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edford residents made their voices

heard throughout 2014.
Citizen feedback helped to drive a
year-long debate regarding zoning
ordinance changes for the Route 70
commercial district. Residents also
offered their input on topics such as
backyard chickens and deer fences.
In some cases, residents voiced their displeasure
to council and the board of education on topics
ranging from a township managers resignation to
the end of traditional mid-term and final exams at
Shawnee High School.
A number of the debates will continue into 2015.
Before jumping ahead, lets take a look back at the
biggest stories in Medford from 2014.

Route 70
Medford Township officials entered 2014 with the
task of reexamining the Route 70 business corridor.

The goal was to relax some of the restrictions along

the state highway to attract new businesses.
Theres a prevailing philosophy to make Medford more accessible to businesses, Mayor Chris
Buoni said.
The process began in late January as the planning board held a public input session to garner
ideas for what residents wanted to see happen to
Route 70. What ensued was a debate between
whether Medford needed to make changes or if it
should keep the status quo.
Tony Tolerico, a principal for Medford Ford, said
changes had to be made not only to attract new businesses, but also to keep existing businesses in the
township.
What we need is an attitude adjustment, Tolerico said. We're not in the 1950s. In the 35 years I've
been here, I've never seen a new business aside from
the CVS.
On the other side of the spectrum stood resident
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CLOCKWISE, FROM BOTTOM LEFT: Reid Uccello hits a ground ball to second base
for the Medford 8U Renegades during a sectional tournament in July. Woodford Cedar
Run Wildlife Refuge senior educator Erin Kiefer shows off a red-tailed hawk in January.
Children at the Medford-Vincentown Rotary Clubs Easter Egg Hunt take off running at
Freedom Park on April 12. Leslie Sharp and her grandson Isaac McVay stop by
Freedom Park to play during a sunny September morning. Shawnee High Schools
Class of 2014 marches into their graduation ceremony on June 20. Liza Barr of
Shawnee High School looks for an open teammate in a South Jersey Group IV playoff
game against Eastern High School May 19. Police officer Joseph Canuso sits with K9

Rio. Rio became the departments newest K9 in 2014. Nikola Williams of Shawnee
grabs a rebound in the Renegades 57-37 win in the South Jersey Group IV championship in March. Molly (front) and Chase (back) take a much-needed break from play
time at the Freedom Park Dog Run in July. On the afternoon of July 31, the Pinelands
Library was transformed into a chocolate factory as Willy Wonka paid children a visit.
Girl Scout Rory Gras sews a holiday stocking during a charity sewing event at Cattells
Sew Vac and Sewing Academy in November. Medford VFW Post 7677 commander
Scott Lambert and post sergeant Jack Sweeney lay the VFWs wreath in front of the
veterans memorial at the Medford Memorial Community Center on Veterans Day.

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Changes to Route 70
corridor up for debate

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Jerry Gray, who appeared at

many public meetings about
Route 70 in 2014, speaking out
against development each time.
He said the township placed restrictions because residents didnt want big box stores and large
shopping centers.
People were pretty clear they
didn't want that kind of development in the township, he said.
The result of the first meeting
was the formation of a subcommittee to break down all zoning
regulations and make changes to
the ones hampering business
growth.
The subcommittee submitted
its list of recommendations to
council during a special planning

board meeting in July.

Among the recommendations,
the subcommittee suggested increasing the maximum size of
buildings from 35,000 square feet
to 100,000 for commercial use and
120,000 for medical and industrial
use.
Medford Township planner
Scott Taylor said many existing
buildings along Route 70 are already larger than 35,000 square
feet.
That would make those sites
that were non-conforming in conformance in regard to building
size, he said.
Other changes included reduced buffer zones to make businesses more visible from Route
70.
While Gray again spoke
against the changes, resident Jefplease see TOWNSHIP, page 4

DEC. 31, 2014JAN. 6, 2015 THE MEDFORD SUN 3

obituary
Stephen Arthur
Edgerton
Dec. 16, 2014

OBITUARIES
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Stephen Arthur Edgerton, 86,

died peacefully at his home in
Medford on Tuesday, Dec. 16.
Steve was born on May 8, 1928,
in Plainfield,
Ind., to Joseph
and
Elsie
Edgerton. He
grew up in the
small town of
Columbiana,
Ohio, on the
family farm,
and
stayed
just
long
enough to deEDGERTON
cide he was
not a farmer
by inclination.He graduated from
Olney Friends School in Barnesville, Ohio, in 1946, and earned
his bachelors of science degree
in physics from Earlham College
in 1950. He later received a masters of education and supervisory certificate from Temple University. Steve came to the east
coast to work at the Quaker summer camp, Camp Dark Waters,
during college. He was the interim director for Nina and Wilbert
Braxton for two summers and
then took over full directorship of
the camp in 1961. For the more
than four decades Steve was involved with Camp Dark Waters,
he created a loving and accepting
place for campers and staff to
play, learn, work and grow together in ways that changed thousands of lives for the better. In a
simple, natural setting, Steve fostered a sense of freedom and harmony that was truly transformative. He was director and owner
until a group of former campers,
staff and other friends of the
camp purchased the camp from
him in 2001 and formed a nonprofit organization.
Steve was a gifted teacher and
deeply committed to experiential
education. He taught high school
science, mostly chemistry, for 41

years. He taught for two and a

half years at Westtown School, 15
and a half years at Penn Charter
School, 10 years at Willingboro
High, and his last 11 years at
Moorestown Friends School. He
founded and directed the progressive, alternative Community
Camp School in Philadelphia for
two years. He served as head of
the science department at Penn
Charter, Willingboro High and
Moorestown Friends, and he received several teaching awards.
Steve employed a sense of
drama and excitement to teach
others. Many former students remember him jumping from the
ground to the top of his desk in
one leap to demonstrate the way
electrons jump from their ground
state to higher energy levels, or
performing an explosive thermite
reaction in the lab.
Photography and woodworking
were two of Steves main creative
outlets. His interest in the designs
of noted woodworker George
Nakashima is visible in the beautiful wooden furniture Steve
crafted. His love of nature shaped
his interest in photography. He
also loved fast cars, particularly
old BMWs. He was a great music
enthusiast and introduced many
people to his favorite blues, jazz
and rock artists, especially blues
musician Taj Mahal. Steve had a
strength and vitality that was evident to all who knew him, as well
as a quiet, but engaging sense of
humor.
A loving and affectionate parent and husband, he is survived
by three children, Cinda and
Scott Edgerton with ex-wife Mickey Edgerton, and Alice Edgerton
with his current wife, Mary Ann
Bacon.
He will be greatly missed by so
many whose lives he touched.
A memorial service will be
held at Medford Meeting House,
14 Union St., Medford, NJ 08055
on Jan. 3 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
Camp Dark Waters Campership
Fund or the Camp Dark Waters
Legacy Fund.

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Township Manager Schultz

abruptly resigns in August
TOWNSHIP
Continued from page 2
frey Lucas supported the recommendations, saying the additional tax ratables would outweigh
any negatives, such as increased
traffic.
There are very good ratables
in large buildings that don't negatively impact traffic, Lucas said.
We already have buildings that
are over 100,000 square feet.
The planning board elected to
send the recommendations to
council for its input.
Council then gave its feedback
to the planning board. The recommendations have not been acted
on as the calendar turns to 2015.

Township manager resigns

Visitors to the Aug. 5 Medford
Township council meeting were

stunned as township manager

Chris Schultz abruptly resigned
prior to the start of the meeting.
Schultz submitted his resignation during an executive session.
He left abruptly after the executive session was convened and did
not appear at a public meeting in
Medford again.
Questions were immediately
asked as to why Schultz resigned.
On June 24, Medford Township
hired Verita LLC to conduct a
workplace investigation.
Buoni said information from
the investigation would not be released, citing employees rights to
privacy.
New Jersey state law protects
people's private rights, Buoni
said. People have asked for the
release of that document. It's not
going to be released. It wouldn't
be appropriate.
please see COUNCILMAN, page 6

DEC. 31, 2014JAN. 6, 2015 THE MEDFORD SUN 5

Renew dog licenses by Jan. 31

Dog licenses are due for renewal Jan. 1 to Jan. 31. The license
may be purchased at the Medford
municipal
Township
building,
Monday
through Friday from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Dog license fees are $12 plus an
additional $3 for any dog that has
not been spayed or neutered.
Proof of rabies vaccination is required and must be valid until
November 2015 to acquire a 2015
dog license.
Licensing may also be completed by mail by using the form located at www.medfordtownship.
com
For more information, call
(609) 654-2608 ext. 328 or 334.
A late fee of $15 will be charged
for licenses purchased after Jan.
31.

urday, Jan. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon

at Cranberry Hall, located behind
the Medford Township Municipal
Building on Main Street.
Dog licenses may also
be purchased at the rabies clinic from 9 a.m. to
noon inside the municipal building.

BRIEFS

Free rabies clinic

planned for Jan. 10
A free rabies clinic for both
dogs and cats will be held on Sat-

Moms Club to host

preschool fair
The Moms Club of Medford
Ares is hosting their annual Preschool Fair on Wednesday, Jan. 14
from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Peters
Episcopal Church in Medford.
The event will include schools
and day care centers from Medford and surrounding towns.
They will be available to answer
questions so parents can shop for
a daycare or preschool in one location.
The event is done as part of the
Moms Clubs community outreach. The event is free and open
to the community.

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lucky enough to be able to give and receive presents, to put a home-cooked
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and enjoy whats important in life.
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Service and the National Conference

on Citizenship found that 22.4 percent
of New Jersey residents volunteered
their time in 2013.
That ranked us near the bottom,
45th, in the nation. Utah topped the list
at 44.6 percent.
The study found that 1.45 million
residents volunteered a total of more
than 206 million hours of service. The
stats counted only non-paid work as
volunteering.

Millennials in our state ranked even

lower, at 49th overall, with only 17.3
percent of the age group volunteering
in 2013.
The good news is that it doesnt take
much to change this trend. Volunteering doesnt have to take up all of ones
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big monetary donations. Volunteering
can be as simple as pitching in at a
soup kitchen, coaching a Little League
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With volunteering, doing a little can
go a long way. What may seem as not
much to most of us can have a huge
impact to someone else.
So while youre compiling your list
of To Dos for 2015, add giving back to
the community by volunteering.

Councilman Randy Pace resigns due to a move

COUNCILMAN
Continued from page 4
Schultzs resignation took effect on Aug.
19. He received three months pay as part of
the separation agreement.
Residents were skeptical as to why the
township was paying Schultz for three
months since he voluntarily resigned.
Buoni said state law required the municipality to pay an outgoing township manager for at least three months.
In almost every circumstance, he would
be paid for three months, Buoni said.
Resident Mike Panarella expressed
doubt toward this, saying he felt Schultz
shouldnt be paid after he left his position.
If someone voluntarily leaves their position, they shouldn't be paid, Panarella
said.
Council appointed township clerk

Katherine Burger as the interim township

manager on Aug. 12 and began to interview
candidates for a replacement. Burger remains the interim manager entering 2015.

Councilman Randy Pace resigns

Medford also saw the resignation of a
councilman in 2014 as Randy Pace left office with his family moving to Tennessee in
October.
A council member since 2011, Pace said
the move away from Medford broke his
heart. He refused to take credit for many
accomplishments council made during his
term, instead crediting the community.
It wasnt as much as what I did as it was
what the community wanted to do, Pace
said. The community made the most significant change in electing new faces.
Buoni praised Pace for being upfront
and honest about his opinion during meetings, even when he disagreed with other
members of council.

He had the dedication and the steadfast

commitment to finding out what were the
actual facts, Buoni said.
With Pace resigning less than a month
prior to the general election, council was
tasked with appointing a replacement to
serve in his place through the end of 2015.
They selected Brad Denn, a lifetime Medford resident and certified public accountant for Padden Cooper LLC. Denn joined
Frank Czekay as the second CPA on council.
One of the most important things we do
is look at the budget, Buoni said. It never
hurts to get another set of eyes.
Denn said serving on council was something he had considered doing in the past.
He looked back to his time as an Eagle
Scout as an inspiration to run for council.
I always wanted to served the community, he said. When Randy Pace said he
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Classroom becomes pilot

for One to World
CLASSROOM
Continued from page 6
was moving, I did get calls from
various people to apply for the vacant council seat, so I did.

Medford classroom
goes chrome
A fifth-grade class at Kirbys
Mill Elementary School took the
use of computers in the classroom a step further in the fall as
it became a pilot class for a One
to World classroom. The class is
using Google Chromebooks for
nearly all of its schoolwork during the 2014-15 year.
Kirbys Mill Principal Mark
Damon said the premise was to
get students on the computers all
day instead of only once a week
in technology class.

Students are very excited to

go to tech lab, Damon said. Why
are we limiting devices for one
hour per week?
Andrew Reuter, the instructor
for the class, conducts all the lessons and assignments on the computer. Students use Google Docs
to submit their assignments.
Other features and apps were
implemented to enhance the
classroom experience. One of
these is Google Hangouts where
students can do homework together or communicate with each
other while at home.
The idea behind the One to
World classroom was to get students acquainted with technology
as it is becoming a main tool used
in many workplaces today.
Its something we need, its
something we cant live without,
Damon said. Its necessary.
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WEDNESDAY DEC. 31
Parachute Play: Ages 2 to 4. 10:30
and 11 a.m. at Pinelands Branch
Library. Come for a half-hour of
parachute games and play time.
Must be accompanied by a caregiver.

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Pinelands Branch Library. Come
to the library for an afternoon of
Minecraft on the Xbox 360. Test
your skills against other players
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survival mode.

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Kids knitting club: Ages 7 to 16. 4

p.m. at Pinelands Branch Library.
Knitters of all levels can join this
four-week series. Bring a project

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or pick one out at class. Beginners should bring size 10 knitting

needles. Yarn will be provided.
Council reorganization meeting: 7
p.m. at Public Safety Building.
This Medford Township council
meeting is for its annual reorganization.
Helping Hand grief support: Fellowship Alliance Chapel, 199 Church
Road. 7 p.m. Call 953-7333 ext. 309
for information.

TUESDAY JAN. 6
Kids can cook: Ages 4 to 6. Noon at
Pinelands Branch Library. Join
Miss Niki or Beth Ann from
ShopRite of Medford for some
kid-friendly cooking. Children will

sample new food while learning

about cooking, measuring, nutrition and sharing.
Jane Austen Her Life and Time: 7
p.m. at Pinelands Branch Library.
This presentation focuses on the
life and career of Jane Austen.
Trish Chambers includes the limited roles of women during
Austens time, her portrayal of
society in her six major works,
how personalities of her heroines
developed over the span of her
novels and how her personal life
is reflected in her writings.
Medford-Vincentown Rotary Club
meeting: 6:30 p.m. at Medford
Lakes Country Club, Medford
Lakes. For more information visit
www.mvrotaryclub.org.

Police: Home burglary

reported on Church Road
The following information was
provided by the Medford Township Police Department.

Enjoy the holidays,

but dont forget to

Make an appointment to prepare

your Will, Power of Attorney, Real
Estate, Health Care Directive and/or
Guardianship Appointment.

On Saturday, Dec. 20, Medford

Township Police responded to a
residential burglary to a
home located on
the
300
block of Church Road.
During the course of the investigation, police determined that
unknown actors forced open a
front door and stole an undisclosed amount of property while
the homeowner was at work. The
break-in occurred between 9 a.m.
and 9 p.m.
Police are asking for anyone
who noticed any unusual or suspicious activity in the area to contact detectives at (609) 654-7375 or
the anonymous citizen tip line at
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Township launches new website

TOWNSHIP
Continued from page 7
The entire program was paid
for through the schools funding
and not through a separate item
in the district budget. The district
could look at expanding the program in future years.

Medford schools add

extended kindergarten
A new program gave parents
an option to keep their child in
school for a full school day.
The school district launched an
extended kindergarten program
at each elementary school in the
fall. The district established a
partnership with the YMCA of
Burlington and Camden Counties
and Camp Ockanickon to run the
program.
Superintendent Joseph Del
Rossi said the program would not
be a full-day kindergarten class,
but rather consist of a learning
session to support the skills students learn during their regular,
half-day class.
This is a program that will not
be introducing new skills, Del
Rossi said. There will be communication between our department
and the provider to support our
existing curriculum in kindergarten.
The new program is tuitionbased to keep the burden of the
cost off the taxpayer. The school
district offered alternative solutions for parents who were unable
to pay the fee.
Del Rossi said the school district would like to have full-day
kindergarten sometime in the future. He said the extended program is a solid compromise benefitting students in the long run.
The sooner we build a foundation with our kindergarten students, the better off theyre going
to do in first, second, third
grade, he said.

interactive features launched

after months of development.
The biggest addition was the
ability for residents to contact the
township through the citizen response program, which allows
residents to report water main
breaks, potholes and other public
works issues.
If youre driving around, you
can take a picture, upload it, and
your GPS will upload your location, said Beth Portocalis, assistant to the township manager.
The township also promoted
features it included in the old
website, such as online bill payment.
Some people dont know you
can pay your tax and sewer bills
online, Portocalis said. Were
trying to structure it and bring
that forward.
The township also began live
streaming of meetings at the Public Safety Building. Verizon installed a camera and audio system during the spring. Live

streaming began in June for

council meetings and was later
expanded to zoning and planning
board meetings.
Archived videos of meetings
included a breakdown of the
agenda where residents could
skip ahead to any part of the
meeting they wished to view.
If theres something contentious on the agenda, you dont
have to go through the two-hour
tape of the council meeting, you
can click on that thing and itll be
synched up, Portocalis said.

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real-life applications.
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PARCC wasnt the impetus for
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finals, she said.

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comes to council
It was an animal house at some
council meetings in 2014 as discussions about deer netting and
backyard chickens took center
stage.
Confusion on clarification
about fencing ensued in the
spring when residents complained homes in Medford had

erected deer netting. If classified

as a fence, the deer netting would
not be in compliance with zoning
ordinances. However, there was
no clear definition of whether
deer netting could be considered
a fence.
Taylor did an investigation
into the matter and reported to
council in August his recommendations. He asked council to consider allowing deer netting as
high as eight feet in front yards.
The netting would have to be a
thin, black mesh and attached to
poles.
Its similar to the netting you
see at a Phillies game, he said.
Pace and Buoni both felt the restrictions should be scaled back,
saying residents should have the
right to build a deer fence as long
as it is on their own property.
Why shouldnt I have the right
to defend my property from that
destruction? Because my neighbor says I dont like the way it
looks? Buoni asked.
Czekay said the township
should be careful with loosening
restrictions, saying residents not
in compliance with zoning regulations can always go to the zoning board for a variance.
A group of residents from
Taunton Lake spoke out against
any changes, saying deer netting
in their neighborhood would negatively affect property values.
The deer netting discussion
was eventually tabled until September, when council decided to
form a subcommittee to examine
the topic closer. Some residents
expressed their displeasure about
the discussion being dragged out
for so long.
I'm just really confused as to
why this is still an issue, resident Kevin Sparkman said.
The subcommittee did not report its findings back to council
prior to the end of the year.
Meanwhile, residents came to
council in May with a proposal to
permit backyard chickens. The
topic came about when the
Kosick family from Tamarac was
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cited for illegally keeping chickens in their backyard. The family
was forced to remove the chickens from their property.
Jennifer Kosick said the townships ordinance only applies to
agricultural properties, not residential ones.
Theres a lot of people with
backyard chickens, she said.
The only reason Im here is because I have cranky neighbors
that complained about it.
A group of residents opposing
any changes said chickens create
excessive noise and can spread
disease. Brian Dunham spoke out
against chickens at multiple
meetings.
Buoni felt the topic was important, calling it a property rights
issue.
For every case you make
about a chicken, you can make a
case that dogs should be banned,
he said.
While there was much discussion on the matter, council did not
change its ordinance on chickens
prior to the end of the year.

Township joins
Main Street New Jersey
Medford Township is hoping to
enhance Medford Village by participating in a program called
Main Street New Jersey. The program is designed to provide resources to improve municipalities downtown areas.
Council elected to join the organization after debating the
merits of the program during
meetings in November and December. Buoni was skeptical
about the program at first, saying
he felt it would be potentially redundant.

It seemed like a lot of initiatives and goals are similar to

what our (economic development
committee) does, he said.
Portocalis encouraged council
to join the program, saying it
wouldnt cost the township anything and would provide beneficial resources to enhance Medford Village.
You would not have to have a
paid staff member, but you would
be able to participate in the technical assistance and networking
opportunities that are available
from the program, Portocalis
said.
Denn was on board with the
idea from the beginning, saying
the program provides a number
of resources to the township.
It seems to me if we join this,
the state is going to give us a toolbox of things, he said. If we
dont do anything with them, we
dont do anything.
Buoni changed his stance after
speaking with Mike Pagnotta,
chairman of the EDC.
He felt it was worthwhile from
a support standpoint, Buoni
said.

Township regulates
donation bins

Representatives from Goodwill

came before Medford Township
council in March asking for a
crackdown on an influx of unsolicited donations bins in the township.
Council crafted an ordinance
similar to the state statute.
Under the ordinance, donation
bins had to be registered with the
township for $25 on private property and were banned from municipal property.
I say we move forward with
the ordinance that mirrors the
state statute, Czekay said. We
can also talk about re-doing the
zoning rules with donations bins
so that we can further restrict.
Pace was the only member of
council not on board with the
idea. He spoke out against the additional regulations from the beginning and voted no when the ordinance was up for second reading. He doubted the townships
ability to properly enforce the

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You can put an ordinance in
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follow up and stay on top of it, he
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