As part of the 2^nd Annual Richland Village Festival held on May 28, 2016, John and Anne Viola of Newfield were recognized for their donation of the WI Switch Tower.  The Switch Tower, after being decommissioned, was located in their back yard at their home in Newfield.

They donated the Tower to Buena Vista Township in 2006.  It was renovated and relocated beyond the Richland Village Train Station.

The long overdue dedication just recently took place on the May 28^th rain date. See description on plaque.

The 13th Annual Run4Ricky kicked off on Saturday morning at the Wilcox Family home near Buena Regional High School.

A great crowd was on hand for the run, walk and children’s event. Bill and Diana Wilcox and family are great hosts to this annual tradition that raises scholarships in honor of Ricky Wilcox’s memory.

Mayor Chuck Chiarello, Deputy Mayor Teresa Kelly and Committeeman John Williams were on hand representing Buena Vista Township.

On Monday, June 6^th, 17 children from Mrs. Brenda DeCesero’s Kindergarten KA Class from the John C. Milanesi Elementary School paid a visit to Buena Vista Township Hall.

They started out in the Main Meeting Room where the entire Township Committee was present and had a brief presentation followed by juice and cookies.

Led by Township Clerk Lisa Tilton, they then began touring all of the offices in the Municipal Building and were given a brief explanation about what they do.

After touring half of the building, the students went outside and were greeted by Trooper Mark Campagna of the NJ State Police who showed the children his patrol car.  They were even allowed to try the siren and the lights.

Then they inspected a Buena Vista Township Public Works Department dump truck.  They were able to see the inside of the vehicle with the assistance of Public Works Department employee, Keith Dorris.

Mrs. DeCescero’s class than came and toured the other half of the Municipal Building winding up in Mayor Chuck Chiarello’s office where they were each presented a certificate for participating in the tour.

The children then hurried back to school for their regular lunch time.  The children said they had a very enjoyable time and we were proud to have them.

MAYS LANDING, N.J. (June 14, 2016) – Warm weather brings outdoor parties for graduations, birthdays and weddings. However, when foil balloons, also known as Mylar balloons, from those festivities come into contact with power lines, outages can occur.

When a foil balloon contacts a power line or a part of substation equipment, its metallic properties can cause a surge of electricity that can, in turn, cause the equipment to short-circuit. And the spark could lead to a power outage or fire.

Foil balloons were the cause of nearly 30 service interruptions between January, 2015 and May, 2016 that affected approximately 1,100 customers, for an average of about two Mylar balloon related incidents per month.

Atlantic City Electric encourages customers to help reduce foil balloon-related power outages and ensure safety by keeping the following tips in mind:

• Keep balloons tethered at all times and attached to weights.
• Properly dispose of foil balloons by puncturing the balloon to release helium that otherwise could cause the balloon to float away.
• NEVER touch a power line. Do not attempt to retrieve a balloon, toy or kite that is entangled in an overhead power line. For assistance, call Atlantic City Electric at 1-800-833-7476.
• Always assume power lines are live and keep yourself, your belongings and anything you are carrying at least 10 feet away from power lines.

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All homes in Buena Vista Township over the next couple of days will be receiving a 96-gallon rolling recycling container to mix all of your recyclables together in one container.  Delivery of the new containers is expected to be completed by the end of the week (May 13th) and will be handled through the ACUA.

Containers will have a microchip imbedded in them to track their location if stolen.  The containers are being purchased by Buena Vista Township and are property of the Township.

The goal is to increase recycling participation to a new level which will help to reduce our trash collection costs.  Trash costs more to get rid of than recyclables.

The Township purchased the recycling containers on a 5-year plan through the ACUA to be able to provide every home a container at the same time. The ACUA has a list of homes that have already purchased the ACUA blue 96-gallon recycling container from them.

Those homes will receive a 96-gallon ACUA rolling trash container in place of the recycling container.  No other substitutions or exceptions will be made.  The containers cost the Township $48.62 each instead of the normal $65.00 each.

Those residents who have already purchased this container through the ACUA will be given a new 96-gallon ACUA trash container instead of a recycling container. This way, every home gets a new container from Buena Vista Township and the ACUA. (Recycling containers purchased elsewhere do not count and cannot be substituted.) 

Any older blue recycling containers can also still be used along with the new 96-gallon container.  Remember, “Single Stream” recycling allows everything to be mixed together in one container that will be sorted later by the ACUA at their facility in Egg Harbor Township.

Mayor Chuck Chiarello who is a member of the Executive Board for the New Jersey Conference of Mayors has contributed an article in the second issue related to Economic Stability.

With an article titled “Economic Stability Starts at Home” Buena Vista has taken new initiatives in Difficult times. Buena Vista has taken great strides in not only maintaining ratables, but also has encouraged new commercial development and a business friendly environment.

To learn more about Buena Vista’s initiative Click HERE to view the Mayor’s article in the New Jersey Conference of Mayor’s Magazine.

The article is written by Mayor Chuck Chiarello and published by the New Jersey Conference of Mayors.