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05.27.11

Clean floors

Avalon will purchase a floor scrubber for the fire hall, as promised, despite some officials' pleas to wait until the borough's revenue picks up.

Fire company members said the old scrubber is shot, and their inability to clean the oil and other materials from the garage floors is creating a safety hazard for firefighters.

02.18.11

Garbage fee collection

Although a number of people have paid their delinquent garbage bills since Avalon published their names, those who have not yet paid up will become the targets of a collection service.

Council member Robert Powell reported at Tuesday’s council meeting that the borough had collected more than $7,000 in delinquent fees during the past month.

As of Wednesday, he said, Jordan Tax Service would be responsible for collecting the other delinquent accounts, adding fees and the threat of credit agency reporting to the equation.

“They are an effective collection service,” Powell said.

01.22.11

Protest spurs fee decrease

Avalon Borough will charge less for garbage collection this year, and possibly institute some new collection procedures, after a standing-room-only crowd debated officials for more than an hour and a half at Tuesday's borough council meeting.

05.21.10

Home fix-up contest

Avalon’s Quality of Life Committee will sponsor a home improvement contest this summer, with cash prizes awarded to the winners.

The borough council voted 6-1 at Wednesday’s meeting to donate $1,000 for the prizes. Finance committee chairman Robert Powell was opposed because no one could designate where the funds would come from in this year’s budget.

01.08.10

Avalon Council gets new members, president

Three new members were sworn in to seats on Avalon Council last Monday evening, including one who was just recently named the winner of a council seat by what was probably the lowest number of votes ever.

While Jonathan Bernstein and Thomas Lloyd Jr. were on the November ballot along with incumbents Ed Repp and Ralph Cortese, David Dixon was declared the winner of a council seat for which there were no candidates on the ballot. Dixon received four write-in votes, which was enough to beat out incumbent Albert Wurst, who received only three.