Haddonfield United, a grassroots organization of local residents advocating responsible government for the Borough of Haddonfield, today commended three borough commissioner candidates for pledging to give up their commissioner salaries, should Haddonfield residents elect them in the upcoming May 14th election.Haddonfield United Commends Three Borough Commissioner Candidates for Saying ‘No’ To Salaries
Haddonfield United, a grassroots organization of local residents advocating responsible government for the Borough of Haddonfield, today commended three borough commissioner candidates for pledging to give up their commissioner salaries, should Haddonfield residents elect them in the upcoming May 14th election.Haddonfield United Critical of Artificial Turf Agreement
Haddonfield, NJ (Wednesday, April 24, 2013) – Haddonfield United, a grassroots organization of local residents advocating responsible government for the Borough of Haddonfield, today criticized a cost-sharing agreement reached between the Borough and the Haddonfield Public Schools for the installation of artificial turf at Haddonfield Memorial High School’s stadium and an adjoining practice field known as Anniversary Field.Haddonfield Borough Commissioners Race: How Much $ Have The Candidates Raised?
Candidates in the Haddonfield Borough Commissioners race have filed their ’29-day’ campaign contributions reports with the State of New Jersey.
What can those reports tell us about a candidates resources and/or connections? What impact, if any, will greater funding have on the race? At a high level, the reports disclose substantial disparities in funding:
Albright — $2,340
Borden — $5,580
Kasko — $1,048
Kouba — $1,641
Moscatelli — $838
Rochford –$10,978
Copies of the reports are attached below. (The first file includes the reports for candidates Albright, Borden and Rochford; the second file includes the reports for candidates Kasko, Kouba and Moscatelli.)
Haddonfield Moves Forward On $1.1M Turf For Athletic Fields
In the February 28th edition of the Courier Post, Haddonfield United Founder Brian Kelly addressed Haddonfield Borough Commissioner approval of a portion of the funds for installation of artificial turf at Anniversary field at the high school:
“Brain Kelly, of the grassroots watchdog group Haddonfield United, opposed turf on Anniversary Field at Tuesday’s meeting, though he did not oppose it for the Stadium Field.
‘As a practice field, I don’t think this is necessary and there are other issues — too many environmental problems
with old trees, chemicals and drainage water that would go into Hopkins Pond if trees are removed or die,’ he said Wednesday.”
Read the entire article in the Courier Post.
More Investigation Needed On Impact of Turf
In a recent letter to the editor of the Haddonfield Sun, Haddonfield United founder wrote:
“Haddonfield United is responding to the recent announcement by the Borough commissioners that they will borrow at least $356,000 towards the costs of installing artificial turf on the green acres property known as ‘Anniversary Field,’ which is located next to the stadium field at Haddonfield Memorial High School.
Haddonfield United believes that our elected officials must fully investigate and disclose all costs and all material impacts of the turf before committing taxpayer funds.”
Read the rest of Mr. Kelly’s letter in the Sun.
Haddonfield Voters Didn’t See Value In Bancroft Plan (Courier Post)
In an Op Ed in today’s Courier Post, Haddonfield United Founder Brian Kelly writes:
“Haddonfield United wishes to thank residents who voted last week to defeat the Haddonfield Board of Education’s $12.5 million bond for the purchase of the Bancroft property located on Kings Highway in the borough. We also wish to thank our hard-working volunteers who assisted in that effort.”
(Read Mr. Kelly’s entire column in the Courier.)
In Haddonfield, An Unexpected Leader Helped Defeat A Plan to Buy the Bancroft School
Reporter Dan Hardy writes in today’s Philly Inquirer:
“In upscale Haddonfield, a town with a disproportionate number of lawyers, doctors, and other professionals, a massage therapist and political novice who only recently moved back to the borough might seem an unlikely leader for the movement that last week defeated the proposed purchase of the Bancroft School.
But Brian Kelly, 57, had a knack for tapping into residents’ psyche. The outcome surprised school and borough officials, who had expected to win over a majority of voters.”
(Read the rest of the story in the Inquirer.)
