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Bordentown City
Environmental Commission |
"What are the natural features which make a
township handsome? A river, with its waterfalls and meadows, a
lake, a hill, a cliff or individual rocks, a forest, and ancient trees
standing singly. Such things are beautiful; they have a high use
which dollars and cents never represent. If the inhabitants of a
town were wise, they would seek to preserve these things, though at
considerable expense; for such things educate more than any hired
teachers or preachers, or at any present recognized system of school
education." - Henry David Thoreau |
 In November 2010 Bordentown City was certified at the Bronze level by the Sustainable Jersey program. In addition, the City received the Sustainability Champion Award in the Small Communities category. More...
UPCOMING EVENTS - SPRING 2012
Lime Kiln Alley Park Grant Project Saturday April 21, 2012 beginning 10AM Volunteers needed - meet at Lime Kiln Alley & Willow Street • Crosswicks Creek Earth Day Cleanup Sunday April 22, 2012 @ 11AM info: http://www.bordentownyachtclub.com/img_events/2012_Earth_Day.pdf Paddlers register in Advance: Leona@pineypaddlers.com • Oliver Street Open Space and Trail Cleanup Saturday May 5, 2012 starting @ 10AM Volunteers Needed - meet at corner of Oliver & Chestnut Streets • Bordentown City Garden Tour May 12, 2012 2-5PM This Year's Theme is "History in Bloom" Tickets on sale day of tour at the quaker meeting house • Bordentown Street Fair 2012
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Bordentown City Recycling Resource Guide
Click here Bordentown City Recycling Schedule
click here Proposed Land Use Ordinance
See below for the revised Bordentown City Land Use Ordinance (DRAFT), the memo from the Bordentown City Planning Board Attorney, and draft zoning map regarding proposed changes to the document. The final draft of the Land Use Zoning Ordinance has been referred by the City Commissioners back to the Planning Board for review.
Planning Board Attorney's Memo
SUSTAINABLE JERSEY Bordentown City has signed on to the Sustainable Jersey program. Click here for more information about how the City plans to achieve certification as a Sustainable Jersey community. Oliver Street Park Update
Blacks Creek Greenway Visioning
Below are various visions for parks development along the Blacks Creek Greenway in Bordentown City, as developed recently by students from Delaware Valley College's Environmental Design Department. BCEC Blacks Creek GreenwayOverview Oliver Street Park Ottavi/Blacks Creek Overlook Lime Kiln Park Bordentown City Wins Green Town USA Award Trenton Times article Register-News article BCEC Native Plant Demonstration Garden at Bordentown Library Bordentown City's Walkscore Walkable neighborhoods mean enough people to support good mass transit, a reduction of gas use and green house gas emissions, and increased support of local businesses. See how Bordentown City compares with the most walkable places in America! The Benefits of Trees An online brochure that outlines the social, community, environmental and economic benefits of trees. Bordentown City is celebrating its 10th year as a Tree City USA community!
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