The Freeholder Board invites you to a Town Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Camden County Boathouse at Cooper River, 7050 North Park Drive, Pennsauken. At 7:00 p.m. the Freeholder Board will hold its regular monthly meeting, which you are also invited to attend. Caucus Agenda.

The walking and jogging path circling Cooper River Park has been rerouted near Route 130 to avoid the roadway construction project. A temporary bridge now provides uninterrupted access to the path for your workout and recreational enjoyment. The Route 130 bridge is being replaced and the project will also include enhancements to the storm water management and drainage system.

Each month, the Camden County Communications Center answers more than 50,000 calls, dispatches police for 33 departments, and dispatches fire and emergency medical services to all 37 municipalities. Soon, thanks to a new state-of-the-art Public Safety Radio Communications project, our first responders will have better tools to serve you. Camden County is investing $35 million to upgrade the our radio communications infrastructure.

The Camden County Freeholder Board is partnering with Rutgers University School of Social Work, AmeriCorps Healthy Futures initiative and the New Jersey Tree Foundation to plant 11 trees at the Victims of Terrorism Memorial in Cooper River Park on Sept. 11th at 10:00 a.m. Traditionally, this is a day of reflection, emotion and history, but the Freeholder Board will also make it a day of service to our community. The memorial is located on North Park Drive between Route 130 and the Boathouse.

The Freeholder Board’s Annual Women’s Health Conference will be held on Sept. 29, at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees. The conference includes workshops on mind and body, health and fitness and personal safety. The Conference is FREE to residents of Camden County. Continental breakfast and a healthy lunch will be served. On-site childcare is provided for young children. Giveaways to all who attend. Register

As part of the roadway widening and drainage improvement project on Route 130 from the former Collingswood Circle to North Park Drive, a temporary pedestrian bridge will be installed over the Cooper River. This temporary structure will be in place during the road construction to allow uninterrupted access to Cooper River Park’s 3.7 mile loop that is utilized by walkers, runners and bikers every day. Photos of the bridge.