Monday, August 13, 2012
Neighbors say they would prefer to pay higher taxes and see the open space preserved.
As Chatham Borough officials evaluate six lots for potential development and sale, neighbors of at least one of the lots—83 Chatham St., at the southeast corner of Chatham Street and Lafayette Avenue—plan to protest any plan to build on the land. Amanda and Mike Feeman live at 81 Chatham St., adjacent to the vacant lot. Amanda Feeman said she plans to attend the Sept. 10 Chatham Borough Council meeting to make sure the council knows the potential negative impact of building on the lot at 83 Chatham St. The meeting was postponed from Monday night. Niamh O'Byrne and Lisa Bussinelli live on Lafayette Avenue near the Chatham Street intersection. Like Feeman, both women are opposed to any sale of the lot for development. The women object to …
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Traffic, pedestrian safety and Safe Routes to School remain on the agenda for Monday's Chatham Borough Council meeting.
Further discussion of the possible sale of vacant lots within Chatham Borough has been postponed to the Sept. 10 Chatham Borough Council meeting. Borough Engineer Vincent J. DeNave said of the lots, "More work was required to determine if they could be auctioned as building lots or just auctioned as non-buildable lots to adjoining owners." DeNave said residents near the vacant lots proposed for sale have contacted him with comments and concerns. By postponing the discussion, he hopes to have a more detailed proposal based on a "[finalized] wetland review and public feedback." Neighbors said their concerns include whether the lots are or should be buildable, due to lot size, wetland status, the impact on traffic and on quality of life if …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Engineer Vincent J. DeNave he would not recommend development on any lots certified as wetlands by experts.
Vincent J. DeNave worked with Elizabeth Gill, one of Chatham Borough's high school interns, to create inventory of six vacant lots which could potentially be developed for possible sale. DeNave and Gill presented the six properties, along with their assessed values, square footage, photographs and further details to the Chatham Borough Council Monday. Gill and DeNave used tax maps and tax-assessed values from 2011 to estimate that together, the six properties could net about $2.2 million. The lots in question are: If they can be sold, Council President James Lonergan said each property could add between $12,000 and $13,000 to the municipal tax revenue. To read more about the challenges facing each respective property, click here. To …
If sold, the lots could bring in thousands in local tax revenues, municipal engineer said.
Vincent J. DeNave worked with Elizabeth Gill, one of Chatham Borough's high school interns, to create inventory of six vacant lots which could potentially be developed for possible sale. DeNave and Gill presented the six properties, along with their assessed values, square footage, photographs and further details to the Chatham Borough Council Monday. Here's what it will take to get the lots ready for sale, according to DeNave. Gill and DeNave used tax maps and tax-assessed values from 2011 to estimate that together, the six properties could net about $2.2 million. The lots being considered: If they can be sold, Council President James Lonergan said each property could add between $12,000 and $13,000 to the municipal tax revenue. Most, but…
Monday, July 9, 2012
Acting Administrator Vincent J. DeNave says Robert Falzarano has not returned to work, but has started to participate in emails and conference calls.
Chatham Borough Administrator Robert Falzarano has started working from home, according to Acting Administrator Vincent J. DeNave. Falzarano "has really started to participate more," DeNave said, and has called in for conference calls and responded via email to borough issues with municipal employees and officials. It is still unclear when Falzarano will return to work fulltime, but DeNave said "he's excited to get back here ... [h]e's anxious to get back to work." Falzarano was hospitalized for over a month following a motorcycle accident outside of Little Rock, Ark. on April 23. Falzarano was stabilized at the scene of the accident, then transported to the hospital where he underwent surgery and spent several weeks in the Intensive Care …
Monday, June 18, 2012
Borough will provide lists of local contractors for residents.
Chatham Borough could change its practice of maintaining sidewalks to follow the letter of the sidewalk ordinance, which puts responsibility on homeowners' shoulders in certain situations. The borough has worked on replacing lifted or uneven slabs of sidewalk since 2005, when an inventory by the borough's Department of Public Works found 6,230 sidewalk slabs needed to be replaced. Most sidewalks get damaged or lifted because of tree roots, which leaves the borough with the option of either taking down the tree or shaving the tree roots. Replacing each slab costs about $75, and over the past seven years the cost of replacing damage sidwalks has grown from $100,000 to $275,000. When the cause of the damage is tree roots, however, Engineer …
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Engineer Vincent J. DeNave will visit the borough administrator Wednesday.
Chatham Borough Engineer Vincent J. DeNave told the Chatham Borough Council that Robert Falzarano, the borough's administrator, has made a "miraculous recovery" since his April 23 motorcycle accident. "I spoke with his wife today," DeNave told the council Tuesday. "He's doing very well, and is talking about work endlessly." Council members and Mayor Bruce Harris all expressed their relief at the news, and Harris commented that Falzarano's desire to return to work "makes Vince happy." DeNave said he intended to visit Falzarano at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Wednesday, and "I will be bringing work for him." Presently visitors are limited, but DeNave said Falzarano's address will be released soon so he may receive cards from …
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Robert Falzarano remains hospitalized in Arkansas.
Chatham Borough Mayor Bruce Harris said there are "no changes contemplated at this time" in Engineer Vincent J. DeNave's interim role as the borough's acting administrator while Robert Falzarano recovers from a motorcycle accident. DeNave became acting administrator April 6 when Administrator Falzarano left for a cross-country motorcycle trip. Falzarano's brother George and Charles Dziedzic, the borough Department of Public Works' deputy director, accompanied him on the journey. On April 23, while returning to New Jersey, the three were struck by a Chevrolet Tahoe while traveling east on I-40 outside of Little Rock, Ark. Dziedzic was killed instantly, and Robert and George, both of Long Hill Township, were admitted to hospitals in the …
Friday, May 18, 2012
Total project, including change orders, cost $920,000.
Chatham Borough Mayor Bruce Harris, Council President James Lonergan and other local officials will be on site Saturday morning for the rededication of Memorial Park and Pool. The project, completed this week, wraps up over a week before the projected finish date of Memorial Day weekend. Borough Engineer Vincent J. DeNave said. The opening ceremony marks the end of a process which began over two years ago when the borough first began to evaluate whether substantial improvements to the pool were warranted or wanted. The Memorial Park and Pool Committee surveyed residents and made recommendations for the improvements to the council, which opted for a wider referendum vote in the November 2010. Voters opted for a tax increase in order to save…
Monday, May 14, 2012
Shortage of bags occurred while bags were redesigned.
Chatham Borough Engineer Vincent J. DeNave, currently serving as the acting administrator, said residents can expect large kitchen green bags back in stores by Wednesday. B&B Disposal, the borough's waste management vendor, has had to redesign the bags twice because of various flaws. According to DeNave, "the first bag that was used was larger, 42 gallons, but [they didn't have] pleats. It wouldn't fit over the 30-gallon pail, it kept falling in." DeNave said B&B ordered a new 30-gallon bag with pleats. They fit inside the cans, but only held about 23 gallons of trash when full. "What we decided to do was to look at a combination of the two. We sat down with B&B," DeNave said, and came up with a "hybrid" offering the best of both bags. The…
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