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Developer Pitches Potential Auto Auction, Warehouse for 271-Acre Lot Along County Route 530 in Pemberton

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PEMBERTON—Just mere months after Pemberton Township granted final approvals for a new 509,000 squarefoot warehouse development on County Route 530, another major commercial development is in the works along the busy corridor. At Pemberton Township Council’s Jan. 15 meeting, Dipal Patel, president and CEO of New Jersey-based real estate firm Hexa Builders, presented preliminary plans to develop a large wooded lot on the north side of Route 530, east of Birmingham Road. Patel expressed interest in building warehouse facilities and/or an auto auction lot on the site. The warehouses would be permitted under the site’s current zoning; the auto auction facility is not currently permitted. In order to pursue the auto auction lot, Patel requested that the township consider designating the site an “area in need of rehabilitation,” which would potentially allow for uses otherwise not permitted under the current zoning laws governing Pemberton Township. The 271-acre property’s current zoning would allow for roughly 650,000 square feet of warehouse space, according to an analysis by Hexa Builders. Patel displayed a prospective site plan showing eight warehouse buildings on the site. The auto auction companies that Hexa Builders hopes to bring to the site primarily conduct their operations online, Patel contended. The facility would consist of a large surface lot and a small

administrative building, and would be used primarily to store cars until they are auctioned online and shipped to buyers, he said. Patel added that the facility would not conduct public auctions resulting in an influx of traffic from buyers. Roughly 100 acres of the 271-acre site are developable, according to Hexa Builders’ analysis, and any project would preserve upwards of 150 acres of wooded area. Patel said that he is open to input from the township on the use of the site, which he said could potentially accommodate both warehouse and auto auction facilities, or be dedicated entirely to either use. Hexa Builders also plans to seek a long-term tax exemption for the site, under which the developer would reach a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement with the township. Under PILOT programs, developers are required to make annual service charge payments directly to a municipality, rather than paying conventional taxes. PILOT payments are typically paid at a lower rate than conventional taxes, but structured so that the municipality keeps a larger share of the revenue. In its current, undeveloped state, the property generates minimal tax revenue for the township, according to Township Solicitor Andy Bayer. The township finalized a PILOT arrangement last fall regarding the 509,038 square foot warehouse project to be built by Seldat Distribution, Inc. at 200 South Pemberton Road, just west of the property Hexa Builders intends to develop. Steve Gouin, an attorney representing Hexa

Builders, said the firm would propose to pay a PILOT rate similar to that of the Seldat project on a per-square-foot basis. The latest property in question has been targeted for development by the township for decades, according to Mayor David Patriarca. “It is one of the few areas in this town that is not in the Pinelands and that is developable,” Patriarca said. Patriarca explained that while he is in favor of developing the site, he is “not a big fan of the auto auction idea.” He contended it would likely create very few jobs. Hexa Builders representatives projected that an auto auction lot would employ between 20 and 100 people, while a warehouse facility could employ roughly 1,000. “I don’t know how that is going to help the residents of Pemberton, other than bringing in revenue for improvements on the property,” said the mayor of the proposed auto auction lot. “I would like to see improvements on the property for increased revenue, but I would also like to see those improvements offer jobs.” He x a B u i ld e r s r e p r e s e n t a t ive s contended that the auto auction use would have a lesser impact on the surrounding area than a warehouse facility. Maurice Rached, a traffic engineer contracted by the developer, said that a warehouse facility would result in considerably more commercial and employee traffic than an auto auction lot. Council members questioned the effects See BID/ Page 4

BASS RIVER—A group of alpacas and one llama that were situated on an animal rescue parcel in New Gretna earlier this month, feared left behind after its owners were said to be in the process of relocating to Virginia, have been transported to southern Virginia for continuing care, with New Jersey State Police now declining to pursue the matter further. The owners of Smitten Stables completed the move following concern about the animals expressed at a Jan. 6 Bass River Township Board of Commissioners meeting. Resident Carol Bitzberger contended that she saw five or six alpacas (or possibly llamas) on the property, and that she was under the impression that it had been sold. “Here is the thing, I understand nobody is living in the house, that the people have left, and there are animals there,” she said. Bitzberger’s statement prompted Mayor Deborah Buzby-Cope to ask if the animals the resident observed were being cared after. “I don’t know,” Bitzberger said. “That is what I am asking you. I am a little concerned about it. …I am concerned because it (involves) animals, and that is why I was trying to find out some information.” As previously reported by this newspaper, Buzby-Cope, upon hearing Bitzberger’s concerns, said she was not aware of the property having been sold, and could not provide a report on the status of any animals. Some residents, upon learning of the allegations during the meeting, eventually questioned the involvement the township code enforcement officer should have in the matter, and in other matters involving properties that they perceived as blighted and neglected in town. Township Clerk Amanda Somes, after the meeting, said it was the first time that the municipality had heard about the animal concern. A day later, Somes told this newspaper that the municipality had referred the matter to the state police. “We have contacted the state police, and have called the owner, and the owner told them everything is good,” she wrote in an email to this newspaper. “I asked them (the state police) to call him back because, according to what we were told, the owner has since left the area and moved to Virginia.” Somes said that the owner, in a follow up telephone call from the state police, told the agency that he is in the process of moving to Virginia and that the animals are being looked after by an area veterinarian. See LLAMA/ Page 3

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LRHSD to Join Other Districts Seeking Answers About How State Calculates and Allocates Aid By Andy Milone Staff Writer

SHAMONG—The Lenape Regional High School District (LRHSD) will join some 45 other school districts across the state in filing Open Public Records Act (OPRA) requests with the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) to obtain data and records as to how the state calculates and allocates state aid to each school district in New Jersey. The LRHSD Board of Education passed a resolution by a 9-0 vote on Jan. 8 (with members Bonnie Olt and Charles Roseboro absent) authorizing an OPRA request from the regional high school district to be filed with the NJDOE, and through that resolution, warned that it had appointed Weiner Law Group, LLP as special counsel in the matter and may subsequently elect to join in future litigation against the State of New Jersey, NJDOE and the state Commissioner of Education to obtain the requested data and records should the OPRA request be denied. The LRHSD board’s decision to allow the regional high school district to file an OPRA request follows a revelation last year that Lenape Region districts are facing a combined approximately $24 million loss in state aid through the 2024-25 school year after Senate Bill 2 (S-2) was signed into law by Democratic Governor Phil Murphy on July 24, 2018. The law reformed the School Funding Reform Act (SFRA) that took affect in 2009 and its associated school funding formula. According to a February 2019 presentation held by the LRHSD, and six elementary school districts within the high school district’s region, the regional high school district alone stands to lose an estimated $8,308,946 through the 2024-25 school year. A number of reductions and consolidations are possible in the coming months and years, school officials warned at the time, if no relief is brought about by the state. While Murphy and state Senate President Stephen Sweeney have contended that the changed school funding law will “fully-fund” school districts in the state within seven years, allowing them to provide a “thorough and efficient” system of education for every student, it also phases in cuts to adjustment aid to over 200 school districts considered overfunded over the next seven years. Districts affected by the loss in adjustment aid contend that the revised formula law is actually flawed and causes each one to become underfunded, since it does not take into account matters such as a rise in the cost to educate each pupil. Many school districts that had a decrease in enrollment during the last ten years have seen adjustment aid cut through S-2, though the reasons and the situations for the districts losing state aid in many cases are very unique. The LRHSD board, through the Jan. 8 resolution, defined the state reforms as an “arbitrary determination” that has resulted in “substantially less” state aid funding than what the regional high school district should receive, “without regard to district need or ability to pay.” As previously reported by this newspaper, several school districts have seen the amount of allocated state aid through the reformed formula change at the last minute and requested to see the formula through OPRA to better understand it. Several of those districts have contended that the NJDOE responds to requests by stating that the funding formula is “proprietary,” and thus denies access. “It is called the ‘Fair Funding Formula,’ but if the state insists on continuing to call it ‘fair,’ the state needs to pull back the curtain and show us how that funding formula is calculated,” said Lenape Regional Superintendent Dr. Carol Birnbohm to the LRHSD board on Jan. 8. Birnbohm, before the board vote approving

the filing of an OPRA request, said that the regional high school district expects to lose some $1.4 million in state aid for the upcoming school year, and coupled with expected bumps in employee salaries and benefits, the district will need to cut $3.1 million in spending from its budget for the 2020-21 school year, which needs to be balanced in May. Birnbohm also noted the district already lost about $1 million in state aid during each of the last two years, and made sacrifices to accommodate the losses. Mike Yaple, a spokesman for the NJDOE, in a Jan. 17 email to this newspaper, said that the department does not comment on matters involving pending litigation, but can speak from a general perspective. “With each year’s state aid release, we provide every district with an aid notice specific to their district,” Yaple said. “These notices detail the calculations for applying the district’s enrollment and other characteristics to the formula in order to arrive at the total amount of state aid calculated for the district, as outlined in the statute. We also routinely provide these notices (and the data they contain) to the public in response to specific requests.” Yaple, in his email to this newspaper, attached the 2019-20 school year notice sent to the LRHSD. “As you can tell by the notice, the district has seen declining enrollment in recent years,” he said. “Enrollment is a major factor in determining the amount of aid through the school funding formula. In Fiscal Year 2009, the first year of the SFRA, the district served about 7,800 students and received about $31 million in K-12 state formula aid. For Fiscal Year 2020, the district was expected to serve about 6,800 students and received $27.3 million in K-12 state formula aid.” Yaple added that over the last two fiscal years, more than $500 million has been added to K-12 formula funding statewide. “The SFRA school-funding formula includes a calculation (the Local Fair Share [LFS] calculation) for determining each district’s ability to support its adequacy budget, based on a district’s relative income and property value,” he said. “This calculation was not modified by the S-2 bill that was passed. Although the school funding formula itself is spelled out in statute, the department has general information about it on our website: the white paper “A Formula for Success” describes the development and general mechanics of the SFRA; and the Educational Adequacy Report describes the updated calculations for the current cost factors used for districts’ FY 2019-20 formula aid allocations.” Dustin Glass, an associate with the Weiner Law Group involved in the LRHSD’s planned filing of the OPRA request, told this newspaper on Jan. 13 that “with any OPRA request, we think we have a legitimate, legal basis.” He said the OPRA request itself will be formally submitted within the next 30 days. Birnbohm, during the board meeting, contended the district’s population decreased by about 10 percent, but that state aid to the district decreased by 30 percent. She took issue with the LFS calculation, which according to the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), determines how much a district can afford to provide towards an adequate budget. The difference, or adequate budget minus the local share, is what the state provides in aid, according to the NJSBA. “In one of the items in the Local Fair Share calculation—equalized valuation—the multipliers are continuing to increase, and when the multipliers increase, it shows (that it) inflates a school district’s taxpayers’ ability to pay taxes, which decreases the burden on See LRHSD/ Page 4

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Shamong Residents, Officials Left in Disbelief After 43 More Dogs Were Removed in December from Site of Preceding Cruelty Case By Douglas D. Melegari Staff Writer

SHAMONG—Residents and officials of Shamong Township have been left shellshocked after 43 dogs were removed in December from the same Oakshade Road residence in which New Jersey State Police allegedly found 44 dog carcasses placed in plastic bags and stored in freezers, and 161 others reportedly living in squalor during a November 2018 animal cruelty investigation. “I never thought we would be back here again,” said resident Jean Clayton to the Shamong Township Committee earlier this month. “There are a lot of questions to be asked.”

The latest discovery of alleged animal cruelty also happened just one day after an indictment was returned involving the alleged animal cruelty 2018 case. According to Trooper Alejandro Goez, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police, State Troopers responded to a noise complaint at 539 Oakshade Road on the night of Dec. 18 into the early morning hours of Dec. 19. “There were 43 dogs removed from the home on Dec. 19 and brought to an animal shelter,” Goez said. “They were removed because they did not have proper shelter, food and clean bedding.” Andrew Meyer, 27, of Shamong, was issued a complaint, according to Goez, and faces 16

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SHAMONG—Republicans Michael Di Croce and Timothy Gimbel, both veteran S h a m o n g To w n s h i p c o m m i t t e e m e n re-elected to new three-year terms, were swornin to the governing body at the Jan. 7 Shamong Township Committee reorganization meeting. Di Croce, 62, and Gimbel, 53, were also unanimously re-appointed to serve as mayor and deputy mayor of the township, respectively, for another year. Gimbel, a nine-year committeeman, led the way in the Nov. 5 General Election with 1,102, votes, followed by Di Croce, an eight-year committeeman, with 1,101 votes. Democratic challengers Eileen Carlos and Lauren Smith

received 575 votes and 576 votes, respectively. “Thank you for making 2019 a really great year,” Di Croce said. “There were a couple of road bumps, but it was a really great year in Shamong, and this year, we are looking forward to gelling together a number of various projects that have come together.” He listed some of those planned 2020 projects: Christmas community lighting; Christmas tree celebration at Crossroads Community Church; food collection at the Indian Mills United Methodist Church; a Memorial Day Parade; and an Ocktoberfest honoring the town’s Native American heritage. “We are trying to get to (a point) where we can get our neighbors to have an opportunity to come out and meet each other and

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participate in something that is sponsored by the town, but really put on by people who are involved in our community,” Di Croce said. Di Croce, a lawyer with his own practice, said in a Jan. 9 telephone interview with this newspaper that reducing taxes continues to be one of his many focuses, coupled with increasing community spirit and showcasing the town’s histor y th rough com munit y events. The mayor contended, when asked about his accomplishments in off ice, that the committee was able to reduce proper ty taxes two years ago by about $300 per average household.

Somes, at the time, contended that the state police were investigating the property further, and had contacted various animal welfare and cruelty organizations, in addition to the municipality’s animal control officer, for assistance. “The property owners were getting the animals out of the area, and there was no reason to open up a investigation,” said Lt. Ted Schafer, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police, on Jan. 17. He could not confirm whether state police had actually contacted various animal welfare and cruelty organizations for assistance. “Just because we are going to investigate, doesn’t mean we are going to open up a criminal investigation,” Schafer said. Somes, in a follow-up Jan. 14 email to this newspaper, contended that the animal rescue had moved all of its animals to Virginia since the meeting. Co-owner Mark McGovern later confirmed the move in a Jan. 17 telephone interview with this newspaper, contending that the new home for the animals is a larger and better site. “No animals were abandoned—ever,” McGovern said. After this newspaper’s published coverage of the concern raised at the commissioners meeting and ensuing code enforcement d iscu ssion , a nd t hat t he st ate pol ice were investigating the property further according to the township clerk, many who know the McGoverns, or have worked with the animal rescue in the past, came to their defense, calling the concern baseless and word of the

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(Continued from Page 1) that the project would have on residents of nearby houses, which could be as close as 40 feet to the development, as well as potential environmental impacts caused by leaks from used or damaged vehicles stored at any auto auction. During a public comment period, residents raised a number of other concerns with the project, including how much of PILOT payments would be directed to the Pemberton Township School District, and the potential impact for new development to worsen flooding in the area of County Route 530. Council reached a consensus to have the township planner examine the site and evaluate its potential for designation as an area in need of rehabilitation, as well as identify other potential concerns. Hexa Builders will post

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(Continued from Page 2) the state to fund state aid,” Birnbohm said. “They (NJDOE) are doing this without any explanation. “In our region, our local fair share equalized valuation decreased over time by $493 million, but New Jersey determined our ability to pay taxes increased from $30.5 million to $44 million, and the total LFS jumped from $69 million to $99 million without any explanation, lowering the equalization aid to the LRHSD.” Birnbohm noted that the district’s total budget is typically close to $160 million. The OPRA resolution was passed during

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Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting Two Minors He Was Acquainted With PEMBERTON—A 54-year-old man was arrested last week on charges of sexually assaulting two young girls at his residence in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township. Carlos Aponte, of the first block of Homestead Drive, was charged on Jan. 16 with two counts of second-degree sexual assault and two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. According to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina, an investigation by his office and the Pemberton Township Police Department revealed that Aponte was acquainted with the victims.

“I n an effor t to protect their identities, no further infor mation about the assaults will be released,” he said. Aponte was taken into custody at the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office i n Mou nt Holly Aponte and then lodged in Burlington County Jail pending a detention hearing in Superior Court, according to the prosecutor.

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PEMBERTON—Seniors are once again being reminded that a free program is available to anyone who has difficulty hearing telephone conversations and would like a captioned telephone to overcome the challenge. B. J. T hom a s , of Cle a r C a pt io n s , a manufacturer of captioned telephones, told a group at the Pemberton Township Senior Center last week that a federal government program is allowing the company to distribute the devices to anyone with qualified hearing loss under Title IV. The program is funded through taxes collected on standard telephone service bills, he said. Any hearing loss must be substantiated by a hearing test, according to Thomas. There are no age restrictions to apply for the program, although seniors are most frequently the ones who take advantage of it. A landline, and an internet connection, is required for the specialized telephone to work at home. One is eligible for the program even if they reside with other family members, and standard telephones can be utilized for other extensions. If your application for a captioned telephone is approved, the equipment will be delivered and installed at no charge. Thomas said he

would be available to not only assist anyone interested in filing an application, but to also complete any installation. He added that he would adjust all of the variables of the specific phone in accordance with an individual’s needs. This specific telephone is also capable of louder and clearer spoken tones, according to Thomas. The set includes all of the usual amenities, such as call waiting, caller I.D., speaker phone, and even a built-in phone directory. Thomas contended that he would guide each recipient until they are comfortable with their device and know how to operate it. Application forms are available at the senior center. The senior center had a visiting nurse f rom nearby Deborah Hear t and Lung Center, Lauren Vancho, this past week. She is diligently working at Thomas Edison State University, pursuing a degree in Public Health Nursing, and as part of the program, she is learning about the needs of area seniors, while mingling with them daily. The mother of three children is providing an invaluable service to the seniors, currently assisting many of them with completing a personal medical record to carry in their wallets in case of emergency.

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End Extreme Policies Driving Folks Out of State The last two-plus years have proved to be extremely aggravating for many of our constituents who watch as the cost of living in this state only gets higher as a direct result of Trenton’s extreme policies. This includes a crushing imbalance in school funding cuts that hit local schools and taxpayers especially hard. Trenton also seems more inclined to provide entitlements to illegal aliens, than providing desperately needed tax relief to legal, taxpaying citizens. There is something very wrong when illegal aliens are treated more like lawful citizens, while law-abiding gun owners are treated like criminals. Too many residents have already reached their limit and are becoming more actively engaged in fighting the extreme policies, which undermine the rule of law, contradict basic fairness in the distribution in state aid and disrespect the religious values held by many. The new legislative session (which began on Jan. 14) offers the opportunity to put an end to the divisive, politically motivated and costly policies that are making people desperate to leave this state that is becoming increasingly unaffordable, even with a strong national economy. As always, we will continue to stand with our

constituents and represent their interests to the best of our abilities. Senator Christopher Connors, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove represent New Jersey’s 9th Legislative District, which includes Bass River, Tabernacle and Washington Townships in Burlington County and part of Southern Ocean County.

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(Re: LRHSD Schools Will No Longer Name Valedictorian, Salutatorian Beginning with the Class of 2024 and No Longer Automatically Release Class Rank)

I do not agree with this. Healthy competition and striving for a goal are what drives people to achieve greatness and be more than mediocre. We have a generation coming of age that was raised on participation trophies. They cannot tolerate the real world. If things do not go their way, they melt down. If they do not agree with you, you are evil, stupid and shouted down by them. There is no debate, no discussion and no agreeing to disagree. It is very sad to see. I truly fear for the future of our country. This is just another nail in our Democratic Republic, and one more step toward socialism. ~Kathy Strack

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Life Involves Competition for Most Adults and Students Must Be Prepared for Future

I was surprised by the story (LRHSD Schools Will No Longer Name Valedictorian, Salutatorian Beginning with the Class Of 2024 and Automatically Release Class Rank, Pine Barrens Tribune: Jan. 18, 2020) that the Lenape Regional High School District will soon stop releasing class rank for all of its students. The reason given was due to unnecessary increase in competition by the students. To me, I believe this is an overreaction. What is the purpose of attending high school? Is it to obtain only an academic education, or is it to provide an education to prepare a student for life as an adult, as much as possible, but not only in the area of academics? There are many parts of high school besides academics, such as outside clubs and sports. Why is this the case? It is to provide students with the ability to learn and compete in other areas besides academics. We live in a competitive world, and also in a very competitive area. Do you know of any Philadelphia Eagles fans? Would you say they are somewhat competitive, or not so much?

Of course, professional football is the extreme side of competition. But everyday life involves competition to some degree for almost every adult, including in the business world, sports, government and also academics. So, how or where do we prepare a child for this reality? I have a suggestion. I recognize extreme academic competition is bad. What we want is students to learn healthy competition. How about assigning a class rank according to quartile rankings, with four broad categories: first, second, third and fourth. This broad ranking would reduce the intense stress of the number three student trying to be number one. They are both in the top quartile. But it would also give all students an indication of where he or she stands, and will allow him or her to strive for a higher ranking or, to stay in the top one. Setting goals and working for them is a good skill to learn. This quartile ranking system would provide a more relaxed type of healthy academic competition and help to prepare students for the future reality. Gary Warga Marlton, New Jersey

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There is always going to be a winner and loser. Your desire to reach for the stars is within you, but you have to reach for it. Competition is ingrained in our beings. Have we not seen that when everyone gets a trophy? There is a generation who expects to be given everything. If you do not teach competitive spirit, or to drive for what you want, then that generation will otherwise expect everything to be given to them. ~Lynda Kay

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Location: Medford Lakes Details: Enjoy a rollicking night of live music on Feb. 1 at Log Cabin Café, 108 Stokes Rd., Medford Lakes, in historic Memorial Hall. Doors open at 7 p.m. with The Groggy Pine Boys and the Irish and American folk duo of Martin Kavanagh and Joe Wills. Also, returning to the Log Cabin Café stage is Jersey Shore folk-rock duo, Jeannie O’Neill and Tom Martin. Their show will combine original tunes and inventive interpretations of wellknown folk, rock and country music covers. Tickets are $10 ($5 for children under age 16 when accompanied by an adult) at the door, or are available in advance at the Protestant Community Church office (during regular business hours), 100 Stokes Rd., Medford Lakes. Visit w w w. protestantcommunitychurch. org .

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was not present at 539 Oakshade Road during the Dec. 18 and 19 state police investigation. However, both Shamong Township Mayor Michael Di Croce and Township Solicitor Doug Heinold told this newspaper in separate interviews that the municipality has been told that Meyer is the son-in-law of Roberts. This relationship had been suggested by Heinold during the January township committee meeting. “There is no question it was a continuation of the pipeline,” said Heinold during the meeting.

The Meyer case is the third in the same general vicinity. As previously reported by this newspaper, state police responded to the next-door residence of Marissa Corbett, 39, of Shamong, on April 16, 2018. Officials contended that they found 20 dogs living in deplorable and inhumane conditions on the Corbett property and charged her with 19 counts of fourth-degree animal cruelty, and 40 disorderly persons counts related to animal cruelty. “I can tell you that we were advised that state police became aware of the activity on the Corbett property while they were undertaking the (2018) investigation on the Roberts property,” said Heinold to this newspaper on Jan. 21.

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“compet e nt ,” “ge ntle,” “pat ie nt ” a nd “thorough” people with their care of the animals that has resulted in them living anywhere from one year to 10 years longer than expected. “They are taking on cases that would be shot down by other places,” she said. Mark McGovern noted that Smitten Stables decided to move, in total, more than 35 animals and birds from New Gretna, including as horses, turkeys, peacocks, goats, roosters, alpacas, and a llama, to a site in Alberta, Virginia, which is more than 20 acres in size. He noted an alpaca passed away during the

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Smitten Stables, in the New Gretna section of Bass River Township, recently transported its last group of animals, seven alpacas and one llama, to their new home in southern Virginia. vision that includes increasing community spirit in town. “We want to get more people involved,” he said, noting there are oppor t unities for residents to sit on the town’s various subcommittees and boards. A nother one of Gi mbel’s focuses is to i mprove road i n f rast r uct u re i n t he municipality. “We’ve created a 10-year plan (to address the roads),” he said. “We just don’t have the 10s of millions of dollars to do it all at once.” The pair of committeemen noted the

lack of bu si ness g row t h i n Sha mong, and the possibility of generating ratables from landowners, specif ically far mers, who could use their fer tile f ields for t h e g r ow t h of c a n n a b i s , e s p e c i a l l y if a ballot question that would legalize recreational marijuana in New Je r s e y p a s s e s d u r i n g t h e u p c o m i n g November election. Di Croce said it is his hope is to be able to grow the cannabis sector of the agricultural i n d u s t r y, a n d a s a r e s u lt , S h a m o n g becoming the “pot growing capital of New Jersey.”

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that he was “‘very much against what Roberts was doing,’” and “‘he wasn’t going to do that.’” “He then told me he had 7 dogs of his own,” Lazos said. “We exchanged cellphone numbers in case there was ever an issue.” Lazos said that on several occasions after the conversation with Meyer, dogs could be heard outside at 539 Oakshade Road. “We called him,” Lazos said. “He pulled them in. One time, he told us that he was remodeling his bathrooms and they had the dogs outside. The reality is that we basically figured out it was a bunch of bs.” Lazos said that Meyer claimed that he was not keeping any of the dogs in kennels on the 539 Oakshade Road premises, but he and others soon found that dogs were actually being kept in kennels. “When it was cold outside, the dogs were in the kennels, and they were crying,” said Lazos of the night of Dec. 18 into the morning of Dec. 19. “We called the cops. It was 18 degrees outside. We were up all night. At 3 a.m., we watched the police in their backyard, with flashlights, pulling dogs in.” Lazos said what he heard and witnessed was “difficult” to take in. “There are criminal charges now pending in three separate cases, which could result in jail time and serious penalties,” said Di Croce during the January township committee meeting. “The good news is that the ordinance is working. …It is just amazing to me that something like this happens when there are criminal charges pending, and that the same parties, or parties related, would continue with this behavior.” Lazos asked if the township was able to

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do anything further if it recognized that a “business” is being run out of 539 Oakshade Road. Heinold replied that the township zoning officer has recently performed inspections of the structures on the parcel in question to determine whether they are permitted uses. “We received a fair amount of zoning violations in draft form,” he said. “We need to coordinate with the county prosecutor to make sure we are not stepping on their toes due to their pending investigation. If we aren’t, then we will institute additional violations to get kennels and structures (on the property) down, etc.” Heinold noted that the township committee was going to discuss the dog ordinance in executive session to “try to further address these situations.” Di Croce said he was confident that the problem will be cured. Township Administrator Susan Onorato, contended that the governing body and officials were looking at the dog ordinance to see what more can be done to solve the issue. “Unlike other communities, Shamong does not have a local police force,” she said. “We have been taking it on the chops that Shamong is doing nothing. Shamong is doing everything that we legally can do. We are working in

coordination with the bigger powers at be, whether it be the prosecutor’s office, Burlington County Board of Health, or New Jersey State Police. It is an active, open case and we are not allowed to say much.” Resident Aldyth Keith, however, warned Shamong officials to “not exceed what you should exceed,” concerned that adding more teeth to the dog ordinance could interfere with private property rights. “Do what the scriptures tells you to do—be tempered in all things,” said Keith, a dog owner. “Watch what you are saying and doing, because as a result of what happened here, (neighboring) Medford now has a law affecting people who are fanciers, and love dogs, or breeds them as a hobby for their own gratification, saying that they can’t have a litter of puppies to sell on their own.” Heinold, in the Jan. 21 follow-up interview with this newspaper, said no decision was reached by the township committee to possibly amend the dog ordinance. “They asked me in executive session to continue to check the status of each of the investigations and to continue to monitor the charges that have been filed to date,” Heinold said.

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