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RECYCLING SCHEDULE FOR LABOR DAY WEEK, 2010   The recycling schedule will shift to the next day due to the Labor Day Holiday. Residents of Tabernacle that normally would have recycling on Thursday, September 9th will instead be collected on Friday, September 10th. For any problems, please call the County Recycling Hotline: 609-267-6889.   Trash collection in the township will not be affected by the Labor Day Holiday.

PRESS RELEASE August 24, 2010   Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders Mount Holly, NJ 08060   Office of Public Information   Phone 609-265-5028 Fax 609-265-5151 www.co.burlington.nj.us

ROAD CLOSURE RT. 532 WOODLAND TOWNSHIP   The Burlington County Highway Department has tentatively scheduled a road closure on or about Tuesday, Spetember 7, 2010 starting at 9:00am until Friday, October 15, 2010 in the Township of Woodland on County Route 532 also known as Tabernacle-Chatsworth Road. It will be closed for necessary repairs and reconstruction work of a bridge (No. G6.51) over the West Branch of the Wading River at what is locally known as the Chatsworth Lake, outside the town of Chatsworth, Woodland Township. The road will be closed for thru traffic at the bridge located approximately 0.6 miles west of Rt. 563 in the town of Chatsworth and approximately 9.5 miles east of Rt. 648 in the town of Tabernacle.   A detour route will be posted. The primary detour route will be utilizing State Highway Roads of Rt. 206, Rt. 70 and Rt. 72.   Emergency vehicles may possibly be allowed thru the work zone (to be determined as construction work progresses) ONLY upon permission from the supervisor in charge at the work zone site and/or the County Supervisor of Rds. & Bridges. Please be advised that County Highway personnel MUST BE on site if access is permitted to cross thru the work zone/over the bridge that is under construction.   Any questions or concerns, please contact the Highway Department during regular work days and hours: Monday-Friday 7:30am to 4:00 pm.   FORKED NECK ROAD IN SHAMONG TO CLOSE   Bridge Construction To Begin Monday In Indian Mills The Burlington County Highway Department has tentatively scheduled construction on the bridge over Springers Brook on Forked Neck Road, between State Route 206 and Burnt House Road (County Route 620)/Willow Grove Road (CR648) in Shamong, on or about Monday, Aug. 23 at 9 a.m.   Construction will include repairs and/or replacement to the wooden bridge stringers and wooden deck planks. The bridge will be repaved after completion of the replacement of the deck planks. The road is expected to be closed to through traffic for two weeks. No detour route will be posted but an alternative route is recommended to Willow Grove Road (CR648), to Burnt House Road (CR620), to Route 206 to Stokes Road (CR541).

NOTICE OF BID The Township of Tabernacle, in the County of Burlington and State of New Jersey, will receive sealed bids up to 2:00 p.m. on October 20, 2010 at the Tabernacle Town Hall, located at 163 Carranza Road, Tabernacle, New Jersey 08088 for the Township contract for the collection and disposal of trash and garbage.   Click on this link for more details.    Notice to Bidder, Instructions to bidder Set 1 and Set 2

ATTENTION ALL TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS!   The 2010-2011 tax bills were mailed out on 8/13/10 and residents should be receiving them within the next few days. The third quarter bills have been given an extension of September 9, 2010 before any interest is charged. There will be no further extension period given for this quarter. All other quarters have a ten day grace period. If you have any questions please contact Suzy Costales, Tax Collector at: 268-0447

PAPER SHREDDING EVENT   The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders again will be sponsoring 2 paper shredding events at the Robert C. Shinn Recycling Center located at 130 Hancock Lane, Westampton, NJ 08060 from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM.   Saturday, September 11, 2010 and Saturday, October 23, 2010   For more information call: 609-499-1001

JUNE 10, 2010 ATTENTION RESIDENTS OF TABERNACLE: IMPORTANT TRASH AND RECYCLING NOTICE   Please click on this link to access important information pertaining to rules being implemented that concern your trash and recylable regulations. Failure to abide by these regulations may result in the refusal by the trash hauler to remove your weekly trash. Please take a few moments to read this notice.

ATTENTION SEPTIC SYSTEM OWNER'S:   The Burlington County Health Department is required to provide an owner's manual to residents with septic systems every three years. In cooperation with the Board of Chosen Freeholders and in an effort to save tax payer dollars, the manual is being placed on the DEP website and residents interested in this information are being asked to download the information by accessing this link: http://www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/owm_home.htm .

BRUSH PICK-UP SCHEDULE UPDATE - 7/28/10   Brush removal in Sections I & II & III & IV of the Township has been completed as of today. The Public Works Department would like to thank the residents for their patience as they struggled to remove the large quantities of brush that had accumulated throughout the township due to the severe storm damage this past winter.   As the summer season has our public works employees busy with the normal maintenance of the parks and roadside mowings, as well as other maintenace needs, there will be no further brush removal until the new schedule begins in the fall. Please check the schedule that will be included in your tax bill for the list of dates for fall and spring brush removal. You can also check out our website for this schedule found under the Public Works Department header.

FLOOD VICTIMS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT DAMAGE   Emergency Management Officials are preparing an appeal for FEMA Reimbursement. Freeholder Mary Ann O'Brien is encouraging any residents who experienced property damage from the March 12-13 rain strom to report that damage to their local Emergency Management Officials (609) 268-1220 ext. 17 or the Burlington County Office of Emergency Management (609) 518-7200. Please click on this link to obtain a copy of the press release.    An Advisory Message has been issued by the Burlington County NJ OEM. A copy of this message received on 5/17/10 can be accessed through this link.

NEW JERSEY STATE LIBRARY WEBSITE LINK   The New Jersey State Library has created a web site that provides assistance to New Jersey residents and businesses to help them through tough economic times.   The site has a wide range of useful links that may be of assistance to residents with questions in the areas of: New Jersey Work Tools New Jersey Financial Tools New Jersey Housing Tools New Jersey Health Tools New Jersey Parental Tools Tools for Seniors   To access this link click on this website address:  http://gethelp.njlibraries.org/

For information on the Burlington County Transportation System Shopping Buses please click on this link.

	TABERNACLE: DISTRICT 8 STATE REPRESENTATIVES
Senator Philip E. Haines	District Office	609-654-1498
Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego	32A North Main Street
Assemblyman Scott Rudder	Medford, NJ  08055	http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp

THE RECYCLEBANK IS HERE IN TABERNACLE   Residents of Taberncle Township should have received their information on the Burlington County RecycleBank Program.  A letter with information on this new program has been sent from our Mayor Richard Franzen. This is a reward program that operates on the principle of points earned and then redeemed for rewards at local and national businesses. An identification tag has been attached to your existing paper/cardboard recycling cart that has a unique number and will associate your cart to your address and will be used to track your recycling efforts and to award points which can then be redeemed for rewards.   Beginning on March 26, 2009 the trucks will read your identification tag, recognize your household has recycled and transmit that information to the Recycle Bank. You can go online to www.RecycleBank.com, log onto your personal account and redeem your RecycleBank Points for rewards. You can also call toll free at 1-888-727-2978.   Recycling pickup dates for paper, bottles and cans are every other Thursday. The recycling schedule can be obtained through this link.

NEW RECYCLING CONTAINERS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED!   By now, many of you should have received the new paper/cardboard recycling containers. These containers are part of a new pickup system being used by the County Recycling Program. At the present time the containers are only for paper/cardboard. Do not place bottles, cans or trash material in these containers. Containers should be placed with the lid facing the street and the containers must be placed on the curb or street in reach of the recycling truck's lift arm. If the container is set too far back the lift arm will not be able to reach the container and your recycling will not be picked up. For residents' convenience, the Township of Tabernacle has a recycling area for drop off of paper/cardboard, bottles and cans. It is located next to the Public Works facility and is in a fenced enclosure. Normal hours of operation at the township are Monday-Friday from 7AM to 3PM.    If you have any questions about the program contact the Burlington County Recycling Hotline #609-267-6889.   PAPER/CARDBOARD CONTAINERS AS WELL AS THE BOTTLE/CAN CONTAINERS ARE THE PROPERTY OF TABERNACLE TOWNSHIP. THE PAPER/CARDBOARD CONTAINERS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO SPECIFIC HOUSE NUMBERS.    INDIVIDUALS SELLING THEIR HOME ARE ADVISED THAT THESE CONTAINERS ARE TO REMAIN ON THE PREMISES. LANDLORDS SHOULD ADVISE THEIR TENANTS THAT THESE CONTAINERS ARE TO REMAIN ON THE PREMISES.   IF A PAPER/CARDBOARD CONTAINER IS REMOVED WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE TOWNSHIP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THE HOMEOWNER WILL BE CHARGED A REPLACEMENT FEE OF $65.00 PAYABLE TO TABERNACLE TOWNSHIP BEFORE CONTAINER WILL BE REPLACED.

MEDFORD FARMS FIRE COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED THAT TABERNACLE TOWNSHIP INSURANCE SERVICES ORGANIZATION (ISO) RATING HAS IMPROVED FROM CLASS 9 TO CLASS 4. CLICK HERE TO VIEW A COPY OF THIS PRESS RELEASE