Located at the Buena Vista Township, 430 Union Road, East Vineland.

Every Saturday (3^rd, 10^th, 17^th, & 24^th) from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon    

And Each Friday, except Good Friday (9^th, 16^th, 23^rd, & 30^th) from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm

Items accepted: Appliances, metals, used motor oil, brush/leaves in Biodegradable Kraft-type bags, bulky rigid plastics, recyclables, E-Waste, and up to 4 tires with no rims.

Items Not Accepted: Construction, demolition, lumber, or concrete materials. No hazardous materials or paint. 

Sponsored by the Buena Vista Township Environmental Commission, Clean Communities, and Sustainable Jersey. For more information, please contact the Public Works Department at 856-697-2100, ext 1.

Seedlings will be available by reservation only at the Buena Vista Township Municipal Complex, 890 Harding Highway, Buena. There will be two days for scheduled curb-side pick-up, please wear your mask and stay in your car: Thursday, April 29^th and Friday, April 30th.

For more information or to reserve your seedlings, call Beth Conway, Environmental Commission Secretary, at 856-697-2100, ext 8 or email: bconway@buenavistanj.com

Once again, Buena Vista Township will be livening up its Wednesday nights throughout the summer with eight (8) FREE concerts for your dancing and listening pleasure.

That’s right, you read correctly! Eight FREE concerts! Grab your dancing shoes and come out to Michael Debbi Park in Richland each Wednesday night. Seating is available or feel free to bring your own lawn chair. Bring your appetite, too!

Hamburgers & Hot dogs, fresh popped popcorn & snacks, ice cream sandwiches, and hot & cold beverages are available for purchase at very reasonable prices by the Special Events Committee at the concession stand. This year’s concerts include some old favorites and new bands to spice it up.

All concerts start at 7pm. Concession stand will begin serving at approximately 6:30 pm. Social Distancing and Face Coverings required at Concession Stand. For more information, contact Beth Conway, Chairwoman of Special Events, at 856-697-2100, ext 8 or email: specialevents@buenavistanj.com

Wednesday, June 23^rd – DJ Nicky G

Wednesday, June 30^th – Duck & Cover Band

Wednesday, July 7^th – Dr. Cheeko

Wednesday, July 14^th – Poor Mouth Henry

Wednesday, July 21^st – Bittersweet Duo

Wednesday, July 28^th – Tear It Up

Wednesday, August 4^th – Lonnie Youngblood

Wednesday, August 11^th  – DJ Nicky G

Wednesday, August 18^th  AND 25^th  – 2 Rain Dates (If needed)

TOWNSHIP OF BUENA VISTA PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
NOTICE OF VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Township of Buena Vista Planning and Zoning Board (the “Board”) will hold a virtual public hearing on December 23, 2020, at 6:00 PM, at a special meeting of the Board, to review and take formal action upon the application of Milmay DG, LLC (“Applicant”) for preliminary and final major site plan approval, together with bulk variance and/or design waiver/exception relief (the “Application”), with respect to property having a street address of 1168 Tuckahoe Road, in the Township of Buena Vista, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey 08340, and being designated as Block 8416, Lots 2 and 3, on the Tax Map of the Township of Buena Vista (the “Property”). The Property is located at the intersection of Tuckahoe Road (a/k/a Buena Tuckahoe Road a/k/a County Route 557) and Broad Street (a/k/a Bears Head Road a/k/a County Route 552).

Applicant, by way of the Application, proposes to construct on the Property an approximately 9,100 square foot retail store to be used as a Dollar General, together with related site improvements including but not limited to, parking spaces, signage, lighting, drainage, and landscaping.

In connection with the Application, Applicant seeks the following bulk variances and/or design waivers/exceptions: (i) providing more lot coverage than permitted (10% permitted, 24.9% proposed); (ii) providing a driveway located closer to an intersection than permitted (75 feet permitted, 20.7 feet proposed); (iii) providing fewer parking spaces than required (46 spaces required, 30 spaces proposed); (iv) providing a greater attached sign area than permitted (50 square feet permitted, 97.5 square feet proposed); (v) providing a greater freestanding sign height than permitted (15 feet permitted, 21 feet proposed); (vi) providing a greater freestanding sign area than permitted (32 square feet permitted, 97.17 square feet proposed); (vii) providing a greater driveway width at a right-of-way than permitted (50 feet permitted; 90.3 feet at Tuckahoe Road and 120.5 feet at Broad Street proposed); (viii) providing less of a two-way driveway width than required (30 feet required, 24 feet proposed); (ix) providing a greater curbline opening than permitted (50 feet permitted; 90.3 feet at Tuckahoe Road and 120.5 feet at Broad Street proposed); (x) providing a loading space that also serves as a drive aisle where a loading space is not permitted to be devoted to another use; (xi) providing paving thickness that differs from what is required; and (xii) providing no sidewalks where same are required.

Applicant also seeks any additional exceptions, waivers, design waivers, variances, interpretations, de minimis exceptions, modifications of conditions of prior approvals, continuation of any preexisting nonconforming conditions, and other approvals reflected on the filed plans (as same may be further amended or revised from time to time without further notice) as may be determined to be necessary during the review and processing of the Application by the Board and its professional staff.

Pursuant to the declarations by the Governor of the State of New Jersey [Executive Orders 103 and 107], and the mechanisms that have been used by local governments during emergencies that render in-person meetings less than optimal, the public hearing will be held by online/virtual means and telephonically only. During the virtual public hearing, any interested party will have an opportunity to listen to and, if participating online, view the hearing in its entirety, be heard (ask questions, provide comments or offer evidence) by either (a) participating online by visiting https://www.gotomeet.me/StonefieldEngineering/beunavistatownshipvirtualmeeting and following the instructions provided to join the online/virtual meeting or (b) participating telephonically by calling 1 (872) 240-3212 and entering access code 401-451-877. The foregoing information for participating in the meeting via online/virtual means and/or telephonically will also be available on the Township of Buena Vista’s website at http://www.buenavistanj.com/, as well as at http://meetings.stonefieldeng.com.

Participating via online/virtual means or telephonically is free of charge to the public. If participating via online/virtual means, you may install GoToMeeting on your computer, tablet, or smartphone in advance of the virtual public hearing by visiting https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/851851397.

There will also be a portion of the virtual public hearing dedicated to public questions, public comment, and the opportunity for the public to offer evidence, with individually or by attorney.

Any member of the public that has a concern regarding utilizing the technology set forth above to participate in the virtual public hearing may contact the Board Secretary, Lisa Tilton, by email to ltilton@buenavistanj.com or by phone at either (856) 697-2100, extension 11, or (609) 561-5650, extension 11.

The Application materials and supporting documents (including maps and plans) will be available for public inspection free of charge to the public by visiting http://meetings.stonefieldeng.com at least ten (10) days before the virtual public hearing. Alternatively, members of the public may review the Application materials and supporting documents (including maps and plans) in person, in the office of the Board, during regular business hours, which are typically Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, within the Township of Buena Vista Municipal Building, located at 890 Harding Highway, Buena (Township of Buena Vista), New Jersey 08310. In addition, all exhibits which will be relied upon during the virtual public hearing, together with the review letters of the Board’s consultants, will be available for inspection forty-eight (48) hours before the virtual public hearing at http://meetings.stonefieldeng.com. The virtual public hearing may be continued without further notice on such additional or other dates as the Board may determine.

Jason R. Tuvel, Esq.
Prime & Tuvel
14000 Horizon Way, Suite 325
Mount Laurel, New Jersey 08054
Phone: (856) 273-8300
Attorney for Milmay DG, LLC, Applicant

CLICK HERE for Plans

Since Santa can’t bring the toys to Town Hall this year, he is asking the families of Buena Vista Township to sign up for “Santa’s 2020 Toy Delivery Service”. His helpers and elves will be delivering the toys to homes throughout the Township. If you are a BVT resident with children, please fill out an application and submit it as directed.

Applications can be found online or picked up at Town Hall
(890 Harding Hwy., Buena)

CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION

It is time to place your ad in our highly successful and much anticipated Buena Vista Township Calendar and Municipal Guide for 2021.  Our calendar is funded completely by donations and ads placed by our supporters. This year, as a way to try to keep your costs down in these tough economic times, and still cover our costs, we will be offering a limited special price for the 2021 Calendar ads. This is our way of showing our appreciation to our supporters and businesses by helping you get your name out to all of our residents at a discounted price.

Each ad is only $100 (regularly $125, size of one business card) or 

you can sponsor an entire month for $400 (regularly $450, size of three business cards)  

 if received by Friday, September 25, 2020.

(Submissions received after that date will be at the regular rates.)

These discounted rates will only be valid for a limited time, so be sure to get your order in ASAP. We look forward to another amazing calendar and we want you to be in it.

The calendar is delivered to every home in Buena Vista Township (approximately 2,800+ homes) in mid-December, and approximately 700 additional copies are distributed throughout the year at the Municipal Building. These calendars provide useful information all year long including a Community Guide, Map, and Phone Numbers, as well as YOUR NAME when you place an ad.

Calendar Ad Forms can be obtained on our website, www.buenavistanj.com. If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Special Events at 856-697-2100 ext. 8 or email specialevents@buenavistanj.com.

CLICK HERE for Order Form

CONSTRUCTION – DETOUR
Please be advised beginning Tuesday, August 4th at 7:00 am, Sixth Road between Tenth & Eleventh Street will be closed due to repairs at the Railroad Tracks by Conrail. Sixth Road is anticipated to be open on Thursday, August 6th at 7:00 am, weather permitting.

Please follow the designated detour route below.

On January 20, 2020, SERVPRO celebrated its ribbon cutting at their new Buena Vista Township facility. Mayor Teresa Kelly, Deputy Mayor John Williams, and Township Committee Members David Turner and Ronnise White were present. President of SERVPRO, Mike Logue, said, “We would like to thank Buena Vista Township and the Atlantic County Economic Alliance for their assistance in our relocation. Special thanks to the family of the late Mayor Chuck Chiarello for all his help.

We look forward to providing the highest level of service to our customers, and will be a good neighbor in our community.” SERVPRO is seeking good   employees and encourage the residents of Buena Vista to apply.

For more information on the services provided by SERVPRO, please contact Pat Logue at 609-965-0885 or pat.logue@snjrestore.com.

2020 promises to be a very active year for Buena Vista Township. Some projects, which were started in 2019, are now complete; such as the upgrading of LED high efficiency lighting at Michael Debbi Recreational Park in the Richland section of the Township.

In addition, the Township’s $400,000.00 local road program including surveying and designing in 2018 was completed in the Spring of 2019. The roads included Sixth Road in Newtonville, Railroad Boulevard in Richland, Main Avenue and Washington Avenue in Richland.

Another great road project to begin in 2020 comes with a N.J. DOT Road program designated for Chestnut Avenue.  The Township received two grants, one for $290,000 for Phase 1 and another for $305,000 for Phase 2.  Both of those grants combined will allow the Township to bid out that whole project in the Spring of 2020 and complete the entire length of the Road.

Another project started in 2018 was to remove an old portion of our Public Works building on Union Road in East Vineland. The plans are complete, and the funding is in place for a long-term, low interest loan that will take away the old concrete portion of the building which was built in the 1950’s. The new addition will be built approximately on the same size footing as the original, but will be wider and the same height as the other part of the building.  This new addition will allow us to store more equipment indoors, have a better work area for repairs and offices for the management.  The funding for this project comes from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The Township is excited to see new or improved commercial retables. The new Tractor Supply company, broke ground in December 2019. It is located on Wheat Road. Existing commercial businesses have remodeled, including Sidelines East Bar & Grill located on Tuckahoe road in Milmay.  Richland General Store is now a True Value Hardware store, located across from the Seashore line’s train station on Route 40. Orlandini Tile Supplies remodeled their store, also located on Rt. 40 in Richland. The new Steakouts Homeplate located on Route 54 near the Buena Regional high school, just opened.  Richland also sees the addition of Smokeology, which is a family owned BBQ restaurant next to the Post office in Richland.

ServPro of Atlantic City, Hamilton and Hammonton have moved their operations from Berlin to Buena Vista Township on Harding Highway.  The Township is excited to see another existing commercial building being used.  They are a leader in commercial and residential cleaning and restoration services. They are also hiring, call 609 965 0885.

Buena Vista is also of proud of all our farms and garden centers that have fresh food, flowers, plants, many items, not found anywhere else. Last summer we had a tour of all our farms markets, and are planning another one this spring.

We look forward to working on new projects and investigating available resources that would help maintain our businesses and invite likeminded ones to come give us a look.  While we are a smaller community and limited by Pineland regulations, we still try to get everything we need to make life more comfortable for our residents.

By Mayor Teresa Kelly and Township Administrator Lisa Tilton

First in a series of articles

Through many years of work with the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, I led an effort offering emergency medical volunteers and firefighters more opportunities for the services they provide our towns. At one time this work has almost always on a volunteer basis. I worked with the NJ LOSAP (Length of Service Awards Program) to give these hard-working local volunteers a sense that they would have a pension or benefits waiting for their many dedicated years of service without a major impact on the taxpayers.

The times have changed dramatically with twenty three towns in Atlantic County. Buena Vista Township was amongst the very last to maintain volunteer medical services in our community. But the time has come when major decisions had to be made when you need help in a time of emergency, someone will be there to answer your call. The average rate for these EMT’s (Emergency Medical Technicians) involves a great deal of schooling and follow-up education and the average salary is pushing $15.00 per hour and will likely go higher. A year ago, Township Committee started to make a plan in conjunction with our own Buena Vista Township EMS to keep the ship floating. We are finding that is becoming a major difficulty to attract an employee at $15.00 an hour for a volunteer if they are already in a two income family and also have a great opportunity to be hired by a professional organization, such as a hospital or other medical services. Our local ambulance does not remain in the same status once the organization became a paid service where maintenance and rules for the EMT’s become more stringent under State regulations.

After a years’ worth of studying and putting together new fund raising efforts, and the Township and Fire Districts stepping up to contribute a larger share of taxpayer dollars to provide these services, we are finding it is still one of the most hardest decisions to make. In the months to come Buena Vista Township EMS, led by Chief Soren Hudyma will begin this new program with their newly approved state vehicles under a new paid service which allows them to collect money from insurance companies, where applicable, in order to contribute towards the overall expenses.

It is a very complex issue and the Township will continue to share information with our residents well into 2020. So, when the ambulance arrives to help you in an emergency, it will be operating under different conditions and the Township will continue to provide updates as we go along.

See further details in next month’s issue.