Mayor's Message
Mayor's Monthly Message - November 2024
On November 11th, we celebrated
and honored our Veterans. These men and
women are our true heroes, It’s important that we honor
our Veterans, not just on November 11, but on any day of the year. Most of all,
let our Veterans know how much they mean to you.
Thanksgiving,
November 28th, a day in which we give thanks, also begins the unofficial start
of the holiday season. Deptford Township has many things to be thankful for in
our community this time of year. We are the center of shopping, dining and
entertainment! Santa will arrive at the
Deptford Mall Saturday, November 16th at 10:45 a.m. for a parade. Mark
your calendars and bring the family and remember to “shop local” during the holiday season. Let’s continue to support Deptford
businesses, who in turn help keep our tax rate down.
Our Fall Leaf Collection
Schedule for 2024 is available online under the Public Works Section. Public
Works crews have started picking up leaves throughout town. Reminder, each
section of town is scheduled by zones, so please check your zoned area for leaf
pickup. As always, we ask for your help and to please not rake your leaves in
the middle of the street, as this is dangerous and counterproductive for our Public
Works crews. Place branches in piles separately so the vacuum trucks will not
get clogged. We thank you for your cooperation and patience.
Keep an eye out for
upcoming Youth Recreation registrations/signups on social media for Deptford
Basketball, Softball, Soccer, Little League, Football and Cheerleading, Oak
Valley Athletic Association, (baseball, softball, basketball) Wrestling, Cub
Scouts and Boy and Girl Scouts. These organizations
are great for building friendships, team spirit and just enjoying what our Town
and volunteers offer our youth.
Pickleball is now indoors
at the Recreation Center located at 52 Montague Lane. Our pickleball is one of the fastest growing
sports and we have moved inside for the winter.
Come join our team and learn to play this great activity, just contact
the Recreation Department. Our Recreation
Department can be reached at 856-845-0804 or by email: deptfordparksandrec@deptford-nj.org for more information.
Remembering
all of our men and women in uniform, past, present and future. God bless you and thank you.
Happy
Thanksgiving to you and your Family.
9/22/2020 - September 2020 - Monthly Message
Mayor Paul Medany’s Monthly Message - September 2020
It is September, 2020. It has been an interesting and challenging summer. We are slowly getting back to our routines and the world has certainly changed. School openings are extremely difficult for many families. Numerous industries and the jobs they create are still struggling. Covid19 is still with us.
Keep in mind everything we write and put out is subject to change almost daily. We have made it this far, we will continue to figure our way out of this.
Deptford Township Council has been hard at work throughout the summer. We are doing everything we can to keep our employees and residents safe and healthy by creating protocols to follow. The township building is open and we ask you must wear a face-covering in the building. We have installed barriers at every desk to protect you and our employees. The building is undergoing major renovations so if you visit you will see construction moving forward.
Let’s take a look at the positives. On the business front, as we write this, restaurants, gyms, movie theaters are all opening up in restricted capacities. The Deptford Mall is open and the anchor stores are open. There are several new businesses coming to the Deptford Mall. Dicks Sporting Goods is now open as one of the new mall Anchors. Round One entertainment will open in October with an arcade, bowling, billiards and also food and beverages.
Please shop and dine locally. Use our restaurants for take-outs. They are open for outside and inside dining with restrictions. They can use our support.
Municipal projects are moving forward all to improve our community. Road repaving, playground renovations, building renovations, park improvements are all to enhance our community. Your municipal finances are holding stable due to the foresight of Township Council. We develop our budgets keeping in mind unforeseen circumstances can arise and this was certainly one of them.
Our newsletter just arrived in mailboxes, it was late getting here but please look through it for useful information about our community. Communication is the most important tool your elected leaders have and we pride ourselves on getting information out to you on all local issues.
Keep wearing your face coverings, stay physically apart, wash your hands, use hand sanitizers and make sure to cough in your sleeve. All of these tasks are keeping the disease from spreading. Here in Deptford you all have done a fantastic job of stopping the spread and we thank you for your patience and understanding.
We hope to see you soon. Even though events have been canceled, we will start them up as soon as its safe by following the CDC guidelines. Be well, be safe, stay healthy and keep up the great work.
