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Designing Ewing
School referendum on Oct. 2
Architectural firm responsible for numerous township buildings
District asking voters to approve $55.3M for improvements
By DiccOn Hyatt A building is a work of art without a signature. Occasionally, a structure designed by a big-name architect will gain recognition, but most of the humanmade landscape in which we live is created by people whose names have been lost to history. Trenton’s Ellarslie Museum is rescuing some of this forgotten history by dedicating an exhibit to one of those anonymous designers. The recently museum opened its exhibit on FVHD Architects, a Ewing-based firm that has built so many of the public buildings in Mercer County that not even the firm itself knows exactly how many of its creations are still standing. “Changing Face/Changing Place” is on view through January 13, 2019. Architecture historian Jennifer Leynes spent years combing through old newspaper archives and historical records to find hundreds of examples of FVHD’s work in recognition of its 100th anniversary. FVHD’s work includes the now-abandoned Mercer Hospital in Trenton, Waterfront Park, town halls throughout Mercer County, and, Leynes says, “more schools buildings in the surrounding area than you can count.” When it was founded in 1918 See FVHD, Page 6
By Bill sanseRVinO
bsanservino@communitynews.org
Ewing Township voters on Oct. 2 will have the opportunity to cast their ballots on a $55.3 million bond referendum to pay for vital repairs and improvements to township schools. The referendum is for the first major bond issue to be proposed by the district since it built Parkway Elementary School almost 25 years ago. The theme of the referendum Ewing resident Tim McRae hands out an order at his WTF? (Where’s the Food) food —One Community, One Vision, stand in the parking lot at Cifelli’s gas station on Parkway Avenue. One Vote—reflects the school district’s goal of involving and informing the entire community about process. The referendum, if approved, would not impact taxes due to a number of bonds that have been paid off or are nearing that point, school officials say. According to calculations, the overall average tax impact food. We cook to order. We have man who epitomizes grace and over the next four years would By Kellie c. MuRPHy no heat lamps, no microwaves humor, longtime Ewing resi- be a savings of $185. dent Tim McRae, who recently For a list of projects, see the Since his grand opening on and no warming trays.” Another reads, “Patience is opened the food stand in the graphic on Page 8. Not listed on July 28, Tim McRae and his WTF? food shack has brought not the ability to wait, but how Cifelli’s fuel station parking lot the graphic, but included in teh referendum, is one of the mostgreat short order items to Ewing you act while you’re waiting. on Parkway Avenue. With his hearty laugh behind requested projects—improving Township using local produce, Even a snail eventually reaches an even more infectious smile, student parking, traffic flow and graciousness and a whole lot of its destination.” Lastly, there’s a number to McRae speedily took orders for access to EHS and adding 200 fun. On the sandwich board just in call to complain: 555-5555 (a guests while entertaining with parking spots at the school. The district plans to do this front Tim McRae’s new WTF? fake number that is not assigned stories and anecdotes. Wait(Where’s The Food) shack is a to any phone). Those three ing in the heat, under umbrel- by moving the tennis courts to list of tenets to be aware of while statements sum up the vibe at las at one of his outdoor tables, the Antheil Auxiliary Athletic WTF? Fresh local fare prepared folks gathered on one recent Complex. waiting. One reads, “This is not fast to order while you wait, by a See WTF?, Page 16 See SCHOOLS, Page 8
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