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Residents raise contamination, animal-control and property-disrepair concerns at Lindenwold reorganization meeting
Summary
During public comment on Jan. 7, residents reported bamboo damaging a septic system and expressed fears about a buried fuel tank at 211 Cypress Ave; a resident complained about unresponsive animal-control services, and others asked about borough-owned properties in disrepair. Mayor Roach and Administrator Thompson pledged follow-up.
Several Lindenwold residents used the public-comment portion of the Jan. 7 reorganization meeting to flag neighborhood health and service concerns and to ask the council for follow-up.
Tom Geist of 213 Cypress Ave told the council that bamboo from the neighboring 211 Cypress Ave has crossed the property line, damaged his septic system and that he is concerned an underground fuel tank at the adjacent property could contaminate his land and surrounding parcels. Mayor Richard Roach said he would meet with the Construction Office the following day to address Geist’s concerns.
Resident Diane Veteri of 637 Fifth Avenue told council members she has experienced a lack of response from the borough’s animal-control vendor and said the vendor has been reluctant to trap animals; she said she has been using her own traps. Administrator Dawn S. Thompson said borough staff are aware of ongoing issues and that officials plan to meet with the vendor to discuss service performance.
Roxanne Berger of 811 Myrtle Ave inquired about several borough-owned properties she said are in a state of disrepair. Mayor Roach told her the legal matter surrounding those properties remains unresolved.
The public-comments exchange produced commitments from borough leadership to follow up with the Construction Office and to review animal-control vendor performance. No formal enforcement action or timetable was announced in the meeting minutes.
