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Focus: Infrastructure

May 2021 NJ Municipalities magazine cover

Rest Easier When It Rains

A stormwater utility could provide the cost-effective sigh of relief your community needs

Does your community suffer from the negative effects of flooding, pollution, and property damage? Are you trapped in a cycle of spending emergency funds to repair aging and inadequate infrastructure? Are you weighed down by the pressure to fund new regulatory requirements? You are not alone.

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Member Op-Ed

Ten Cents a Swim

The importance of community pools in the COVID age

I owe my career to the City of Newark’s Department
of Baths and Pools, in particular Boylan Street Pool. Sure, the summer playground program was a great deal of inspiration, but in 1961 when I was old enough to make the trek up South Orange Avenue with my siblings to go to Boylan Street Pool, my life was forever changed. This was not just a swimming pool for this little girl from a housing project, this was an oasis from the hot asphalt of the playground. An oasis that cost only 10 cents a swim. I made friends from other neighborhoods, I learned to swim for free and later joined the swim team. I wore my learn to swim badges proudly and still have some medals from those meets.

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In this Issue

Financial Assistance

For residents with past-due utility bills, help is available

It’s been over a year since COVID-19 arrived on New Jersey’s doorstep. During that time, the State and its utility companies have upheld a moratorium on utility shut-offs, providing security for those facing economic hardship and ensuring that no one goes without water, gas, and electric service in these challenging times. The moratorium also protects residential cable and telecommunications customers from internet service shut-offs in homes with school-age children.

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About NJ Municipalities

NJ Municipalities serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas and information on municipal affairs, new initiatives and changing legislation for public officials in New Jersey. This magazine has been a news source for local government organizations for over 100 years, and is available in print and digital format. Published monthly, with the exception of July, August and September.

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