Moorestown Council News in Brief: Affordable Housing, Mid-Block Crosswalk

Moorestown, NJ -- Moorestown Council approved an ordinance on second reading and continued to spend money in relation to the ongoing Affordable Housing situation in New Jersey.

It also unanimously approved an ordinance on second reading to install a mid-block crosswalk that connects the Second Baptist Church, 319 Mill Street, to the adjacent parking lot that was approved for the church in 2010.

Council needed to approve the mid-block crosswalk because they are required to be codified in township code.

The crosswalk will stretch from a spot 62 feet north of the northerly curb line of Beech Street to a point six feet north.

It also approved three consent agenda resolutions related to the ongoing Affordable Housing situation.

It approved payments of $8,290.22 and $19,629.17 from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to Clarke Caton Hintz and Capehart Scatchard, respectively, for Consulting Services Related to the Development and Implementation of a Housing Plan for the township, in separate resolutions.

It also approved a $971.50 payment from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to Court Master McKenzie for Special Court Master Services Related to the Development and Implementation of a Housing Plan for the township.

Following the approval of these resolutions, there is still about $9 million left in the trust fund, according to Chief Financial Officer Thomas Michel.

Council also approved an ordinance on introduction to amend the township's noise ordinance, and continued to hear criticism from residents over its handling of contaminants in the township's water.