Goodbye,: Opening of New Township Hall Among Top Stories of The Year
Goodbye,: Opening of New Township Hall Among Top Stories of The Year
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2011
Goodbye,
Opening of new township hall
among top stories of the year
By SEAN PATRICK MURPHY
The Voorhees Sun
ach year, here at
Elauwit Media, we
like to take a look
back at the year that
just went by. Here,
therefore, is a look
back at how we cov-
ered Voorhees in 2011.
In January, a long talked
about initiative was finally ap-
proved, as the township will no
longer employ its own emer-
gency dispatchers.
At the last township commit-
tee meeting of 2010, members
unanimously agreed to merge
its dispatching system with
Camden Countys.
The new program will likely
save Voorhees more than
$400,000 annually, Mayor
Michael Mignogna said. The
county has also agreed to look at
the employees in the local dis-
patch and consider them for em-
ployment, he said.
Most of the municipalities in
Camden County have merged
with the dispatch system, ac-
cording to township representa-
tives.
The county assured Voorhees
its former dispatchers would
have an opportunity to be hired
at the county dispatch depart-
ment when the merger went
through, Voorhees Township
Administrator Larry Spellman
said.
Of the five dispatchers in the
township, one was retiring and
the other four planned to apply
for county dispatch positions.
The county said it hire 10 new
dispatchers, Spellman said, of
which four hopefully would
come from the township dis-
patch.
The county couldnt promise
them that theyll be hired, he
said, because the potential em-
ployees have to pass a county
test and a background check be-
fore being hired.
Residents in Voorhees paid
county taxes that fund the coun-
ty dispatch system.
The county and the township
have also worked through some
compatibility issues regarding
software and hardware for the
system.
Spellman said its unknown
right now what the schedule
would be for the current munici-
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pal police department. An officer
or a dispatcher would still be
needed at the police department
each day to handle walk-in ap-
pointments and residents who
want to make reports in person.
Also in January, county and
local officials gathered to discuss
the viability of creating county-
wide police and fire forces.
The proposed shared-services
agreement model would allow
municipalities to choose to join
and then pay for the services to
their community.
Across the state, both Gov.
Christie and the Legislature
were calling for less home rule
and more shared services as a
way of delivering essential serv-
ices while providing relief to tax-
payers.
In February, the Voorhees
Planning Board approved plans
for a new fire station.
The new station will be built at
the site of the existing station at
2002 South Burnt Mill Road.
The state-of-the-art, 19,000
square-foot station, will be about
10,000-square feet larger than the
existing one, and drastically up-
date the facilities.
Well have full facilities at the
new station, Fire Chief Jim
Pacifico said. New bunk rooms,
gear rooms, training spaces, of-
fices and a community room for
the public and outside organiza-
tions. This will enable us to ex-
pand certain programs, and
gives us a specific place for the
Virtua Paramedic truck, giving
residents quicker access to life
support services.
The new station will be fully
ADA compliant.
In March, the 2011 Voorhees
Fire District budget passed 533-
475 in the recent fire district elec-
tion.
The nearly $7.5 million budget
was a decrease of 3.15 percent
over the 2010 budget.
Pacifico said that a utilization
of excess funds helped in keep-
ing to a zero percent increase.
We try to balance the budget
each year, Pacifico said, so
there is zero tax increase.
Not included in the funds, and
for good reason, is the districts
plans for a new fire station.
The new station was a line
item approved by voters in 2008,
Pacifico said. And we have been
sitting on those funds since.
And the plans were picking up
steam, and were expected to be
released in about a month.
Right now we have all the ap-
provals from the township,
Pacifico said, and are waiting
for the architects and engineers
to put together a final bid pack-
age.
In the election for the two
seats up for grabs on the Board of
Commissioners, incumbents
Robert J. Dougherty and Robert
J. Caruso, retained their seats.
Dougherty was the highest vote
getter with 572, Caruso was close
behind at 556.
Also on the ballot Scott
Minghenelli tallied 517 votes, and
Bruce Krapf 498. This years
turnout was up from last year.
The turnout was higher than
average, Pacifico said. That
usually happens in years with
two seats up.
In April, seven township resi-
dents formed Voorhees Organi-
zation Interested in Continuing
excellent Education (VOICE) be-
cause of the defeat of the previ-
ous years budget.
VOICE was getting out into
the community during budget
season to spread information
about the 2011-12 document.
Every day the members of
VOICE attended municipal meet-
ings, social functions and sport-
ing events to educate Voorhees
voters on the K-8 budget.
Were a group of parents in
the K-8 school district who are
really concerned that people un-
derstand what it is theyre voting
for, said Kim Stroemel, one of
the groups founders. People
think theyre going to save so
much money in taxes if they vote
it down but thats just not the
case.
In May, the committee held its
last meeting at the 38-year-old
township hall at 620 Berlin Road.
The new municipal hall at
Voorhees Town Center was
opened for business at 8 a.m. on
Monday, May 16.
Mignogna said the new town-
ship hall would likely serve resi-
dents well, but it was also sad to
close the books on the old town
hall.
This is the final public meet-
ing here at the hallowed town
hall. Its served the community
well for many years, he said.
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The old township hall will re-
main at the site until it can be
sold to the highest bidder, town-
ship representatives reported.
The township doesnt have to
make a payment to the Voorhees
Town Center for two years, Solic-
itor Howard Long said, so it can
hold onto the property until the
real estate market improves.
The committee members re-
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yet. The property is currently
valued at $2.5 million.
In June, after 50 years of serv-
ing food to the township, the
Kokolis brothers called it quits at
the Country Club Diner.
The four brothers, who opened
the diner in 1961, served their
last dinner on Sunday, June 5.
Christos Kokolis, 86, said he
and his three brothers came to
this country from Greece in 1955.
After working for several
years at a few other eateries,
Kokolis said that the diner be-
came available for purchase in
1961.
The four brothers have worked
side by side in the diner for near-
ly five decades, Kokolis ex-
plained.
Nick, Spiros, Christos, and
Harry the four brothers be-
tween the ages of 77 and 86
have been co-owners of the diner
throughout its lengthy existence
in Voorhees.
Despite its popularity, Kokolis
explained that it was time to
turn off its grill and shut down
its deep fryers. The economy has
been tough lately, he said, and
none of the brothers 12 children
had any interest in continuing
the business.
Also in June, the Voorhees
Township Committee voted in
favor of a $25.8 million budget
for 2011.
The recent vote was 4-1 with
Committeeman Michael Fried-
man casting the lone dissenting
vote.
Mignogna said the budget was
$1,208,031 below the 2 percent tax
cap levy instituted by Christie.
Among the seven-page docu-
ment were several reasons as to
why municipalities in Camden
County should consider joining a
proposed countywide police
force.
The document also provided
some details on how such a po-
lice force would exist and oper-
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New municipal hall opens
ate.
A county police department
provides the opportunity to re-
duce the cost of police services
to taxpayers, putting more police
officers on patrol, and streamlin-
ing police services, the docu-
ment reads. To county resi-
dents, the local division of the
county police department serv-
ing their communities will look
and operate much like their ex-
isting police department and
offer the same quality service.
The difference is that the CCPD
will be more effective and cost-ef-
ficient.
In July, Voorhees officials ex-
pressed wishes to have the histo-
ry section of the Voorhees Town-
ship website updated.
So what were the most dramat-
ic developments in Voorhees his-
tory?
The railroad coming through
the Kirkwood and Ashland sec-
tions of town in 1854 had a pro-
found impact on the township.
It turned a community of
farmers and millers into a desti-
nation for vacationers, and even-
tually permanent residents who
could commute to Camden and
Philadelphia (Camden was once
the home to 10 major industries
which employed more than
40,000).
The second major develop-
ment was the high-speed line in
the 1960s to Philadelphia. This
reinforced Voorhees position as
a bedroom community for
Philadelphia.
These both triggered signifi-
cant residential real estate and
business growth.
And what does Borbe think is
the most interesting part of
Voorhees history?
The Echelon Airport (site of
the former Echelon Mall) might
not have been the most signifi-
cant economic development, but
the romantic story of Rogers and
Jeanette Smith, the young couple
who built it and ran it for several
years, and the significant and
tragic events surrounding their
lives would make a great movie,
Borbe said. I am privileged to
have had the opportunity to in-
terview Jeanette Smith.
In August, there was one new
school policy to make students
feel safe.
Recent changes in the law con-
cerning harassment, intimida-
tion and bullying have made it
necessary for the Voorhees
Township Board of Education to
revise its harassment, intimida-
tion and bullying policy.
New requirements state that
the policy needed to be revised
and submitted to the county su-
perintendent by Sept. 1.
The law requires the board to
implement a new policy, appoint
a district anti-bullying coordina-
tor and an anti-bullying special-
ist at each school.
All staff members will be
trained in prevention and re-
sponse to incidences of harass-
ment, intimidation and bullying
that occur in school and off
school premises.
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She reached her 300th-career
coaching victory.
Its exciting, Heilig said.
Im proud of it from a personal
standpoint.
I think thats an outstanding
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who have been involved in the
program, and I am very proud of
what weve accomplished here,
she added.
But it was all business for the
coach as she went into the teams
first home game.
The fact that its my 300th is
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about as far away from my mind
as you can imagine, Heilig said.
Its more about the kids.
I worry more about the team
than I do about myself getting
300, she added.
The team worked hard over
the summer and got together a
handful of times.
The kids have worked hard
over the summer in preparation
for the 2011 season, Heilig said.
Of the 300 wins she has gar-
nered, 14 were at Haddon
Heights Senior High School.
Heilig is now in her 13th year
with Eastern.
In October, Voorhees was look-
ing to save almost $140,000 on
municipal trash disposal.
The township joined with
seven other municipalities in a
joint-purchasing effort that
brings the cost of dealing with
trash down from $65 per ton to
$52.50 per ton.
The new agreement started
Nov. 1, and ends Dec. 31, 2012.
Spellman said the agreement
helps with next years budget.
And its the budget voters in
Voorhees and all over were con-
cerned with.
Charter schools were on
everyones mind in November.
Voorhees followed suit with
Cherry Hill in appealing a deci-
sion to allow a charter school to
be located in the area.
Regis Academy would be locat-
ed in Cherry Hill and receive stu-
dents from Somerdale, Lawnside,
Cherry Hill and Voorhees.
Superintendent of Schools
Raymond Brosel did not think
the town needs a charter school.
Our children are receiving
appropriate and excellent educa-
tion, Brosel said. Our district
is a high performing district.
The charter school would cost
Voorhees $727,000 a year. There is
no funding from the state to help
defray the cost.
Also in November, both in-
cumbents kept their seats on the
Voorhees Township Committee.
Democrats Michael Mignogna
(who is mayor) and Harry Platt
defeated Republicans Jody
Raines and Ron Richards.
The final vote was Mignogna,
2,754; Platt, 2,700; Richards, 2,058;
and Raines, 2,065.
I was humbled by the over-
whelming show of support in the
election, Mignogna said. The
residents of Voorhees are well-
informed and intelligent.
In December, the township
committee unanimously spoke
out against the placement of
charter schools in the immediate
area. All members are against a
proposed charter school, Regis
Academy, and said they support
the appeal made by the school
board. Also in December, in an
effort to curb increased violence
in the City of Camden, the gover-
nor ordered the deployment of
state troopers during the worst
times, days and locations where
crime has skyrocketed in the
city.
The push for more visible uni-
formed officers on city streets
has also propelled Camden Coun-
ty freeholders and mayors to
plan to establish a countywide
police force, which would in-
clude a metro division responsi-
ble for policing the City of Cam-
den.
HEILIG
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District needs to give good
reasons to vote for budget
Last year, I spent a great deal of time
and energy supporting the Voorhees
school budget. This year, I have doubts
about supporting it. I have yet to see the
school district make meaningful, sus-
tained, inexpensive efforts to improve
services to children and families.
For example, I still hear many com-
plaints about special education IEPs and
services, and have yet to see systematic ef-
forts to educate parents about childrens
needs and to involve parents and other res-
idents in meaningful ways. I hope the dis-
trict will prove me wrong.
I want to vote for the budget, but the dis-
trict needs to give me good reasons, not
just statistics about test scores that reflect
the socioeconomic status of the students.
Howard Margolis, Ed.D.
Get real about the amount
of money going to charter
I have been following, with interest, the
dire predictions of some in our communi-
ty due to the arrival of Regis Charter
School. According to one charter school
opponent, our existing public schools
would be dismantled, our taxes would go
up, no sports, no art, no music, no recess.
Thats right, no recess.
Lets get real here. The amount of
money going to Regis Academy is about 1
percent of the Voorhees and Cherry Hill
townships school budgets. Are these exist-
ing public schools meeting the needs of a
majority of their students?
Yes.
Are they meeting the needs of all of
their students?
Consider the fact that black children in
the Cherry Hill School district are failing
the standardized ASK tests at a rate more
than double that of white students.
Do parents of these children not have a
right to choose a school they believe will
better serve their child?
Opponents to charter schools argue that
we do not vote on charter school budgets.
Charter schools are given 90 percent of the
per-student cost, as determined by budgets
prepared by each school district and ap-
proved by the voters.
So, indirectly, voters do have input into
charter school budgets.
The establishment of a charter school is
not subject to a public vote. But, parents,
you can vote with your feet. If a charter
school fails to meet the needs of your
child, you can pull your kid out. If a tradi-
tional public school fails to meet the needs
of your child, you can go ... well, nowhere,
unless you can afford to send your kid to a
private school.
As the parent of two children who re-
cently went through the Voorhees school
system, I can say that both had some very
fine teachers. But they also had a few
teachers who had no business being in the
classroom.
Regis Academy teachers will not be
unionized. (Hmmm, could this be a factor
in the vitriolic reaction to this new
school)? Regis teachers who perform well
will stay employed; teachers who do not,
will go.
When was the last time, if ever, a poorly
performing public school teacher was
fired?
Or do the defenders of the current edu-
cational monopoly believe that 100 percent
of the teachers in our existing school sys-
tems are performing well, defying the bell
curve of performance for every other sec-
tor of the working world?
Lastly, with certainty and predetermi-
nation, opponents to Regis declare that
our taxes would go up because of this new
charter school. Where have these oppo-
nents been when, year after year, our
school taxes have risen not because of
the presence of any charter school, but
largely because school boards have been
unable to hold the line on union demands
for ever-increasing salaries and benefits?
Just as in past years, voters will decide
if they will allow their taxes to go up. And,
just as in past years, school districts will
please see LETTERS, page 7
Photos listed clockwise from
top left of page 1.
The North Korean National
Tae Kwon Do demo team made
their third and finial stop on the
2011 Goodwill Tour in
Collingswood at the Scottish Rite
Auditorium. Grand Master Ken
MacKenzie of MacKenzies Tae
Kwon Do and Hap Ki Do Institute
in Voorhees had facilitated the
trip for the North Korean Tae
Kwon Do demo team, a group of
the 14 best karate experts from
the embattled country. MacKen-
zie said the demo team practices
12-hours a day, 365 days out of the
year. RYAN VENEZIA/The Sun.
The Emerald Society Pipe and
Drum Band performed at the
10th-annual Blue Mass honoring
all emergency personnel in the
Camden Diocese. SEAN
PATRICK MURPHY/The Sun.
Twenty members of the
Philadelphia Flyers brought
smiles to the faces of Virtua pa-
tients during their visit to Virtua
Voorhees. Groups of players went
from room to room visiting near-
ly 60 adult and pediatric patients
throughout the hospital. They
also visited 80 children at Virtuas
Child Development Virtua is the
Official Orthopaedic Provider of
the Philadelphia Flyers and is the
proud sponsor the Virtua Center
Flyers Skate Zones in Voorhees
and Pennsauken. Pictured, from
left, are Danny Briere, Blair
Betts, Darroll Powe, Brian Bouch-
er, Scott Hartnell and Claude
Giroux with Brandon Green, 13,
of Toms River. Special to The Sun
Just one of the 30 cats that was
rescued by the Voorhees Animal
Welfare Association, in associa-
tion with Animal Planets Con-
fessions: Animal Hoarding. Spe-
cial to The Sun.
Conor Riley takes cover as Tan-
ner Koch tries to limit some of
the damage during the fourth-
graders Mentos and Diet Coke
experiment. Ethan Shacket, not
pictured, also assisted in the
messy experiment. The E.T.
Hamilton Elementary School Sci-
ence Fair featured ESP tests, vol-
canoes and more. Special to The
Sun.
The Phillie Phanatic welcomed
in participants to the third annu-
al 5K Victorious Run/Walk re-
cently.
More than 400 people partici-
pated in the event with all pro-
ceeds to benefit teens with cancer
and other life-threatening illness-
es including the new Teen
Lounge at Virtua Hospital, servic-
es to CHOP, teen kits to Cooper
University Hospital and over 80
other hospitals across the coun-
try. Special to The Sun.
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