Dear Neighbors,

Welcome to the latest edition of the Mount Laurel First E-News letter.

If you have news that you think should be included in my next E-News letter, please send me the information at JimKeenan@MountLaurelFirst.com
Remember that this E-News letter is dedicated to Mount Laurel news.


Township Council:  Is preparing to file its fair share housing plan with the court by March 31, 2010.  Mount Laurel has been ordered by the court to prepare and file its housing plan showing how it will comply with the 1,421 units that the COAH assigned to Mount Laurel when it adjusted its assessment in June of 2008.  Council has been authorizing its attorney to petition the court for a reduction in this new assessment but to no avail.  The Planning Board has held three public meetings to review the plan and has now recommended adoption by Council according to the law. 

Mount Laurel Striders:  A running club based here in Mount Laurel, will be holding its first practice on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at the Lenape High School Track at 6pm.  Sign ups will also be held at that time.  For more information send an email with your question to StriderRunners@aol.com

Fleetwood Football and Cheer:  Will be holding registration on Friday, April 22, 2010 - 6-8pm and on Saturday, April 23, 2010 - 10am-1pm at the Hartford School cafeteria.  Please see my "Links" page for contact information for the club.

Meet Jon Runyan:  I have been asked by Jon Runyan to invite residents of Mount Laurel to come meet him on Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 7-9pm at the Westin Hotel located at 555 Fellowship Road in Mount Laurel.  Jon has been a champion for many fundraisers around the area and I have decided to give a little back to him by placing this invite here in my E-News letter.  Jon has announced his candidacy for Congress to represent New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District.  It will be a good time to meet him and ask him some questions on how he will represent Mount Laurel's interests in Washington.  Jon is a Mount Laurel resident and he will be there to greet you from 7-9pm.

Mount Laurel School Board:  Annual School Board Elections will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2010.  Please check the School Board Website for information regarding the important decisions to be made that day.

Nixle in Mount Laurel:  The Township has joined the Nixle Community.  Nixle is a Community Information Service dedicated to helping you stay connected to the information that matters most to you.  It is FREE to join. Just go to www.nixle.com and register for email or text messaging notifications when the township posts alerts to Nixle for broadcast to members in the Mount Laurel community.  The township currently will post messages from the Mount Laurel Office of Emergency Management and will post soon, alerts from the Police Department and the Manager's Office.  For answers to some of your questions, go to: http://www.nixle.com/consumer_faqs.html
Please help make this service a success for Mount Laurel.  Tell your friends and neighbors to join.  This is another way to stay connected to Mount Laurel and learn quickly what is going on.

Report Graffiti:  The township is committed to cleaning up any graffiti around town, so please let me know if you see any.  To report graffiti in Mount Laurel simply click on this link: Report Graffiti and tell me the location and the cross streets nearby.  If the link above does not work, simply email me at my Council email address of JimKeenan08054@gmail.com and put the word "Graffiti" in the subject line and I will forward your report to the Township Manager to alert the proper departments to note the incident and then remove it from Mount Laurel.

Report a Pothole:  To report a pothole in Mount Laurel simply click on this link; Report a Pothole and tell me the name of the street that the pothole is located on and the closest intersection.  If the link does not work, simply email me at my Council email address of JimKeenan08054@gmail.com and put the word "Pothole" in the subject line and I will forward your report to the Township Manager to alert the Public Works Department.  Thank you for your assistance in this matter. 
 

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,