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The annual Christmas Fire Truck Parade will be Saturday, December 11 at 7pm and will start by the John West Center and continue up Kings Highway. Come out to see the trucks from Mount Ephraim and surrounding towns decorated for the holidays! This is a great family event!
Camden County RECOVERS Rental Assistance Grant helps households that lost employment or experienced financial hardship due to the impact of Covid-19. For the flyer that provides details about the program, click here: 11269 – Rental Assistance Grant – 2021 Program V3
Public Works also has a part-time position available. Part-time laborer–trash, recycling, brush and grass collection. Must be able to work in all weather conditions. Starting pay $12.93 per hour, 28-30 hours per week. Interested applicants call 856-931-2529 and leave a message.
Mount Ephraim is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Borough offices are open to the public. Masks are not required for those who are fully vaccinated but if you are not fully vaccinated, masks are required. The Tax Office is open Monday-Thursday, 8:30am-4:30pm. The office will re-open on Fridays starting August 2, from 8:30am-noon. The office will close on Fridays at noon. Notary services and registrar services (marriage licenses and certified copies) are available by appointment. Call the office at 856-931-1546 and listen to the prompts to schedule an appointment. All borough meetings are back to in-person meetings at Borough Hall. The dates and times are available on this website.
The Borough of Mount Ephraim has adopted the 2021 Municipal Budget. Although the Borough did all it could to keep taxes down, this budget reflects an eight cent increase in the tax rate. This equate to about $116.00 per year on the average assessment which is $29.00 per quarter. To view the budget message, click here: 2021 budget message
To view the budget document, click here: 2021 Budget document
To view the Mount Ephraim Stormwater Management Executive Summary, click here: Mt. Ephraim Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan-Executive Summary
To view the Mount Ephraim Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, click here: Mt. Ephraim Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
To view the Mount Ephraim Municipal Stormwater Management Plan, click here: Mt. Ephraim Municipal Stormwater Management Plan
To view the Stormwater Management Control Regulations ordinance, click here: Ord 2021-02, Stormwater Management Control Regulations
To view the stormwater outfall and inlet map, click here: Updated MS4 Outfall Map 11-10-21 (2)
Meetings have returned to in-person meetings at Borough Hall.
For regular caucus and commission meetings, the agenda items will be posted to the website 24 hours prior to the meeting. The next regular meeting will be the commission meeting on December 2, 2021, at 7:00pm, also at Borough Hall. All meetings have an open public portion where residents can be heard on any issue. Please state your name for the record. Public comments are limited to five minutes in the aggregate per person. If you are unable to attend, questions can also be emailed to the Clerk in advance and will be read into the record during the open public portion.
For the December 2, 2021, commission meeting agenda, click here: Agenda items, Dec 2, 2021
For the November 23, 2021, budget workshop and caucus agendas, click here: Budget workshop, Nov 23, 2021 Caucus agenda, Nov 23, 2021
For the November 4, 2021, Commission agenda, click here: Nov 4, 2021, Agenda items
The following ordinances were recently adopted by the Governing Body:
For the annual meeting schedule, click here: 2021 Meeting Notice
The Land Use Board meeting originally scheduled for November 8, 2021, has been postponed as the applicant, Bobby Ray’s Black Horse Tavern, was not ready to appear before the board. The next Land Use Board meeting is tentatively scheduled for December 13, 2021, at 7:30pm. This meeting will be in-person and will be held at the Mount Ephraim Municipal Building, 121 S. Black Horse Pike in Mt. Ephraim. Once the agenda is available, it will be posted to this website.
All dog licenses expire September 30. Licenses can be renewed starting October 1. The deadline to obtain a dog license is November 30 and the fee for a dog license is $18.00 for a neutered dog and $21.00 for a non-neutered dog. If not renewed by November 30, a late fee of $20.00 will be added. Any license not renewed by November 30, will also receive a summons to appear in municipal court. To apply for a dog license, just complete the application, put in an envelope along with a copy of the current rabies certificate and a check and either mail in or put in our payment dropbox on the back of Borough Hall. We will mail the license and tag to you. For the application, click here: Dog License Application
We are also open to the public for in-person renewals but you cannot renew until October 1.
Yard sales are again permitted in Mount Ephraim and no permit is required. HOWEVER-all residents conducting yard sales are to follow Covid-19 rules. Maintain social distancing between visitors and post signs that visitors are required to wear masks.
