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Important Upgrades in Progress to Kings Highway in Camden County

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View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2025 – NJAC County Biz – January by Tejal Patel, PE, CME, LEED AP, Associate, Client Manager, T&M Associates Each day, thousands of drivers move along a 2.4-mile stretch of Kings Highway (CR 551 S) in Camden County. The roadway sits within the boroughs of Mt. Ephraim, Haddon Heights, and Audubon and has long been a vital transportation route. This area was the site of an important Revolutionary War battle that took place across what is now six towns in Camden County. Later, Haddon Lake Park was developed during the New Deal era by the...
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State House News – December 20, 2024 Edition

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Juvenile Detention Facilities NJAC is respectfully requesting that the State Legislature conduct a public hearing to address the substantial challenges county governments are facing with housing juvenile offenders.  With only one-third of the State’s twenty-one counties currently operating juvenile detention facilities, county governments across the State have been struggling to secure and maintain adequate housing and provide vital support services for juveniles taken into custody.  County law enforcement officials, juvenile detention officers, social service professionals, and management a...
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NJAC Annual Conference Workshop Proposals

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DEADLINE:  February 14, 2025 We’re currently accepting proposals for annual conference workshops.  Space is limited, so please submit your proposal no later than February 14th to Loren Wizman by email at loren@njac.org. To make sure that our elected officials, administrators, finance officers, purchasing officials, planners, engineers, attorneys, public works employees, accountants, and other county officials actively participate in our conference, the conference committee will give priority consideration to workshops approved for continuing education credits by the appropriate State agencies...
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2025 NJAC Reorganization Meeting & Swearing-In Ceremony

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The New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) is holding its Reorganization Meeting and Swearing-In Ceremony on Friday, January 24, 2025, where its board of directors will be sworn in. Somerset County Commissioner Director Shanel Y. Robinson will lead the organization in 2025 as its 84th President and the executive officers will be: Warren County Commissioner James R. Kern III – 1st Vice President Union County Commissioner Alexander Mirabella – 2nd Vice President Monmouth County Commissioner Dominick DiRocco - Secretary/Treasurer Hunterdon County Commissioner Shaun C. Van Dore...
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When A Question Has An Answer-Building Toward A Future With Climate Resiliency Plans

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View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2024 – NJAC County Biz – December by Christopher R. Schmitt, LSRP, CHMM, ENV-SP, Senior Consultant-Sustainable Communities, GZA A few years ago, my son came to me and asked what I do in my job. This was a real eye-opener for me, because, as I’d been an environmental consultant for over thirty years, so I just assumed he knew. Over the next several years I endeavored to sharpen my focus on the reality of his question and to ensure my work was important in creating a future for him. Now, as the Senior Consultant for Sustainable Communities a...
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State House News – November 22, 2024 Edition

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PUBLIC NOTICES NJAC, the New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJLM), and the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) are urging State leaders to address New Jersey’s looming public notice crisis exacerbated by NJ Advance Media’s recent announcement that it’s terminating daily print publications in January of 2025 by providing local governments with the following options to publish public notices: In a clear and transparent manner on a local government’s official website; or, In a database created and maintained by the State of New Jersey; or, On a website or digital pu...
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SHI International Expands Its AI and Cyber Labs to Help Customers ‘Explore Their Possible’ The new multi-million-dollar facility in New Jersey enables organizations to ‘Imagine, Experiment, and Adopt’ AI solutions faster.

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View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2024 – NJAC County Biz – November by SHI International SHI International, one of the world’s leading technology solutions providers, today announced a major investment in a state-of-the-art AI & Cyber Labs facility in New Jersey. This new expansion will help customers leverage rapid advances in AI solutions and the infrastructure behind them. SHI's state-of-the-art AI & Cyber Labs offer comprehensive, next-generation generative AI capabilities, supporting customers from ideation and prototyping services to full datacenter-scale in...
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State House News – October 25, 2024 Edition

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NJ PACT/REAL RULES With the comment period for the New Jersey Protection Against Climate Threat (PACT)/Resilient Environment and Landscape (REAL) rules extended until November 7, 2024, NJAC is respectfully requesting that Governor Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) consider a more moderate regulatory and legislative approach to implementing the sweeping changes in a manner that actively engages stakeholders at the local and federal levels along with the business community and residents. You may find additional details about the PACT/REAL rules by visiting...
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SJI Utilities Award $10,000 Grant to the NJAC Foundation

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October 11, 2024 (Trenton, NJ) - South Jersey Gas and Elizabethtown Gas, subsidiaries of SJI, have awarded the NJAC Foundation a grant of $10,000 for county vocational-technical school graduates who plan on continuing their education at a county or state college or university in the fall. “On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the NJAC Foundation, I’m grateful that SJI has once again awarded the Foundation a generous grant that will help hardworking county vocational-technical school graduates pursue their educational dreams at one of the Garden State’s outstanding colleges or universities,”...
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Take Care of Your Data

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View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2024 – NJAC County Biz – October by Nicole Buccola, Marketing Assistant, PKA Technologies, Inc. There’s no getting around it. Your data has become the lifeblood of your business. From customer interactions to operational efficiency, data-driven insights are essential for staying competitive. However, managing data effectively presents significant challenges. This blog will delve into the three primary concerns your business faces and outlines the importance of addressing them as you implement a comprehensive corporate data strategy to take...
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