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Residents press for downtown planters and holiday lights; officials point to upcoming reconstruction project
Summary
During public comment, residents urged beautification of New Jersey Avenue with planters, banners and holiday lights; officials said a scheduled reconstruction/beautification project should address many requests within a year or two and asked staff to consider interim holiday decorations.
Marie Nickerson, identifying herself as a resident at 8801 Bayview Drive, told the governing body that the borough’s center needs immediate cosmetic improvements "It needs planters. It needs Christmas. It needs lights. It needs something," she said, urging attention to New Jersey Avenue storefronts and pole planters.
Chair acknowledged the concern and said a larger beautification project tied to an upcoming reconstruction of New Jersey Avenue should deliver new light poles, banners, landscaping and…
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