Bellmawr Residents Upset With Stray Cats
By Lois Staas
News Correspondent
Bill and Sandy Vance of Oak Avenue requested Bellmawr Mayor and council to discuss an ordi-nance requiring licensing of cats in the borough.
During the public portion of the meeting Bellmawr residents enlisted assistance with controlling stray c
cats that spray and use flower beds and bushes as litter boxes.
The Vances described the \”horrendous odor and health issues surrounding this feline cesspool.\” Mr. Vance collects a two gallon bucket filled with cat feces every week.
\”We have been working with Animal Control. We agree with and practice no harm to animals.
\”We have a twelve year old house cat, who gets her regular shots and is spayed and stays indoors,\” Mrs. Vance said.
Our concern is for their grandchildren, who enjoy playing in the yard. Be-tween January 3 and February 12 the Vances have humanly contained seven cats.
Mayor Frank L. Filipek responded, \”I promise we will look into it. I will call the health department tomorrow. We are also looking into an ordinance that will limit the number of dogs per house. More than three dogs will require classification as a kennel. John Warburton is check-ing into this with the state.
The first regular meeting of 2007 began with positive reports from Council
Councilman John P. Bollinger said, \”The police, fire and emergency de-partments are fine.\”
Councilman Peter A. DiGiambattista reminded everyone, \”It’s budget time. We are working on getting figures together. Mayor and council will meet to work on getting out a budget that will be good for the citizens of Bell-mawr.\”
Discussing the weather of the past week, Councilman James D’Angelo said about $600 was spent to salt the roads.
Liaison to the Beautification Committee, Council-man Stephen M. Sauter believed the meeting was very productive and was looking forward to future meetings.
Councilman Louis P. DiAngelo announced a $48,290 Community Block Grant for various projects including paving.
Councilwoman Regina F. Pointkowski relayed, \”The Courts are doing a fine job, very efficient.\”
Mayor Filipek noted on Thursday, February 1, he and Councilman DiANgelo along with Bellmawr Little League and Bellmawr Baseball were planning to meet at the Boro Hall at 6:30 p.m. to see if the two organizations could work out their differences and get together. The mayor stressed that mayor and council have no jurisdiction over the associations.
In regular business, a first reading and introduction of an ordinance was intro-duced. This related to making Anderson Avenue one way at specific times – school hours – toward the Black Horse Pik
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