Small Cities public meeting was held on November 16
BACHALIS , from Page 1 provide matching funds , with the town of Hammonton matching ten percent of the funds , according to the presentation by Botticello . A specific submission date has not been placed but the Small Cities funds are available for Emergency Housing Repair , according to the November 16 meeting .
For the fiscal year of 2023 , the Small Cities Program has funds of
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$ 6,406,172 , with housing rehabilitation having $ 1,100,000 , public facilities with $ 4,306,172 , innovative development with $ 1,100,000 and emergency house repair with $ 20,000 , which was set aside in the housing rehabilitation budget , Botticello presented . The balance of the funds are provided for state administration of the program .
The town of Hammonton is
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considering submitting a Public Facilities application for $ 400,000 for the removal of architectural barriers at Hammonton Lake Park , according to the agenda .
The last two applications that were successful over the last three years were for improvements to make Hammonton Lake Park accessible in compliance with The Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ) and to remove architectural barriers for ADA accessibility , Botticello said during the meeting .
“ This represents a third phase of that ongoing project . There ’ s been no specific projects spoken to find at this point other than a continuation of the work that ’ s been done over the last couple of years ,” Botticello said .
Botticello also explained how the bleachers at Hammonton Lake Park are regular , run of the mill bleachers . The project for this year , at least as proposed , was to make the bleachers more ADA compliant and more accessible .
“ It ’ s so you can actually get a wheelchair or plenty of walking distances into the bleachers so that they can enjoy a day [ at the park ], the same way as everybody else ,” Botticello said .
Botticello also noted that in Hammonton , and in most places , 100 percent of the public facilities are not ADA compliant and that
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there have been efforts being made by the town government to make them more ADA accessible .
HAMMONTON — The Hammonton Gazette ’ s 17th Cookie Bake-Off , sponsored by Mannino ’ s Cannoli Express will be held on December 8 .
“ This is our 17th year . We are calling out to all cookie bakers this Christmas season to join in the fun and friendly competition . Medals will be awarded to all top winners ,” Gazette Editor-in-Chief Gina Rullo said .
Bakers can enter each category with as many entries as they want .
Gazette Sports Editor Dan Russoman came up with the idea for the original cookie bake-off , a contest that has only grown in number of entrants and prestige since it began .
“ People love cookies at Christmas , and as a sports guy , I like competition , so it seemed like a good fit ,” Russoman said .
Here ’ s how The Gazette Cookie Bake-Off works :
To enter , each contestant needs to submit one dozen cookies by 5 p . m . on December 8 along with a
The idea is to make it more accessible so that more people can participate , he said .
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recipe .
Entries should be dropped off at The Gazette offices at 14 Tilton Street . There is no entry fee . The winning cookie recipes will be printed in the December 14 edition of The Gazette .
Contestants must sign a release allowing The Gazette to print their recipes . A panel of judges from the community will select the winners in each category .
The judging will be done at Mannino ’ s Cannoli Express , located at 220 Bellevue Ave . The judging is not open to the public .
“ We are proud to be the sponsor of the 17th Gazette Cookie Bake- Off — it ’ s a wonderful Hammonton Christmas tradition ,” Mannino ’ s Cannoli Express Owner Gabriella Mannino Tomasello said .
Gazette Publisher Gabriel Donio thanked Mannino Tomasello for her sponsorship of the event .
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