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Residents raise concerns about cracked Merwit Court wall and unaddressed potholes
Summary
During public comment residents Alisa Meany and Mike Bonfiglio said a retaining wall on Merwit Court shows cracking and that borough staff had not responded to earlier emails; Mayor Brennan said the issue was previously evaluated under a neighborhood preservation program and advised residents to schedule a meeting with the clerk to explore options.
During the public-comment period at the May 12 Merchantville Borough Council meeting, resident Alisa Meany of 13 Merwit Court told the council the Merwit Court wall next to her property "has signs of cracking" and said she had emailed the borough and wanted to know what could be done.
Mike Bonfiglio, who lives on the other side of the same wall at 14 Merwit Court, asked who originally constructed the wall and said he had emailed the borough a month earlier about the wall and potholes but had not received a response. The transcript records his question and his statement that he and neighbors had not yet had a reply.
Mayor Edward Brennan responded that the borough had investigated the issue previously, noting it was also looked into in the 1990s when the neighborhood preservation program funded a structural analysis and some repairs; he said that program has ended and that funding options are not currently known. He suggested residents contact Borough Clerk Denise Brouse to schedule a meeting to discuss options and potential grants.
The transcript records the residents’ concerns and the mayor’s on-the-record suggestion to arrange a meeting with borough staff; no formal action, timeline for repairs, or commitment of funds was recorded.
