Upper Aetna Lake Condition

The BC Health department has identified a potential cause of the oil sheen that has been seen on Upper Aetna Lake. The area in question has been contained through the deployment of absorbent booms and absorbent pads. A local environmental company is working at the property in question to mitigate any further issues and the County Health Department has alerted the NJ State Department of Environmental Protection. As of this posting the Burlington County Health Department does not believe it necessary to close the beaches or restrict use of either Upper or Lower Aetna Lakes. As the investigation is on-going we will alert the Colony to any updates that we receive. Please avoid boating or swimming in any areas where this oil sheen has collected.

Tour de Lakes September 22nd

On Saturday, September 22nd, the Borough of Medford Lakes is sponsoring a "Tour de Lakes" in dedication and celebration of the recent completion of the Upper and Lower Aetna Dams damaged in the 2004 flood and the restoration of the lakes. The event will consist of a 10 K or 5K walk-run-bike. Participants are encouraged to walk a 10 kilometer tour of Medford Lakes that passes all of the major assets of the Borough (Lakes, Schools, Dams, Recreational and Municipal facilities.) This is not a race, merely a tour in the tradition of the German "Volksmarch". A commemorative pin will be awarded to the first 200 participants who complete the tour. The 10K tour takes 2 to 2.5 hours to walk. If that's too much, participants can bike or take an abbreviated 5K tour. Maps will be provided and the routes will be marked. The "Tour de Lakes" will start from Beach 1, Saturday, September 22 at 9:00 AM. The walk will be proceeded by a brief dedication ceremony of the new dams at 8:30AM.

At noon join us for the opening of Beach Drive over Upper Aetna Dam.

Rain date Sunday, September 23rd.

10K Route Map

5K Route Map

NJ Homestead Rebate Update

The Division of Taxation mailed about 1.1million Homestead Rebate Checks to homeowners on September 15. Eligible Homeowners who are under age 65 and not blind or disabled and who filed their applications by August 15 can expect to receive their 2006 rebate checks this week.
Rebates for applicants who filed between August 15 and the extended deadline of October 31, 2007, will be issued as quickly as possible. Homestead Rebate Checks were mailed in early August to eligible senior and disabled homeowners, as well as to all eligible tenants.
Homeowners and tenants who still have not yet applied for the rebate have until October 31, 2007, to file their applications.
Information about all the property tax relief programs can be found on the Division’s Web Site at: www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/relief.htm.

Beach Drive & Chicagami Trail Traffic Flow

MEDFORD LAKES POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
CHICAGMI TRAIL / BEACH DRIVE
REDISGNED TRAFFIC FLOW
SEPTEMBER 6, 2007
To better the safety of motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists the traffic island at the intersection of Chicagami Trail and Beach Drive is the focal point of a change in the flow of motor vehicle traffic.
The repair of the Beach Drive dam has been completed. The roadway will be open to motor vehicle traffic once the island has been properly signed and the trails appropriately striped. The traffic design has been altered to better the flow of motor vehicles and prevent accidents.
Motorists approaching the traffic island from Chicagami Trail will be directed to "keep right" of the island and make either a left or right turn onto Beach Drive once they come to a complete stop.
Motorists traveling on Beach Drive will do so in either direction as before the July, 2004 flood. Stop signs are located at either end of Beach Drive on Stokes Road and Chippewa Trail. A right and left turn lane have been added on Beach Drive at Stokes Road.
Motorists turning onto Beach Drive will either keep right and turn up Chicagami Trail or continue straight up Beach Drive over the bridge.
The only significant change in the redesign is motor vehicle traffic coming down Chicagami Trail will not cross over on coming motor traffic, on Beach Drive, stemming from Stokes Road.
If you have any questions, please contact the Medford Lakes Police Department at 609-654-2156.