New recycling carts will be a new sight around Voorhees. At the Voorhees Township meeting on Sept. 22, the board agreed to award IPL, Inc. the bid for new universal recycling containers.
The township of Voorhees advertised for the receipt of bids for recycling containers around Aug. 11 and bids were received and reviewed on Aug. 27. Five companies submitted bids, and ultimately IPL, Inc. was awarded with the bid.
Joe Lovallo, superintendent of Public Works, recommended that the bid be awarded to the lowest bidder. IPL, Inc. came in as the lowest bidder at $446,760.
Voorhees residents might be used to the buckets for their recycling, but with the new containers residents should hopefully find recycling easier. The containers are larger, have easier mobility and can hold all types of recyclables.
“Residents used to have a bucket to carry out. Now we can put the recycling in a large, rolling container,” said Voorhees Administrator Larry Spellman.
Not only will the new containers help the residents, but they will also help the employees of the recycling trucks. Instead of having to pick up the buckets by hand, the recycling trucks can easily pick up the containers mechanically with a side arm.
“All of the recycling, cardboard, aluminum, and glass, can get picked up with an automated vehicle, making it easier for everyone,” Spellman said.
The order for the new containers was put in on Tuesday, Sept. 23, however when the township will be receiving them has not been determined.
In other news:
• Kathryn Scallatino was appointed as a clerk for the tax collector’s office of the township.
• After serving as police chief for the township for a few years, Louis J. Bordi’s contract expired. Bordi was awarded a new four-year contract to continue in the position as police chief.
• Wendy Flite has been appointed to a part-time position as secretary to various boards and commissions.
• The township agreed to enter into a shared services agreement with the borough of Audubon to share services and reduce costs by working together to provide chief financial officer services for Audubon. Audubon will pay Voorhees for the provision of Chief Financial Officer services as defined in the agreement. The agreement will be placed on file in the office of the Voorhees Township municipal clerk and made available for public inspection upon execution.
• The committee authorized the institution of tax foreclosure proceedings against four properties in the township, which will result in revenue to the township either by redemption of the subject properties or their foreclosure and resale by the township.
“The four properties weren’t considered valuable, so the township is going to try to sell them and recoup the costs,” Spellman said.
• The next township meeting will be on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
