Welcome! The Barclay Area Civic Association ("BACA") has represented the “quality of neighborhood life” interests of over 1800 Barclay area families for more than 30 years. These interests include: protecting local property values, enforcing zoning and planning laws, reducing crime, increasing efficiency of municipal services, maintaining a healthy environment, enhancing recreation and open space opportunities, supporting reasonable property taxes, and improving the quality of public schools. BACA advocates neighborhood interests and concerns to the Mayor, the Town Council, the Planning and Zoning Boards, the School Board, and other elected representatives. BACA also sponsors candidate debates and publishes periodic newsletters. BACA is a volunteer neighborhood association and is a non- profit group. While BACA advocates positions and educates voters about candidates’ views on issues, the Association does not endorse candidates or slates of candidates. BACA’s members live between Route 70, Interstate 295, and Kresson and Brace Roads. This includes Old Barclay, New Barclay, and the Hunt Tract areas.
The Association welcomes the active participation of all Barclay Area residents. Please send your $20 check for 2011-12 dues (made out to "BACA") to our Treasurer Phyllis Jones, 1117 York Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034.
To be added to our confidential mailing list, send requests and/or ideas, contact us at barclaycivic@gmail.com. To communicate with BACA's elected officers send email to: Helen Kushner, President (hbkushner@comcast.net), Roxane Shinn, vice president (rcshinn1@aol.com), Phyllis Jones,Treasurer(admin@pdjonesassociates.com), and Theresa Mohrfeld, Secretary (mohrfeldfamily@msn..com).
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School Spending to Increase 6.5%
According to the official results of the April 27, 2011 School Board Election, Cherry Hill voters approved local property taxes to support the Board of Education proposed budget for 2011-2012 by a vote of 3,875 "Yes" votes to 2,856 "No" votes. 6,820 total ballots were cast, or 13.4% of the total 50,900 resigered voters.
The following candidates won election to the School Board with the vote totals shown below:
Seth Klukoff3180Eric Goodwin 3008 Carol Matlack 3573 Elliott Roth 4212 (ran unopposed for partial term)
The approved budget is $167,343,214. This is about $3.3 million (2%) more than the 2010-2011 budget and about $4.4 million less than the 2009-2010 budget.
The approved budget authorizes increased actual spending by $10.2 million (6.5%) more than projected spending for 2010-2011 fiscal year. The preliminary budget assumes that the School District will be able to carry forward at least $6.8 million in unspent, but budgeted funds from the 2010-2011 fiscal year to the 2011-2012 fiscal year.
Are You Registered to Vote?
School districts and fire districts are the only governmental entities in New Jersey that must turn to their voters for approval of their annual budgets. Every vote counts! If you are not registered to vote, register now! Encourage your friends and neighbors to register. See the link below for voter registration form. he voter registration deadline to participate in the April 27 annual school election is Wednesday, April 6.
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Crime Report:
The following are the crime stats for Barclay North/South and Hunt Tract for the month of July 2011 as reported by the Cherry Hill Police:
Barclay North
Nothing to report at this time.
Barclay South/Hunt Track
Burglary (1)
(1) Incident occurred on the 100 block of Courtland Rd between June 25th and 7:39 on July 2nd 2011. Actor was known associate and was later charged for accordingly with Burglary and Theft of Movable Property
Vandalism (1)
(1) Incident occurred on the 100 block of Munn Lane at approximately 11:00 PM. Damage to mailbox.
CHERRY HILL TOWNSHIP COUNCIL MEETINGS
820 Mercer Street, Room 208, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Countil meeting dates and times for 2011 are listed on the website below:
CHERRY HILL RECYCLING INFORMATION
Electronic waste and fluorescent bulbs can be recycled at the Department of Public Works at 1 Perina Blvd. in Cherry Hill
from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays.
Cherry Hill Township Municipal & Schools Info, Police Reports, & Camden County Info
MUNICIPAL & COUNTY ISSUES
Lawsuits
Cherry Hill Police Department
- To report non-emergency suspicious activity, please call CHPD Dispatch at (856) 665-1200.
- The CHPD and CHYAA need area residents' help to stop unauthorized activity at the field. Vandalism has become an ongoing problem. To report suspicious activity, call police dispatch at 665-1200, be specific, and feel free to ask to remain anonymous. For more info, please contact CRO Moyer in the Community Policing Office at 488-7813.
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Pay-to-Play Reform Committee / Cherry Hill Reform Committee
Cherry Hill Schools
