Mt. Laurel - 0423
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APRIL 2329, 2014
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Police Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Big 50
The Garden Club is
celebrating 50 years. PAGE 13
Council
adopts
municipal
budget
By MIKE MONOSTRA
The Sun
Mt. Laurel Council adopted the
2014 municipal budget at last
weeks meeting, but not before a
lengthy discussion about the
townships open space tax.
The adopted budget saw no
changes from the preliminary
budget passed in March. Taxes
will decrease $39.22 for the aver-
age assessed home of $236,952.
The budget passed by a vote of
4-1, with Councilman Jim Keenan
voting no. Keenan didnt express
any issues with the municipal
budget, but maintained his stance
on decreasing the open space tax
from eight cents to six cents.
With average property values
increasing with Mt. Laurels
revaluation last year, many home-
owners will see a large increase
in their open space tax bill.
Keenan proposed a plan to sus-
pend two cents of the open space
tax. He said 13 other municipali-
ties have suspended open space
tax without going to a referen-
KRISTEN DOWD/The Sun
Paws Farm Nature Center held its annual Spring Egg Hunt
on Saturday, April 12. Each hunt was filled with 1,000
eggs. CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT: Adriana DiMedio, 3,
of Cinnaminson, checks out her loot during the hunt; Par-
ents Kelly and Jason Bartock of Voorhees smile as their
19-month-old son Benjamin cracks open his bounty; Chil-
dren relax after their egg hunt. In back are siblings Lilli, 3,
and Luca Melograna, 8 months, and in front, siblings Emily,
2, and Dennis ONeill, 8 months; James Molesky, 2, of Del-
ran, adds an egg to his basket; and Adriana DiMedio, 3, of
Cinnaminson, checks out her loot during the hunt.
Hunting for colorful eggs
please see NEXT, page 11
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