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2011
Goodbye,
Mayoral shakeup leaves
Barbara Wallace at the helm
By MELISSA DIPENTO
The Washington Twp. Sun
ith the New Year
fast approaching,
heres a look back
at what made
headlines this
year in Washing-
ton Township.
From the big library move, to
the townships budgetary short-
fall, to having three mayors in
one year amidst a surplus of con-
fusion Washington Township
has seen it all this year. Lets
rewind the clocks and remember
what made 2011 a memorable
year in the township.
February
Revenue decreases loomed
large in the 2011 municipal budg-
et. In early February, then-Mayor
Matt Lyons told residents there
would be cuts and layoffs ahead.
Township officials reported a
$913,550.42 increase in appropria-
tions, or spending, from 2010 to
2011.
The township also reported a
decrease in revenue from
$4,603,153.34 in 2010 to a projected
$2,700,000 in 2011. The increase in
appropriations, along with the
decrease in revenue, left the
township short of $2,816,703.76.
Plans were also moving full
speed ahead for a new library,
now located at 606 Delsea Drive.
The former library at 208 E.
Holly Ave. was deemed insuffi-
cient to meet the needs of the
townships residents, director
Kim Rinaldi said.
Rinaldi said the library fund-
ed the new building and move on
its own.
Over the years, we saved up
any surplus in preparation for
this, Rinaldi said. It did not in-
crease any taxes. It all came from
the library.
Fourth of July parade discus-
sions also resurfaced at the Feb. 9
council meeting. In 2010, the
township canceled the parade
due to economic and budgetary
restraints.
At the February meeting,
council member Giancarlo DO-
razio encouraged the council to
adopt a policy that would allow
residents to directly donate
money to a dedicated Fourth of
July fund.
DOrazio said no one support-
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ed his idea to start an account for
donations.
At the same meeting, Lyons
said the township needed to give
the parade committee a yes or
no answer at that time.
Because the parade committee
works year-round, Lyons said, the
committee needed to know if they
should get to work at that time to
plan the event.
And by the end of the month,
one groups dreams came true.
For 10 years, a group of volun-
teers have come together in
Washington Township to provide
help for women on Mothers Day.
The help comes in the form of
baskets and bags, which are gift
packages filled with womens
health and beauty-care products.
Each gift carries the message
Mothers Matter.
For 10 years, the group has bor-
rowed a space in the township for
a six-week period each year to
ready the gift packages for the big
day.
And on Feb. 26, their 10-year
dream became a reality, as the
Mothers Matter Headquarters of-
ficially opened at 3 McClure
Drive.
March
At the March 9 council meet-
ing, Lyons informed council and
residents that six layoff notices
were handed out to township em-
ployees on Tuesday, Feb. 22.
Mary Breslin, business admin-
istrator and director of finance,
said the layoffs included three
park rangers, one maintenance
employee from the department of
public works, one mail courier
and one housing inspector. The
six positions, Breslin said, would
save approximately $358,000 in
the budget.
Later that meeting, things heat-
ed up even more when DOrazio,
the councils liaison to the munic-
ipal utilities authority, gave a
presentation informing residents
about an MUA employees salary.
DOrazio said in his presenta-
tion that it is not a good deal fi-
nancially for the township to
share a CFO with Deptford.
DOrazio said the township
was paying $67,925 a year to Eliza-
beth Rogale, chief financial offi-
cer. DOrazio said the CFO works
three days a week for Washington
Township, which has a four-day
week and two days a week for
Deptford. He said the township is
compensated $45,000 for the
shared service, half of which, he
added, goes to the employee, with
the other half going to the MUA.
Jill McCrea, chairwoman of
the MUA, spoke to the council to
defend the employee. She said the
CFO works more hours than what
DOrazio told the public and that
his calculations were wrong.
If you would have done your
homework, you would have both-
ered to ask how much in benefits
are paid. You also have no idea
how much experience she has
and an education level, in the
days of modern technology, you
dont have to be on the premises
five days a week, McCrea said.
She services both MUAs five
days a week. Her workweek was
increased by 25 percent and her
responsibilities also increased.
You skewed this that were not
making out by paying her $68,000,
which includes her salary and
benefits.
Later that month, the Washing-
ton Township Redistricting Task
Force presented five possible sce-
narios for redistricting to the
board of education.
The task force met multiple
times between December and
February to discuss a possible
budget savings for the district, a
way to equalize the number of
students in each building, how to
keep a neighborhood feel to the el-
ementary schools and options for
distributing economically disad-
vantaged students throughout the
district, among other items.
Liz Coppola, a member of the
task force, summarized the
groups findings.
We showed no clear signifi-
cant savings in redistricting as
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per the boards directives, Cop-
pola said.
After the presentation, nearly a
dozen residents shared their con-
cerns and comments during the
public participation portion of
the meeting.
Meanwhile, the 2011 Washing-
ton Township fire budget, $4.9
million to be raised by local taxa-
tion, failed to pass at the polls.
The fire budget, which com-
prises about 4 percent of the total
local tax, would not have in-
creased taxes, Washington Town-
ship Fire Chief John Hoffman
said.
I have a difficult time under-
standing why people would vote it
down, Hoffman said. Were
pretty lean already.
Not long after it failed, the fire
budget went to the council to be
reduced and approved.
Before the council meeting,
Hoffman said, members of coun-
cil met with fire board commis-
sioner chairman Sam Micklus
and board commissioner Ed
Etschman to discuss possible
cuts.
Hoffman said the council unan-
imously passed a resolution to re-
submit a budget with approxi-
mately $150,000 in reductions.
Earlier in the month, Gov.
Christie announced an increase
in aid for schools. The districts
funding went up by nearly 3 per-
cent. At its March meeting, the
board of education voted to ap-
prove the 2011-2012 budget of
$137,839,056.
Even with the increase in
spending, the district was able to
lower the tax levy by $2.8 million.
The first cuts were the deepest,
but Lyons continued to tell the
council and the public that more
were needed.
Later in the month, he said the
township was about $268,000
above the state mandated 2 per-
cent cap. Members of the council
continually urged the mayor to
seek a budget with no tax in-
crease.
Lyons said he, the business ad-
ministrator and the council were
continuing to look for areas of
the budget to cut or reduce, in an
effort to arrive at a zero tax in-
crease.
Candidates were also ready to
toss their hats into the ring for a
spot on the board of education.
By late March, seven candi-
dates filed nominating petitions
to run for three-year terms, in-
cluding Josh Aronovitch,
Michael DAriano, Gregory C.
Dibsie, Ginny Murphy, Chet Na-
woyski, Cliff Sanders and Craig
D. Williams. Then-board presi-
dent Kurt Snyder was the lone
candidate seeking a one-year
term.
Residents and council mem-
bers continued to urge township
officials not to rain on their pa-
rade.
At the March 9 council meet-
ing, Lyons said the council would
look into the cost of doing a pa-
rade.
We think it can be done with
less than $5,000, Lyons said. It
would be an old fashion parade
with no fireworks.
At the next council meeting,
Lyons, with the support of Wash-
ington Township council mem-
bers, announced the show must
go on.
The four council members in
attendance at the meeting, along
with the mayor, agreed to host an
old fashioned Fourth of July festi-
val.
Former council president Bob
Timmons thanked the mayor and
council for saying yes to the fes-
tival. Timmons expressed inter-
est in being involved in planning
and organizing the event.
As a resident, the chair of the
historical commission and the
veterans advisory, I just wanted
to take a moment and thank the
mayor and council for pulling the
trigger. You will not be disap-
pointed, Timmons said.
April
With the June 8 budget adop-
tion deadline looming, the mayor
was continuing to seek out a no-
tax increase budget.
By April, the budget was $1.6
million less than last years, but a
decrease in revenue and increase
in salaries and benefits caused
the tax rate increase.
From where we started back
in January to where we are now,
its getting a lot better, Del Bor-
rello said. Were getting closer.
Council members announced
they had taken a 5-percent de-
crease in salaries and Del Borrel-
lo said he gave up his, as well.
Cuts had been made in various
departments, and police person-
nel had also taken pay cuts. The
township workforce was reduced
by 22 percent from 183 employees
to 144.
May
After months of budget negoti-
ations, some members of council
wanted more time to consider
their options before passing the
final budget.
The council meeting on May 11
proved there was still some work
to be done on the budget.
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The total amount the council
voted to restore to the budget was
around $350,000. Some council
members wanted more time to
work on the budget, but Lyons
said the council had had plenty of
time already.
The longer the process drags
on, the more of a body count we
have, Lyons said. We are right
at the 2 percent cap, we are not at
2 percent and exemptions, we are
right at 2 percent.
June
Residents came to the council
meeting hoping for the budget to
be passed. However, for the sec-
ond time in a row, passage was de-
layed in a 3-2 vote.
Del Borrello, council members
DOrazio and Daniel Morley
voted against the budget.
Council members stated they
still had time to pass the budget
and did not feel that all avenues
had been looked at to bring the
budget down.
Lyons, along with Councilmen
Scott Newman and Ray MacDow-
ell, felt they had a budget the
council could be happy with.
They felt it was time to pass the
budget and look on to next year.
This is not a static problem,
Lyons said. We dont stop trying
to save taxpayer money when the
budget passes, but at some point,
the budget needs to be passed.
We need to do everything we
can up until the 11th hour to save
the taxpayers money, Del Bor-
rello said.
By the end of the month, relief
came in the form of a passed mu-
nicipal budget.
The $36.2 million budget in-
cluded a tax rate increase of 1.1
cents or about $14 for the average
assessed home of $130,000.
The budget passed, 4-1, with
Del Borrello voting against it, cit-
ing the process of how the budget
came together. Del Borrello ex-
pressed frustration council mem-
bers and other township employ-
ees could not come together bet-
ter to work on the budget.
With the vote to pass the budg-
et, many in the audience cheered
and clapped.
By mid-June, the new library
was ready to open its doors and
invite the world in.
Many members of the commu-
nity and the public spoke about
how the library was a long time
coming and how important it was
to the community.
This project has been a long
time coming, a long time needed,
Lyons said. Im glad Ive been
around long enough to see it.
In a time of economic hard-
ship, many members stressed the
importance of access to a free
public library and all its offer-
ings. Many stated that, in these
trying economic times, libraries
are seeing their budgets slashed.
July
Schools Superintendent Dr.
Cheryl Simone retired from her
post on June 30.
Simone had been superintend-
ent for six years, and she said she
considered it the best years of her
career. At the July board of edu-
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Budget work continued into the summer
Front page photos listed clock-
wise from top left.
Some 75 Hurffville Elementary
School fourth and fifth-grade cho-
rus students, as well as selected
school staff and invited chaper-
ones, enjoyed a personal meet-
and-greet with musician Josh
Groban prior to his July 29 per-
formance at the Wells Fargo Cen-
ter in Philadelphia. Hurffville
students surround Josh Groban
for a group photo. Special to The
Sun.
The Washington Township
Public Schools Physical Educa-
tion Department held its fifth an-
nual Fitness Challenge Day on
Friday, June 3. Fitness Challenge
Day was held at Tom Brown Field
inside Washington Township
High School Stadium. Bunker
Hill Middle School seventh-grad-
er Jeremy Sadowski soars
through the air in the long jump
competition. Special to The Sun.
The Phillie Phanatic has a little
fun with WTHS teacher Marty
Bouchard, as the mascot poses for
a photo with Bouchard and fellow
Teacher of the Year Marsha
Brumberg. Brumberg threw a
ceremonial first pitch, which
was caught by Bouchard before
the Phillies game vs. the Wash-
ington Nationals. Special to The
Sun.
Hurffville Elementary School
Principal Joanne Robertson no-
ticed movement in the grass out-
side of her office window and
spied a mother goose and six
goslings making their way across
school grounds through steady
rain. The mother directed the ba-
bies across the schools bus loop
before leading them across a busy
Hurffville Grenloch Road.
Robertson observed the mother
hop up onto the sidewalk followed
by the first two goslings. Worried
when she didnt see the other four
goslings join their family up on
the curb, Robertson grabbed her
umbrella and went across the
street to discover that the four ba-
bies had fallen through the sewer
drain and were in danger of
being swept away through the
sewer pipe. The quick-thinking
principal returned to her build-
ing, summoned her resourceful
custodian Ted Eleazar who
grabbed a butterfly net from one
of the classroom teachers. The
two braved the weather and traf-
fic to lift the goslings to the safety
of their waiting mother. Special
to The Sun.
Bunker Hill Middle School
teachers, students and staff as
well as colleagues from through-
out the school district and mem-
bers of the Rozmes family recent-
ly joined in a celebratory ceremo-
ny as school personnel dedicated
a bench and red oak tree in mem-
ory of Danny Rozmes, a beloved
assistant principal lost who his
battle with leukemia in July of
2010.
Daughter Casey, wife Pat and
son Danny pose behind the bench
that was dedicated to Danny
Rozmes. Special to The Sun.
Neighbors and friends enjoyed
the sights and sounds of Wash-
ington Townships Super Satur-
day this spring. A neighbor looks
on to a monument remembering
the life of police officer Steven
Levy who was killed in the line of
duty in 1999. The monument was
officially dedicated at last weeks
Super Saturday event. MELISSA
DIPENTO/The Sun.
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Saladworks goes to the
other side of globe
A company that opened its first shop in
the Cherry Hill Mall is becoming a multi-
national business.
Saladworks, which first started business
in 1986 amid doubts that a restaurant could
survive with just made-to-order salads,
says they will begin opening franchises in
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The companys agreement with Amos
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Local scores $800,000
in just five days of work
Whens the last time you made $800,000
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For South Jersey local Chris Klodnicki,
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$801,680 and the Champions ring back
home.
If you dont know anything about poker,
brace yourself.
In the final hand of the night, the (even-
tual runnerup) went all-in on a flop of
8c7d3d with AK off suit. Klodnicki called,
holding A4 of diamonds for an Ace-high
flush draw.
Klodnicki paired the four on the turn
and that was enough to (win), an official
report about the win states.
Lindsey Johns
Murders add up, police added
to Camden
Reports of homicides in Camden have
come with such numbing regularity in re-
cent days that New Jersey State police are
sending extra troopers to the city, NJ.coms
Statehouse Bureau reported.
At the same time and for the same rea-
sons Mayor Dana L. Redd announced re-
cently that she would move ahead with a
plan for the county to take over the Cam-
den Police Department, according to the
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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perintendent. Vandenberg was
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ent on July 1.
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both capacities, noting the type of
work performed didnt cross over
from one job to another.
The opportunity arose (with
the county) and I was fortunate to
be selected. I saw an opportunity
and pursued it, Lyons said.
Del Borrello said others were
not so sure there was no conflict
of interest in Lyons serving in
two government capacities.
Meanwhile, at the July board of
education meeting, members
voted 7-0 to restore $1.3 million to
taxpayers immediately.
All districts in the state re-
ceived additional state funding.
The tax relief will resulted in a
$32 decrease in the average home-
owners tax bill for the 2011-12
school year.
August
After Lyons resignation, the
townships Democratic Party se-
lected three candidates to fill the
role as interim mayor for 10
weeks until the November elec-
tion.
We did not want to select
someone who wished to run for
the unexpired seat. Filling in for
10 weeks and campaigning at the
same time conflicted with the
goal of a smooth transition, said
Jill McCrea, Democratic Party
chairwoman. The professional
stature of the individuals and
their abilities and desire to work
well with the current council was
also taken under consideration.
The goal was not to go in and
fight with opposing party mem-
bers. It was to represent the tax-
payers of Washington Township
in a professional, dignified man-
ner.
The three candidates presented
were Elizabeth Rogale, the deputy
director and chief financial offi-
cer of the Washington Township
Municipal Utilities Authority and
the fiscal officer at the Deptford
Township Municipal Utilities Au-
thority; Robert J. Smith, the pros-
ecutor for Washington Township;
and Joseph P. McCrea, Jills assis-
tant vice president at Bank of
America.
Some members of the Republi-
can Party in Washington Town-
ship expressed concerns over
what they saw as conflicts of in-
terest with the candidates.
It baffles me why these three
names were chosen, Del Borrello
said. I believe that most are con-
flicted.
At the next council meeting,
things heated up even more when
the council was ready to make an
appointment.
Republicans decided to nomi-
nate a candidate outside the three
choices the Democrats had sub-
mitted to replace Democrat
Lyons.
This decision sparked an argu-
ment on the council, primarily
between Del Borrello and New-
man.
After the decision was made by
the council in a 3-2 party-line vote
to appoint Democrat Marsella to
the position, Newman said that
the decision should be tabled and
they should appoint Robert Smith
to the position.
The appointment caused New-
man and Del Borrello to argue,
prompting Newman to leave
while telling council vice-presi-
dent Daniel Morley to have some
guts and open the floor up to the
public for discussion.
The argument prompted mem-
bers of the public from both sides
to yell out from the audience.
September
With an interim superintend-
ent at the helm, residents, par-
ents, teachers and school officials
questioned how far along the
school district was in the process
of finding a permanent leader.
At the board of education
meeting, eight candidates for the
position had been eliminated, and
school board officials said that
they estimated the number to be
close to 20 by the end of the night.
The board then moved forward
with interviewing the remaining
six to eight candidates in the next
coming weeks.
Later in the month, the board
announced Robert H. Gold-
schmidt to be the new superin-
tendent of schools. Goldschmidt,
a long-time resident of Washing-
ton Township, previously served
as the superintendent of the
Riverside Township School Dis-
trict.
With much drama surround-
ing the mayoral process, two can-
didates emerged, poised to run for
the position left vacant Matt
Lyons.
Democrat Barbara Wallace and
Republican Kevin Murphy en-
tered the race in September.
Wallace began her political ca-
reer as a constituent-services rep-
resentative for U.S Sen. Frank R.
Lautenberg, R-Cliffside Park, in
1994 and stayed on until 2000.
In 2001, she became a con-
stituent-services representative
for then U.S Sen. Jon Corzine, D-
Hoboken.
She was then asked to run for
mayor in Washington Township.
Murphy is the assistant princi-
pal and athletic director at Wash-
ington Township High School. He
has lived in the community since
1991. His wife, Ginny, is a board of
education member and they have
two sons, Ryan and Matthew.
Murphy also works with the
Washington Township Parks and
Recreation Department, The
Knights of Columbus, and his
church.
Meanwhile, the interim mayor
had his own work cut out for him.
At the September council meet-
ing, Smith took the post and said
his first priority in office was to
fill the vacancy left by the town-
ships chief financial officer,
Mary Breslin, who retired in Au-
gust.
We are going to search dili-
gently to find the best person for
the job, someone that is qualified
for the office, Smith said. We
placed an ad up, and we are also
exploring a shared service. We
have someone temporary to make
sure we dont step in any hazards
while we dont have a CFO.
October
At an October council meeting,
members voted to promote 17 po-
lice officers at the request of
Chief Rafael Muniz.
All the officers had served with
the Washington Township police
for several years.
The chief of the Washington
Township police made a presenta-
tion in front of the council and re-
quested that the officers be pro-
moted. He thanked the council for
working with the police depart-
ment.
We will continue to provide an
effective police department, while
not raising taxes and working
within the budget, Muniz said.
The promotion of 17 officers
did not raise taxes, officials said.
The $20,000 that it added was
offset by savings elsewhere.
November
In November, Wallace was
elected mayor, defeating Murphy.
It was a fantastic experience
for me, Murphy said. It was 90
days of a great opportunity to ex-
perience and look at all the differ-
ent issues facing Washington
Township. I had a chance to listen
to the residents and see what they
needed.
It felt great to be elected, Wal-
lace said. Im very excited and
ready to work. I am humbled by
all the people that believed in me
and supported me. I look to gain
everyones support. Ive met my
staff. Its very gratifying. Im anx-
ious and waiting to begin.
By the end of the month, Wal-
lace was sworn in at a council
meeting.
The newly-elected mayor said
she wanted the council to put po-
litical affiliation aside and do
what is best for the township. She
said she was looking forward to
working with the council and
serving the community.
This marks a new era in
Washington Township, Wallace
said. One that is not guided by
political party, Wallace said.
This is not about Republicans or
Democrats. This is about a deep
desire to better Washington
Township. I urge everyone to
put politics aside and work to-
gether.
The budget was the first item
Wallace wanted to address as new
mayor.
December
True to her promise, Wallace
got down to business right away
by hosting her first constituents
service day earlier this month.
The event was something she
campaigned on to help her con-
nect with the needs of the com-
munity and find out what resi-
dents concerns are.
It went pretty well. I had eight
people show up, Wallace said.
There were really no major com-
plaints. A lot of the issues were
about beautification and con-
cerns for roads. I got to listen to
their concerns and issues that
were on their minds.
LYONS
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