MAYOR , from Page 1 the Hammonton residents were important in his plan like every year , and he said that the town had an excellent year in that regard .
So far , Cpt . Gerard V . Palma Memorial Playground reopened on November 19 , which as mentioned in the previous edition of The Gazette the reopening was the completion of Phase One of the improvements to Hammonton
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Lake Park . The projects on Valley Avenue and School House Lane / Vine Street have been making progress , with installation of water main and storm sewer items being completed on Valley Avenue while the replacement for the sanitary sewer main is nearly complete . School House Lane reconstruction of the sewer and sanitary mains is currently in progress . Despite the progress and
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improvements being made , DiDonato said he is never satisfied and vows to continue working .
“ I think we had a good year in 2022 , I ’ m one of those people who are never satisfied and very driven so you keep wanting to do better ,” DiDonato said .
“ There ’ s always room for improvement but all in all , I feel it was a good year and we were responsible and responsive to the residents of the community .”
Looking ahead to 2023 , DiDonato ’ s said his goals for 2023 are focusing on the recreational projects to improve Hammonton , such as improvements to Hammonton Lake Park , adding a bike path , making the park accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ). He said he wants to help identify grant and federal dollars in helping make these recreational projects possible .
In terms of the progress of improving Hammonton Lake Park , DiDonato said he believes that the town is moving along and making good progress towards making those improvements . The town has identified and secured the second round of funding and is currently looking to identify the third and fourth round of state and federal funding before using local
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Mayor Stephen DiDonato outlines plans for town in 2023
funding .
DiDonato said he also wants to identify improvements on the roadways , underground roadwork , painting of the water tower and school properties . As stated above , progress has been made towards the repavement of Valley Avenue and School House Lane . DiDonato also wants to look into infrastructure improvements in the water and sewer systems .
“ Naturally , we still have to do the day-to-day things that are responsible for small-town thresholds , police protection and all those things ,” DiDonato said .
“ All in all , I think the town is moving forward and I think it ’ s moving forward nicely and we ’ re trying to be responsible in inflationary times to the tax rate and trying to watch every penny we spend .”
In terms of police protection of Hammonton residents , DiDonato said he has made it an important goal on his wish list every year as mayor . With 2023 approaching , the goal remains the same .
“ Any small town ’ s number-one goal is safety of its residents , whether they are speeding to keeping them protected in their homes , you have a lot of responsibilities ,” DiDonato said .
“ We take that very seriously and we take the safety and security of our residents seriously
Mayor Stephen DiDonato and it ’ s extremely important to us to our mayor and council .”
Not many other “ wish list ” projects have been discussed with DiDonato besides what was stated in regards to the renovation and remodeling projects with Hammonton Lake Park , infrastructure remodeling and reconstruction , federal and state funding and police protection for Hammonton residents .
Ahead of 2023 , DiDonato noted in his interview with The Gazette that Hammonton is a wonderful town and exceptional to live in and wants to continue making it a town for residents to live . With the
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