New Jersey's 2012 November school elections will take place on Tuesday, November 6th, the date of the General Election. Merchantville will have four (4) open seats on the ballot, 3 – three year terms and 1 – two year term. For the convenience of prospective candidates, NJSBA's Candidate Kit provides resources for anyone considering running for their local school board online at The NJ School Boards Association. The deadline for filing is Tuesday, June 5, 2012.

Important Election Dates

Nominating Petitions

On May 8, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. a public hearing will be held before the Planning Board of the Borough of Merchantville at the Borough Hall on the application of Ato Swann for a variance to permit Retail Sales, Retail Sales of Prepackaged Food, and Charge for Admission. The variance is sought for 21 S. Centre St., Merchantville, NJ. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard. A copy of the application and exhibits are on file at Borough Hall. Official Notice.

The Borough of Merchantville invites proposals for development of 29 Volan Street, Merchantville, NJ. The Borough will receive sealed proposals on Tuesday, May 22nd no later than 10:00 a.m. The minimum bid is $50,000. Proposal packages are on file and may be examined at the Office of the Borough Clerk. A pre-proposal meeting will be held at Borough Hall on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Following the meeting, an inspection of the property will be conducted. RFP 29 Volan Street

Proposals for a Locker Room Alterations project and School Fire Doors have been requested by Merchantville Elementary School. The sealed bids will be opened and read aloud at their offices, located at 130 South Centre Street, Merchantville, NJ 08109, at 3:00 p.m on Friday May 18, 2012. A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at the project site on Monday May 7, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. Bidder questions must be forwarded in writing to the Architect, William P. Lammey, AIA, by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 10, 2012.

The Merchantville School District is seeking proposals for lawn service work at the District’s Field Complex and School Building property including the removal and disposal of grass, weed whacking, applying lawn feeding, cutting and weed removal, mulching around shrubs and snow removal.

All residents are urged to secure any items around your household that are made from metals such as copper, brass, aluminum and steel. We have recently experienced a number of thefts in town of items made from various household and industrial metals for selling to scrap yards. If you see any suspicious activity please contact the police immediately at 865-662-0500.

On the agenda at the March 12th Council meeting are approvals to submit a grant application and execute a grant contract with the New Jersey Department of Transportation for the Victoria and Leslie Streets project through their new online grant management system, SAGE and resolutions to introduce the 2012 Budget

Borough Council will hold their monthly caucus meeting on Monday, March 5th. Under discussion on the agends will be an update on the sewer relining project including a change orderto the scope of work to be done in completing the slip lining projec tin the amount of $117,960.00. Also on the agenda