Ragan Design Group, LLC is working on a Joint Municipality Strategic Plan with Camden, Merchantville, and Pennsauken for the West Maple Neighborhood. Over the next few months, the Task Force will be distributing surveys to neighborhood residents and businesses. We will also be holding a public workshop to gain input on the challenges and opportunities in the neighborhood. Thereafter, we will hold another public workshop to obtain feedback on some of the recommendations that develop thru this process. In the long term, it is the intent for the Task Force to serve as the organizational framework that will support regular interaction and coordination between the three communities even after the study portion is complete.
The project serves various purposes, including developing recommendations for improving the West Maple Neighborhood, opening the lines of communication between the various municipalities, as well as pooling resources (human, financial, political) to target investments that will achieve the greatest impact on neighborhood conditions. Representatives from all three communities are serving on the West Maple Neighborhood Task Force. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month in Merchantville Borough Hall at 10 am and are open to the public.
