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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMING?
Volume 22 • Issue 17
www.hammontongazette.com
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—During its meeting on
April 23, council adopted a resolution (No.
59-2018) in accordance with its impending
third-round COAH compliance ruling.
The resolution, which was unanimously
adopted by council via a motion that was
Town officials discuss COAH’s possible impact
made by Councilman Joseph Giralo and
seconded by Councilwoman Brooke Sacco,
outlines the conditions of a tentative
settlement agreement between COAH and
the town’s representatives on the matter.
According to the resolution, the proposed
agreement will fulfill Hammonton’s
affordable housing obligation and will grant
the town immunity from builder’s remedy
lawsuits through 2025.
By adopting Resolution No. 59-2018, the
town agrees to the following terms:
• To approve the terms of the proposed
settlement agreement.
• To authorize Mayor Stephen DiDonato to
sign the agreement once it is finalized
• To acknowledge that the final approval is
subject to the approval of the New Jersey
Superior Court
• To authorize the publication of notice of
ATV reported SJHS celebrates supporters
stolen to HPD
by Gabe Donio
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—An all-ter-
rain vehicle (ATV) was believed
to have been stolen behind the
Hammonton Square Shopping
See COAH, Page 16
Center on April 14 and was re-
ported as stolen to police on April
18 at 7:03 p.m., Hammonton Po-
lice Detective Sgt. Edward Slimm
said.
Slimm said the ATV was be-
lieved to have been stolen from
Assisted living for
WHP Econo Lodge
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—Attorney
Frank Olivo, project planner Lance
Landgraf and Eric E. Wolf, princi-
pal of real estate development firm,
Wolfco Capital LLC, gave a pres-
entation during the council meeting
See POLICE, Page 2
on April 23 on behalf of White
Horse ALR Urban Renewal LLC,
who is proposing to redevelop a
property, located at 308 S. White
Horse Pike and originally known
as the Hammonton Motor Inn (cur-
rently Econo Lodge), into a 162-
THG/Joseph Bruno. To purchase photos in The Gazette, call (609) 704-1940.
unit assisted living housing project The Rev. Allain Caparas (left) presented Fran and Dolores Petrongolo with the Loyalty Award at St. Joseph High School’s
2018 Red & White Celebration on April 21 at the Tropicana in Atlantic City. The Petrongolos are pictured with four of
and adult day care facility.
Margerum completes Eagle project Local group honors
See COUNCIL, Page 2
their grandchildren. See the 20-Page special section beginning on Page 25.
Civil War history
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
HAMMONTON—As of April
9, 153 years have passed since the
last battle of the American Civil
War was fought, and 62 years
since the last remaining Union
soldier died. For many, this
critical dividing point in American
history is an afterthought, but not
for the members of Colonel Louis
R. Francine Camp No. 7, of the
Sons of Union Veterans of the
Civil
War
(SUVCW)—an
organization that continuously
strives to preserve, honor and
commemorate the service of those
who fought to preserve the Union
in order to maintain the United
States’ status as a functioning and
Planning board
OK’s variance
by Stephen Pistone
G AZETTE S TAFF W RITER
Courtesy Photos
For his Eagle Scout project, Trey Margerum, 13, lead a group of 29 volunteers on April 14 to demolish an old pump
house and build a bench in its place at Hammonton Lake Park. He will be presented with his award later this year. He
is the son of Bud and Lisa Ann Margerum of Hammonton. Trey is a member of Boy Scout Troop 58 and a member of
the Hammonton Middle School Band.
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HAMMONTON—The planning
board approved a variance for a
minor subdivision to allow resi-
dents Joseph and Christine Cal-
abria to subdivide their property
See CIVIL WAR, Page 4
into three individual lots during its
meeting on April 18.
The applicants, who reside at
700 N. Chew Rd. (Block 1901, Lot
1301, Zone RR on the town tax
map), attended the meeting and
were accompanied by Brian Peter-
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