Colleen A. McMahon Century 21 Crest Real Estate

Resident asks to change description of Pequannock on official website Sunday, May 30, 2010 BY STEVE JANOSKI Suburban Trends STAFF WRITER

Resident Rocco Salluce approached the Township Council at its May 25 meeting to ask why Pequannock's official website says that the township is comprised of two communities.

According to Salluce, the township website says that Pequannock is a "political subdivision of the State of New Jersey and encompasses two communities, Pequannock and Pompton Plains."

"I'm not aware of this," he said. "A lot of people seem to think that we have two towns here - Pequannock and Pompton Plains.

"This is the Township of Pequannock, and Pompton Plains... happens to be a section of Pequannock, and that should be made very clear to everybody here," he said.

"If anybody wants to have a distinction between the two of them, then let's separate the towns," he said.

Salluce asked the township administration to change the description accordingly.

Mayor Ed Engelbart agreed with Salluce and said that the website should be changed.

E-mail: janoski@northjersey.com

Resident Rocco Salluce approached the Township Council at its May 25 meeting to ask why Pequannock's official website says that the township is comprised of two communities.

According to Salluce, the township website says that Pequannock is a "political subdivision of the State of New Jersey and encompasses two communities, Pequannock and Pompton Plains."

"I'm not aware of this," he said. "A lot of people seem to think that we have two towns here - Pequannock and Pompton Plains.

"This is the Township of Pequannock, and Pompton Plains... happens to be a section of Pequannock, and that should be made very clear to everybody here," he said.

"If anybody wants to have a distinction between the two of them, then let's separate the towns," he said.

Salluce asked the township administration to change the description accordingly.

Mayor Ed Engelbart agreed with Salluce and said that the website should be changed.

The difference between Pequannock and Pompton Plains, NONE! It's one town, Pompton Plains is a section in Pequannock Township. Today's Sunday Trends had an article about a resident questioning why the town website stated two communities, when in fact we are ONE community. We pay taxes to the Township of Pequannock, not Township of Pompton Plains. Our school district has 3 Elementary Schools, 1 of which is in Pequannock and 2 in Pompton Plains, 1 Middle School and Pequannock Township High School, which are located in Pompton Plains. 2 Post Offices, 2 Fire Departments, 1 Police Department etc...

While there will be questions to why the Township was set up with 2 sections, who really knows but when everyone takes into consideration that our Town supports eachother no matter what area you live in, what street you live on and how long you've lived here. The overwhelming support when devasting floods hit our area recently you saw town residents coming out serving breakfast, lunch & dinners for almost 2 weeks after the flooding.

I did volunteer to deliver some lunches, growing up on Roosevelt St. brought back some wonderful memories for me so I felt it was something I needed to do, help out those who are dealing with a horrific situation.

We stopped at one home on Madison St. I actually sold them their home back a few years ago. They open the door, the wife saw me and burst into tears, it was so overwhelming to her, they had just finished ripping out the last floor board in the living room and was waiting on the delivery of the kitchen cabinets. They were so happy that PBJ Sandwiches showed up since her 2 sons hadn't had lunch yet and they were sidetracked with doing all the work that didn't realize it was well past lunchtime.

The commitment of voluteers of fire fighters, first aid squad members and just good people make this town what it is...ONE TOWN!

I'm proud to tell people I grew up "down by the river", our childhood was fabulous and I wouldn't change of thing. Years ago there wasn't every inch of land built on as it is now,

PEQUANNOCK vs. POMPTON PLAINS = TOWNSHIP OF PEQUANNOCK PRICELESS!

from our town website: (which will be corrected as per our Mayor).

The Township is a political subdivision of the State of New Jersey and encompasses two communities, Pequannock and Pompton Plains, each served by their own post office. The Township is primarily residential with a population of 14,506 residents. It covers a land area of just under 7 square miles.

Recorded history of the Township dates to 1695 when the area was originally settled. The Township of Pequannock was incorporated in 1740, making it older than our nation itself. Community growth was greatest during the 1950's during which time the population more than doubled. During the early 1990's a Planned Residential Development known as "The Glens" was constructed adding 583 town houses, coach homes and condominium apartments to the housing stock of the Township. Within the past ten years, Cedar Crest, a 1,500 unit Continuing Care Retirement Community
has also contributed to our recent population. The residents of this facility have become an active and integral part of Pequannock Township.

Who said there's no houses selling in Pequannock & Pompton Plains? Below are the most recent home sales in Pequannock Township since January 1, 2010 to April 30, 2010. Both private & mulitple listing sales are used.

Has the Tax Credit helped? Yes, and we'd love to see the Federal Government "EXTEND THE TAX CREDIT", Keep the credit going, it has helped the housing market, especially for the first time home buyers.

Information taken from Morris County Tax Board & GSMLS websites. Century 21 Crest Real Estate may have assisted in the homes sales.

About 10 years ago I was driving through an area in Bergen County showing some homes when I drove down a street that was lined with AMERICAN FLAGS, it was so BEAUTIFUL! So PATRIOTIC! It was coming up to Memorial Day and this was such a huge inspiration that I asked my broker if we could do that to our Turnpike. She immediately agreed and off to work we went, ordering AMERICAN FLAGS, organizing volunteers to walk the 2.8 miles of the Newark Pompton Turnpike in Pequannock Township.
We had no problem getting volunteers. We placed over 2,000 AMERICAN FLAGS along the Turnpike as well as Jackson Ave. in Pompton Plains and now this THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010 we will be back again walking the Turnpike and placing the AMERICAN FLAGS in Honor of all the service men & women who have dedicated their lives to protect our country. This is just a small way of thanking all of them.

WE SALUTE YOU!

Amercian Flags are placed every year the Thursday before the Memorial Day Parade by Century 21 Crest Real Estate, 142 Route 23 North, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 973-686-1500

One day. One night. One community. Your Relay For Life^® is about celebration, remembrance, and hope. By participating, you honor cancer survivors, pay tribute to the lives we've lost to the disease, and raise money to help fight it all right here in your community. You won't want to miss one moment of this life- and community-affirming event!

Relay is under way! And that means that people right here in Pequannock Township, Lincoln Park, Riverdale, Montville, Butler, Kinnelon and surrounding communities are busy making plans for this year's American Cancer Society Relay For Life.

Century 21 Crest Real Estate has participated in this event since it started here in Pequannock Township 3 years. One of the top fundraising teams in 2006.

Hope to see you there this year!

Event Date and Time
Friday, May 2 - Saturday, May 3
Registration: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Event Location
Pequannock Township High School
85 Sunset Road
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444

Event Contact
Nancy Moran

Event Schedule
Registration: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Important Reminders
Important event reminders will be coming soon!