Common Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), also known as Indian Hemp, is a perennial herb superficially similar in looks to Milkweed. It is recognized by clusters of small, bell-shaped white to pink flowers, milky sap (seen when the stem is broken) and long seed pods. Plants usually grow two feet to three feet in height, but they Read More…
Time For Better Tabernacle Township Meeting Recordings, Emergency Service Rosters
TTJ will not be reporting on the June 26, 2017 meeting because I was not present. So I have no audio or video recording to post. I planned to listen to the official recording so that I could report on the meeting. I purchased a copy of the township’s audio recording but it was inaudible. Read More…
In Celebration Of Independence Day 2017
In celebration of Independence Day, TTJ is publishing two excellent editorials that appeared in NewJersey.com on the importance of an informed electorate to the maintenance of our democracy. The New Jersey Open Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act, as the editorials point out, are instrumental to our freedom. NewJersey.com, June 21, 2017. Transparency is Read More…
Tabernacle Gives More Study To Emergency Services And Capital Bond Ordinance
At the May 8, 2017 public meeting, township committee turned its attention to two issues that had been sitting on its back burner. These are the township’s capital improvement plan (road improvements and equipment purchases) and emergency services (how to better organize and fund fire, rescue and EMS). Both issues were discussed and the committee Read More…
Tabernacle Mayor Unhappy With Half-Baked Budget
With the April 24, 2017 budget vote deadlocked at two votes for (Franzen, Brown) and two votes against (Barton, Yates), the attention turned to Mayor Steven Lee to cast the decisive vote. He anguished about it for about five minutes and spoke about his unhappiness with the budget. But he voted for it anyway, joining Read More…
Tabernacle Rescue Squad To Tabernacle Fire Company: “Stay Home”
The April 10, 2017 meeting was routine until Andrew Cunard informed the committee that the Tabernacle Rescue Squad (TRS) had arranged for the Evesham Fire-Rescue, not the Tabernacle Fire Company #1 (TFC#1), to cover the Township while the TRS was busy with its awards banquet. The TRS’s choice of an outside company was news to Read More…
Tabernacle’s Legal Bills Don’t Meet State Standards
New Jersey’s Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) is an independent office that audits government finances and investigates fraud and waste at all levels of government. New Jersey’s local governments (municipalities, townships, cities, etc.) spend over 100 million dollars each year for legal services. Because this is a large public expenditure, the OSC examined how Read More…
Some Highlights Of The March 27, 2017 Tabernacle Township Meeting
The March 27 meeting was unusually brief. The following are the key issues that were covered. 2017 Budget A resident commented again about the budgeting of $500,000 to purchase land for the public works facility, when the current proposal is to build a facility on township-owned land at the fire station and community center on Read More…
Some Highlights Of The March 13 Tabernacle Township Meeting
The focus of the March 13 meeting was primarily on the 2017 budget and the proposal to build a new public works facility at the fire station on Hawkin Road. 2017 Budget The 2017 budget was introduced. All committee members had the opportunity to ask questions. Committeeman Barton, who had obviously examined the budget closely, Read More…
More About Tabernacle Pens
Mayor Steven Lee was recently quoted as saying that residents shouldn’t rely on social media for information about Tabernacle, but should contact committee members instead. This is what he said. If you have an issue with what is going on in Tabernacle, Facebook is probably not the place to find out the real information. The Read More…