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Bridge closure on Schooner Landing Road strains access for homes and Camp Cedar Knoll, mayor says
Summary
Mayor Ken Whildin told the committee the Schooner Landing Road bridge closure restricts access to three houses and Camp Cedar Knoll and prevents fire trucks from reaching those properties from the south; the Township is coordinating with DOT and Millville on a plan.
Mayor Ken Whildin told the Township Committee that the bridge at Schooner Landing Road is closed and that the closure means residents and Camp Cedar Knoll can’t be reached from the south by emergency vehicles. Whildin said the closure requires travel northbound only, that the Township’s water supply routes complicate access, and that he has raised the issue with DOT engineers and has been on-site.
Whildin said the inability to get a fire truck down the road is a pressing operational concern for the Township and said officials are working with Millville and DOT to develop arrangements so emergency services and water access are restored or rerouted. No specific interim remedy or timetable was recorded in the Jan. 12 meeting notes.
Next steps: officials will continue coordination with the state DOT and neighboring Millville on access and water routing; the committee flagged this as an item requiring further operational planning.
