark Reporter <edgewaterparkreporter@yahoo.com>; whitebriarbb@hotmail.com
Sent: Friday, March 7, 2008 11:09:36 PM
Subject: The Sign at The Dunks Ferry Inn at Whitebriar & The Farm On Cooper Street

Dear Edgewater Park Reporter,

    Although I find your "blog" a wonderful asset to the folks in Edgewater park, who cannot get to Township work sessions, etc, I do feel that you have a responsibility to the Public to "get your facts" correct before printing them.  You have given out alot of "incorrect information", and I fear that is why you are "Mysterious".

The sign I placed out front of The Dunk's Ferry Inn at Whitebriar B&B, what you call the "farm" and the "zoo", was challenged at one time in court by E.P. Township, only to have the judge throw it out.   Since the Good Men and Women of the Township Committee know better than to "throw" good money after "bad", the sign has remained as an "expression of my constitutional right" Freedom of Speech.

Although there is no "cost" to "advertise" on the sign, it is "first come, first serve", and the rental cost is:   "A bag of animal food for these abandoned farm creatures" who live on "the farm".   Stop by any time or call 609-871-3859 to see which feed is needed.  We welcome the interaction.

The message on "The Cooper Street Sign" was changed to read: "Anonymous Words Have No Meaning and No Merit".  This sign was directed to you, the Edgewater Park REporter, and to those who "Blog on" Anonomously.  You see, dear friend, you are really doing a "great" service to the community.  Your technique is "wonderful", and you are truly educating the EP public, and this is all a good thing, BUT, by hiding your identity you loose credibility.

Many people know that I am famous for writing letters to the editor of the Courier, the Burl. Co. Times, Inquirer, pro and con, against many controversial issues!  People either love me or hate me, according to the "topic of the editorial", but I have one thing that you do not have, and that is the Courage to put my name at the bottom of my letter.  You really "do" have a good "knack" in writing. You should do it "legitimately".

                         Carole Moore, The Cooper Street FArm Lady.

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Edgewater Park School Board Election

Three Board Seats are up for election, The present members are running for re-election, Raymound Rebilas, Lester Holley and Susan Strasser. They have done a good job and deserve to be re-elected to the Board.

The Edgewater Park Reporter

Edgewater Park, What is causing us to think the town in headed in the wrong direction?

I found the last Poll results quite informative. The pole question was; "Has Edgewater Park become a better community to raise your family since 2000?"

68 people voted 

89% (61 votes) of the respondences said No 

10% (7 votes) of the respondences said Yes.

The results of this pole follow along with the sediment of most residents I have spoken to during the past 8 months. If this feeling continues to persist, it does not bode well for the future of Edgewater Park. 

We once had a sense of "community" and felt good about living here. As I stated in previous comments, many of us who grew up in Edgewater Park, stayed and raised our families here. Many of our children also stayed to raise their families until recently. This disturbing trend of our children wanting out, is an indication of problems with our town.

What are the problems that are causing families to want to move from Edgewater Park? I would like to hear from you and your thoughts in this. Please email me at edgewaterparkreporter@yahoo.com. I will list them in a future poll.

If we are going to reverse this trend, our elected officials and residents need to deal with the issues that are causing this flight.

At one time the towns of Beverly and Willingboro were lovely communities. What happened to them? Was it taxes, Bad government management, Schools or apathy? Do we want to end up like them?   I hope not.

The Edgewater Park Reporter

Edgewater Park "Not my fault" Property Tax Increases

Are you ready to pay more for the privilege of living in Edgewater Park?

To quote our Elected Officials; "We don't have the highest Local Property Tax in Burlington County".

Not yet!!

The Edgewater Park Reporter

Non-resident anonymous whining

Anonymous, the Picture says it all!

"Grave Concerns" and Edgewater Park's Committeeman Jim Daly of the State Police, is on the Hunt for the Reporter

News Flash!!!!! National Cemetery Head Stones found at the Cooper St. Farm. See Action News Video!!!

Link to VA Headstone Regulations

We made the news in Britain Link

Click on Orange words above to open links, there are three different links.

The Committee and their minions, are pressing hard to stifle the EP Reporter and the information Posted. Have you noticed how they do not have much to say in public? Just a word to the wise, be careful what you say in the Municipal Building!! You never know who, or what (bugs) are listening.

My kudos and thanks to the Public Works Dept. for the great job with the clean-up of the debris, caused by the Storm last Saturday.

The School Board will be holding the 2008-2009 Budget Hearing, Wednesday, March 19th at 6:30 p.m. in the Jacques School All-Purpose Rm.

If you go, make sure you ask Jim's better half (School Bd Member), if the moving to Delran rumors are true.

Don't you the taxpayer, feel good about the close "nit" relationships of the three government agencies (Township Committee, School Bd & Sewer Authority) and family members of those agencies? This collusive, incestuous relationship between township agencies helps explain the intolerance of the members, to any viewpoints other then their own, in the decision making of those agencies. These family relationships, also help to keep the decision making process closed, efficient (no other viewpoints need apply), and under the control of the Royal Families of the Kingdom of Edgewater Park.

The results of the incestuous decisions speak for themselves (Tax increases). See below for other results along with the tax results shown in the tax chart on the March 10, 2008, Post.

We know what is best for Edgewater Park, besides other towns have higher taxes, so stop you're complaining. Just remember- "We have to spend your tax money to make money". Quote from Tom Pullion

Edgewater Park Twp 3/4/08 Meeting Summary from Oki---- (Guest Post)

"Hello EPR,

I wanted to let you know, that I attended the Tuesday Committee meeting, along with six other EP citizens. My first impression of the Committee members was that they are completely "over their heads" in the current political environment that Gov. Corzine has established.

My second impression of the good folks on Committee, was that they actually do care about EP, but seem misguided.

Here are some examples:

The most important issue that was raised, was Corzine cutting aid to towns with under 10,000 person populations (@ $233,00 cut to EP).

This may result in EP merging with other towns to survive (in one form or another). Obviously, a huge problem.

The Mayor had nothing to say about this, but did have a lot to say about a Summer camp for kids being in jeopardy from the cuts, and also expressed a lot of interest in an Easter Egg Hunt.

With the exception of Tom Pullion & Linda Dougherty, nothing was said through most of the meeting at all, on any topic by Committee.

Near the end of the meeting the Committee did show their true EP attitude. A citizen approached the microphone and stated that he had submitted an application for farm status over seven months earlier, and had not heard anything on it. He was told (in a nasty way), that the Committee was "too busy" with other issues to get around to discussing his application. Just disgusting the way they treated that man! Finally, Tom Pullion, asked to have the man's application added to the next meetings business. If it were not for Mr. Pullion, that citizen would have been basically told, we will get to it when we feel like it. The Mayor, Kevin Johnson (who said nothing all meeting), & Donna Atzert would have been happy if the man just walked away, imo.

The reason I mention the later, is that he was the ONLY citizen there that really asked for ANYTHING. I believe that the "EP attitude" is why RT 130 is not developed, we have no commercial tax base, and this town will most likely have to merge with another Township in the VERY NEAR FUTURE.

Maybe it is only fitting that people with "bad attitudes" lose their jobs.

Tom Pullion attempted to justify the job that he has done over the past 8 years, that based on the commercial tax base here, taxes have been kept reasonable low in comparison to other communities. That may be true, but the problem has not been managing the budget imo, it has been in building the town's tax base. That is where Committee has failed the citizens of EP.

Just a little info you might want to pass along to the readers: Last year (2007), the Burlington County Budget had a surplus of $10,600,000. It is my firm belief that the Counties of NJ have been over taxing & not offering enough help to their communities.

With the State now reducing help to small towns, is the County going to step in to help? Who do you think on the Committee will be the first to ask Burlington County for help?

Concerned Citizen

PS Feel free to post if you want."

My thanks to Concerned Citizen for the report and observations of the Township Committee Meeting of March 4, 2008. I have also linked to a story about "NJ's Small Towns Big Fuss over Corzine Aid Cuts" that appeared in the AC Press 3/7/08

The Edgewater Park Reporter