MAYOR SAMUEL J. FENTON REPORT
April 27, 2006

PROCLAMATION

National Nurses Week May 6th through May 12, 2006 – Read Proclamation Attached - Also, Lower Bucks Hospital Nurse Of The Year 2006 Honoring Ted Fanelli, Rn. Congratulations.

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

Darren Keeny, Boy Scout Troop 180, Croydon, Was Found Worthy Of The Rank Of Eagle Scout.

James N. Lewis, Jr. Boy Scout Troop 123, Parish Of The Immaculate Conception Church, Levittown, Was Found Worthy Of The Rank Of Eagle Scout.

HORACE WALKER

37 Years Of Service To The Bristol Township Public Works Department And The Community.

COMMUNITY CLEAN UP & EARTH DAY REPORT

I Am Pleased To Report Successful Results Of The Township's Clean-Up Held April 22nd.   A Total Of Approximately 500 Residents, Students, And Employees Took Part In Clearing Debris, Removing Grafitti, And Loading And Removing Piles Of Trash From Areas Throughout The Township.

Those Participating In The Event Included 13 Public Works Employees; Three Employees From L&I; 18 Juvenile Offenders From Judge Kline's Court For The Readjustment Program; And 90 Students From Neil A. Armstrong Middle School With Teacher Geraldine Marell; Along With Myself; Councilwoman Karen Lipsack; And Councilman Don Lorady. Additionally, Several Neighborhood Groups Assisted Including Bloomsdale/Fleetwing; Norton Avenue; Pacific Avenue; And Green Lawn Park.

Eleven Dumpaters, Provided By The Township, Were Filled To Capacity. Youths From The Readjustment Program Collected 300 Bags Of Trash. Township Crews Removed 28 Truckloads Of Trash And Debris.

Citations Were Issued To 23 Properties With Abandoned Vehicles And/Or Boats; 45 Properties Were Tagged For Clean-Up; 8 Follow-Up Complaints Were Addressed; 25 Additional Abandoned Vehicles Found In Fleetwing Section Alleys And On Bucks County Park Property Were Identified; And 7 Additional Grafitti Sites Were Identified And Forwarded To T.A.G.

Towns Againts Grafitti Participate And Completed Sites At Green Lane And Edgely Peco Power Line Towers; Edgely And Clover Avenue Parks; Newportville Road Turnpike Undrepass And I-95 Supports; Randell Avenue Bridge; Coates Avenue Building; Mary Devine School; And Scheduled For Tomorrow Are The Ellwood Avenue Turnpike Underpass; Green Lane Near Crown Square Apt. Tunnel; And Route 13 At Green Lane Pa/Nj Bridge Supports.

This Collective Effort Produced A Cleaner, Safer Township, And Shows What Can Be Accomplished When People Work Together.

I Would Like To Thank All The Sponsors And Participants Who Contributed Their Time And Hard Work, In Spite Of Inclement Weather. Their Efforts Are Truly Appreciated.

LETTER PA TURNPIKE COMMISSION

*Copy Attachd – Tax Parcel 5-20-43-002 Former Peter Lumber Site - It Is Crucial To The Township That An Alternative Site Be Selected For The Storm Water Management.

MADAM PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS:

Last Week You Voted By Resolution To Give The Police Chief And/Or His Four Lieutenants The Right To Hire As Many Officers Needed To Reach 76 On The Street. With This Being Said And Voted On For The Obvious Reasons That We Have At Least 4 To 5 Injured On And Off Duty, One Passed Away, And 4 To 5 Possible Retirements, That's 11 And That's What You Hired Or Are Going To Hire This Year. You Have Asked Mrs. Rogers How Can It Get That Low, Well You Were In The Audience Last Year And Now You Are On Council. It Gets That Low When Council Members Fight, Argue And Bicker, And Don't Pay Attention To The People Who Run The Department And You Don't Hire Immediately After Retirements, Promotions And Injuries. So Please Lets Stop The Nonsense. You Don't Have To Like One Other But Should Respect One Another. You Shouldn't Be Fighting In The Newspapers – The Department Heads Should Comment To The Newspapers –They Know What They're Talking About. So Again, I Say For The Health, Safety And Welfare Of This Community And The Resolution You Passed Last Week, Let The Chief And His Lieutenants Do Their Job And Get The Hiring List Together. I Believe The Next Academy Is In August. You Approved To Hire 11 – With The Injured And Retirements That Could Mean You Would Be Down 1 Officer From Last Years Budget. So Your 11 Turns Into A Negative One – You Need To Hire At Least Including Your 11 And An Additional 12 Just To Put You Around 70. We Cannot Jeopardize This Community Any Longer. You Agreeded To 76, Let's Stay The Course And When The Chief Brings His List, Ratify It.