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A Petition to Save Boxwood Hall (65 Haddon Ave.)

With the Zoning Board Meeting set for March 16th we are trying to collect names to show the board the level of support for keeping Boxwood Hall located at 65 Haddon Ave. in Haddonfield, and it grounds preserved for future generations. Please take a moment to read the petition and add your name if you feel compelled. You can also subscribe to weekly digest updates to stay informed on all things that matter to Haddonfield and its future by going to the home page of this web site and clicking the “keep informed” box and giving your email……

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I agree that the grounds of Boxwood Hall should not be turned into high
density housing. The property is historic - and should be protected and not
divided from it's land. This rare 18th century property has links to
Haddonfield's founders, the science community and is a very important part
of Haddonfield's story. Haddonfield is a very special place, and if we put
high density housing in the backyard of one of our most important
structures, we will lose more than just the land the property sits on, we
will lose our integrity.

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David Siedell, Redman Ave, Haddonfield

Maureen Sapnar, 1 Evergreen Lane , Haddonfield, NJ

Kate Siedell, Redman Avenue, Haddonfield
Losing this property to development would be a loss for Haddonfield and its citizens.

Drew Hansen, 47 Estaugh Avenue, Haddonfield
I support the preservation of open space and other historic places in Haddonfield.

Bernard and Jean D\'Ascenzo, 61 Centre Street, Haddonfield, NJ 08033

Susan Martin, Redman Ave, Haddonfield
Our town should be focussed on preserving any remaining open areas. The character of our town is rapidly disappearing due to inappropriate development and even more dreadful plans are looming in the future. Haddonfield is a beautful and unique community. It deserves to be preserved.

Josephine Meidt, Kings Highway, Haddonfield
It is important for the character of our community to limit high density development.

Kathi Boggs-Shaner, Lee Ave, Haddonfield

George J. Slack, 308 Warwick Rd., Haddonfield

Anthony C. Andalft, 140 Westmont Avenue, Haddonfield
You only have to look to a place like South Beach to show that preservation of architecture and of our history is key to the revitalization of a community. Architectural integrity is an important ingredient in the make up of our town. It must be maintained.

Corey Crumley, Chestnut Street, Haddonfield

Andrew Holtz, Westminster , Haddonfield

Greg, Maureen and Banks Sapnar, Evergreen Lane, Haddonfield
We moved to Haddonfield because there isn't another town like it. Let's keep it unique and historic and not turn it into your average town that lacks good planning. Boxwood Hall should be that LAST place considered for high density housing. There are so many architectural treasures and very few open spaces. This town needs protection.

Kim Custer, Evergreen Lane, Haddonfield
Let It Be ! Thanks for caring about OUR legacy landscapes.

maggie oswald, 215 e cottage ave, haddonfield

Marcy Gooberman, Westmont Avenue, Haddonfield

Mary Stiefel, 40 upland way, haddonfield

amy naticchia, potter st, haddonfield, nj 08033
The grounds of Boxwood Hall are historically significant to the rich history of Haddonfield. Also, the town's infrastrucute and it's school cannot support high density housing.

Remi Fortunato, 26 Evergreen Lane, Haddonfiled

Jill Poretta, 34 Potter Street, Haddonfield

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Heather Vaughn, Evergreen Lane, Haddonfield

Jessica Winton, Woodland Avenue, Haddonfield

Elizabeth Bass, 318 W. Redman Avenue, Haddonfield NJ 08033

xxxxxxxx, Treaty Elms La, Haddonfield

Amy Carthy, 20 Birchall Drive, Haddonfield

Heather Hickey, 423 Mansfield ave, Haddonfield

KAthleen Hilgen, 123 Hopkins Ave, Haddonfield

Elizabeth DeNinno, South Edge Park Drive, Haddonfield

Robert Thomas, ,
Enough is enough development. Let's not choke the life out of town

Kim Moon, Colonial Avenue, Haddonfield

Julia Pezick, Woodland Avenue, Haddonfield

Jane Martin, Colonial Avenue, Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, Hillside Lane, Haddonfield
This would be a fundamental change to the historical character of the area. Once it's gone, it can't be restored.

Alice Connelly, 312 Windsor Avenue, Haddonfield
No Apartments please- we don't have the room in our schools, and we can't handle the additional traffic.

Lisa Blaber, 220 Washington ave., Haddonfield
Let's preserve the little space we have left in Haddonfield.

Marie Bellu, 834 Wayside Lane , Haddonfield
You would be absolutely crazy to put this type of housing in that space - we have a a trying and congested traffic situation as it is - to do this would seriously affect quality of life in this town for all. Dead set against it. The schools will suffer also.

Emma Fowler, Walnut Street, Haddonfield

Jerelyn Ablonczy, 100 Colonial Ave., Haddonfield
The area behind Boxwood Hall is so beautiful in the springtime with tiny white flowers in bloom all over the ground. I am struggling to understand how high density housing brings any value to Haddonfield or to the potential residents of the housing. It is already extremely difficult getting around the Haddon Ave./Lake St./Colonial Ave. areas at rush hour or at any time of day. Traffic is backed up at every intersection and getting into some of our side streets is extremely difficult. Please do not build there!

Pamela Marthins, Grove Street, Haddonfield

Anne Kopp, Evergreen Lane, Haddonfield

Mike Engel, Ellis St, Haddonfield
I support this initiative to preserve the Boxwood Hall property.

Tanya Stavisky Genel, 32 Jefferson Ave, Haddonfield

Dan Genel, Jefferson Ave, Haddonfield

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Allison Leverick, Princeton Avenue, Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, , haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, Centre St., Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, Wayne Avenue, Haddonfield

Brenda Zadjeika, Colonial ave., Haddonfield

Annabelle Cedar, Hawthorne Ave, Haddonfield

Karen Stanton, , Haddonfield
Boxwood Hall should be protected not only for its historic building that occupies the unique and rare open space left in Haddonfield but also for the impact that such development would have in an already congested and compact area. The residence adjacent to this property would be greatly impacted by the increase in traffic.

Marie DiMatties, 315 Walnut St, Haddonfield, NJ 08033

Shannon Stretch Patrick, 1016 Granite Dr, Bethlehem, PA

xxxxxxxx, evergreen lane, haddonfield

Dianna Metzler, Cedar Avenue, Haddonfield
Keep Boxwood Hall and its grounds preserved!!!

Kelley Lin, Edgepark Drive, Haddonfield

Sara & Chris Webb, 25 Potter Street, Haddonfield

Angelica Jeffreys, 316 W Mt Vernon Ave, Haddonfield

Jeff Lin, Meadow Drive , Haddonfield

Kate Lin, Meadow Drive , Haddonfield

Michelle DiMatties, Potter Street, Haddonfield

Helene Delaney, Mountwell Ave, Haddonfield

David and Jeanette Leeds, 450 Elm Avenue, Haddonfield

Darcy Durham, Hopkins Ave, Haddonfield

Suzanne Windus, ,

Megan Leeds, Elm Ave, Haddonfield

Erika Egan, 813 Princeton Ave, Haddonfield

Kevin Webb, 236 Hawthorne Avenue, Haddonfield

Vince Del Duca, 16 mt. Vernon ave, Haddonfield

Lee Pease, Colonial Avenue, Haddonfield

Helen Di Medio, 115 Ellis Street, Haddonfield, NJ 08033
I support this effort to preserve the Boxwood Hall property.

susan isaacs, West End Ave, Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, Woodland Avenue, Haddonfield

Francine Silverman, 272 Rhoads Avenue, Haddonfield

Amy and Lou Frontino, evergreen lane, haddonfield
Agree wholeheartedly with the statement above!

Scott Miller, 350 Kings Hwy. East, Haddonfield

Donna Muizelaar, hopkins ave, Haddonfield

Sophia Nelson, 208 Ardmore Ave, Haddonfield, NJ

Nancy Potts, 210 E. Cottage Avenue, Haddonfield

Anne and Boyd Hitchner, Colonial Ave., Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, Jefferson Avenue, Haddonfield
I agree that the grounds of Boxwood Hall should not be turned into high density housing. The property is historic - and should be protected and not divided from it's land.

Rosie Hymerling, 1125 Washington Ave., Haddonfield, NJ

xxxxxxxx, N. Haddon Ave, Haddonfield

Ellen Sherman, Hawthorne Ave, Haddonfield

Tony Sherman, Hawthorne Ave, Haddonfield

Beth levin, 401 linden ave, haddonfield
The current infrastructure of our town cannot support this. We do not even have the funds to fill our current potholes (Woodland Ave has been waiting 4 years!!)....let alone add to the congestion on the streets and in our schools.

Suzanne Gulbins, Colonial Avenue, Haddonfield

Anita Coryell, 231 South Atlantic Avenue, Haddonfield
Frankly, I am surprised we even need to have this conversation. We need to preserve what little open space we have in this lovely little place. I would hope the people we elected to office would be on the same page that we are.

JoAnne Curley, Wellington Avenue, Haddonfield

Lee Kenny, Roberts, Haddonfied

xxxxxxxx, Colonial Ave, Haddonfield

Peter G Sperandio, E Park Ave, Haddonfield
This isn't the site or the town for "high density" housing. Why don't we wait for Christie to correct the outrage that is the COAH.

The mere fact that we are actually considering destroying a part of history in order to fulfill some progressive vision shows how out of control government is in NJ.

Kathleen Figlioli, Evergreen Lane, Haddonfield

Stephanie Sanger, Grove Street, Haddonfield

Alison Andrus, Colonial Ridge Drive, Haddonfield

Jolyne DalzelL, 500 Washington Av, Haddonfield, NJ
As noted by others, we do not need 30 plus townhouses in our town. Lake St.and the other streets in that area already have plenty of water and sewer problems. There are no, absolutely no, advantages to building on that piece of ground. Are we protecting our planet by building on every open space? I think not. Think about what we are doing to our water table and what we are bequeathing to our children and grandchildren.

Kim DiMaurizio, 308 Walnut Street, Haddonfield

diane marini, colins ave, collingswood
once a historic property is allowed to be removed- that history is gone forever

jeff clancey, 400 e kings hwy, haddonfield

Beth Campbell, Potter st., Haddonfield

George Custer, Evergreen Lane, Haddonfield
They put "welcome to Historic Haddonfield" on the sign on the way into town for a reason. It use to be something that the town government was proud of. Let's get back to that way of thinking.

Arthur David Hopkins, 3936 SW 316th Street, Federal Way, WA 98023
This is an historic building that is important to Hopkins family descendants everywhere. Please don't grant any zoning that would adversely affect the house and its environment. Thank you.

xxxxxxxx, 330 Wood Lane, Haddonfield
I agree that the grounds of Boxwood Hall should not be turned into high
density housing. This special property is historic and should be protected by Haddonfield! In addition, any further development and housing would further clog up this very congested/heavily-traveled intersection!

xxxxxxxx, Walnut St., Haddonfield

Jeannette Morrissey, 256 Lake Street, Haddonfield
Boxwood is a Haddonfield and Camden County treasure. I feel that it is my duty, as a citizen and protector of history/open space that this property by saved. High density housing, on Lake Street is not part of the Haddonfield plan and all Boards should adhere to the guidelines that our town committees/boards have worked hours on to preserve.

Gail and Blaine Arruda, Chestnut Street, Haddonfield, NJ

Wilhelm Rebmann, Wood Lane, Haddonfield

Marianne Johnston Poisel, 215 Mountwell Avenue, Haddonfield

Jennifer Schwartzberg, Village Court, Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, 611 Centre Street, Haddonfield

Scott Nelson, 208 Ardmore Avenue, Haddonfield, NJ

Christine Clancey, 400 East Kings Hwy, Haddonfield

Carl Herckner, Roberts Ave., Haddonfield

Christi Bowman, 433 Elm Ave, Haddonfield

Janice cokos, Merion Ave., Haddonfield
Please stop and think! What would be the benefit of building high density housing behind Boxwood Hall? This is historic property in a very small historic town. We should be working to preserve historic sites and the character of Haddonfield, not allowing more development that changes the town and creates even more problems for our already overcrowded schools.

Christina Del Duca, Mt. Vernon , Haddonfield

Rebecca Bryan, 124 W. Summit Ave., Haddonfield
We don't need more traffic in Haddonfield, which high density housing would bring. We do need to preserve the historic properties in town - which is what keeps value up in the town!

Jean W. Lawes, 39 Estaugh Avenue, Haddonfield, NJ 08033
PRESERVE BOXWOOD HALL AND ITS GROUNDS!!!!

Eileen Campbell, Moore Lane, Haddonfield

Jon Bowman, 433 Elm Ave, Haddonfield

Christopher Maynes, 7 Roberts Ave, Haddonfield, NJ 08033

xxxxxxxx, 36 Evergreen Lane, Haddonfield

Kimberly Knight, Estaugh Ave, Haddonfield

Patricia Hoffman, Peyton ave, Haddonfield
SAVE our buildings!!!! This is a very, very historic building that we must preserve. Once gone it will be gone forever!!!!!

xxxxxxxx, Mountwell Ave., Haddonfield

Amy and Stephen Otto, 237 wayne ave, haddonfield

Harriet Monshaw, 100 The Mews, Haddonfield, NJ

Rosy Tucker, Lansdowne Ave, Haddonfield

Karla S. McCaney, Ardmore Avenue, Haddonfield

Patricia Clements, 2114 Columbia Ave, Atco
Haddonfield is already over developed. Please preserve the grounds of Boxwood Hall as open space.

Gina Carola, 534 Elberne Ave, West Deptford
Haddonfield has enough houses. Save this wonderful piece of history so people from all over can visit it along with all of the other great historic sites in Haddonfield.

Brigid Connell, North Drive, Haddonfield

Antoinette Vielehr, West End Avenue, Haddonfield

Kara Holtz, Westminster Ave, Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, 17 Olney Circle, Haddonfield, NJ

Vera Hinsey, 23 West End Ave. , Haddonfield

Beth Cerrato, Princeton Ave, Haddonfield

Kathleen Freeman, Chestnut Street, Haddonfield

Terence Lytle, 118 Westmont Avenue between Redman and Euclid, Haddonfield
I am totally against this shameless proposal. I live a few blocks from it and hope it is halted. It clearly will directly impact our immediate neighborhood which already is over run by traffic issues and the maniac car culture. Walking to the PATCO from my home can be a nightmare due to speeding cars and uncaring and rude drivers. Even kids in strollers don't stop these nitwits. To put this many residential units in that space is plain asinine.

Michelle Claffey, Windsor Ave, Haddonfield
Haddonfield's infrastructure and schools cannot support 33 apts.

Caroline Yount, Hillside Lane, Haddonfield

Jennifer Gallogly, 385 Station Ave., Haddonfield
I support open space in Haddonfield. Children need to understand their past to apprecitate their future.

Melissa Lapid, Wayne Avenue, Haddonfield

John Longbottom, 417 Birdwood Av., Haddonfield

Melinda McGough, 35 Walnut Street, Haddonfield
This is a beautiful and unique property in the very center of the historic area of town. High density development would be disastrous.

Michael Coffman, Rhoads Ave, Haddonfield

Bettiann Young, 46 Grove Street, Haddonfield
This will be a tragedy if it happens!

Christine Schroeder, 46 Grove Street, Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, 1834 Bryn Mawr Ave., Haddon Heights, NJ

William Tourtellotte, Peyton Avenue, Haddonfield
Saving this property and neighborhood from a uses and density levels which are not legally permitted, should be an easy decision.

Anne Walters, Hopkins Ave, Haddonfield

Joanne Gibbons, Elm Ave, Haddonfield

Peter Blau, 216 Mount Vernon Ave, Haddonfield

ohn p. dobbins, 811 edge park drive, haddonfield

Bernadette Duncan, 10 West Summit Ave, Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, maple ave, haddonfield

Alice Dahms, 255 Lake Street, Haddonfield

Katherine Wright, 129 West End, Haddonfield

DyAnne DiSalvo, Maple ,

xxxxxxxx, Pomona, Haddonfield
Please, no more Hi-density housing..........

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Joana McDonnell, Woodland Avenue, Haddonfield

Ken & Lori Tomlinson, 81 Haddon Ave., Haddonfield, NJ
I cannot imagine 4 buildings on one lot. The drainage is overburdened now. When we have heavy rains we end up with water from Haddon Ave., Tanner St., 89, 75, 65 Haddon Ave.
Some new comers failed to realize that there are 2 streams piped under ground. 89 Haddon was built in early 1960's on wetlands.
Our underground support mainly the sewer system is over burdened and periodically flows back into the lines around the area.
We enjoy having a view, watching families sled over at friends cemetery, kids playing at the school playground and the wooded area behind us.
If this building is allowed this would all be lost.
I agree that this property needs to be preserved to keep the integrity of the community.

Norman Beil, Fithian Avenue, Merchantville

Warren and Ann Tomlinson, 81 Haddon Ave., Haddonfield, NJ

Christina Mahoney, East Cottage ave, Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, Oak Ridge Drive, Haddonfield

Anna Finkenauer, Upland Way, Haddonfield

Dorcas Tarbell, Concord Dr., Haddonfield

John Sullivan, 21 West Euclid Ave., Haddonfield, NJ
This is not an appropriate location for a multi-dwelling unit building and the resulting congestion. The site is adjacent to 2 elementary schools and near a third elementary school. The Borough should be encouraging projects and open space which decrease congestion and make our streets safer for our kids, rather than varying existing zoning law to accommodate the narrow financial interests of a developer.

Jacob Peacock, ,

Pat and Larry Peacock, 320 Grove St.,

Katherine Lynn Hutchinson, Greenmount Road, Haddonfield

George Cox, 301 Reillywood Ave., Haddonfield, NJ

xxxxxxxx, 369 station avenue, haddonfield

Jo Custer, Shiloh Unity Road, Lancaster, SC

xxxxxxxx, W Mount Vernon Ave, Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, Hawthorne, Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, Cameo Drive, Cherry Hill

constance dewey, westmont ave, haddonfield

Carol Gooberman, Westmont Ave., Haddonfield

Wendy Conover, Washington Ave., Haddonfield

Margaret Poyatt, 26 Chews Landing Road, Haddonfield
This would do much damage to the schools. The residents already pay a lot in taxes to support our schools. Begs the question: do we pay more taxes or do the schools lower the quality of education????

James LoCascio, 411 Bradshaw Ave., Haddonfield

Betsy Palmateer, Grove Street, Haddonfield

Lisa and Jonathan Pelletier, Colonial Avenue, Haddonfield

Christina Solak, Roberts Avenue, Haddonfield

Lisa Hurly, 411 Washington Avenue, Haddonfield
With all the budget cuts to our schools already you are going to ruin the very fiber that makes this town great.

Arnold B. Olt, 636 Pardee Lane, Haddonfield

Daniel Tarditi, 109 Homestead Avenue, Haddonfield
This would be a travesty to tear down a historic home and replace it with a cookie cutter block of "progress"

Kelly Tarditi, 109 Homestead Avenue, Haddonfield
I support the preservation of historic homes in Haddonfield and maintaining our diminishing open spaces. What a great history lesson right next to the library many children visit.

Kathy Tully, Lafayette Avenue, Haddonfield

patrice harman, 122 park place, haddonfield,nj,08033

dave cole, park place, haddonfield

Nicole Conrey, Mount Vernon Ave, Haddonfield

Jennie Hart, 118 Homestead Ave., Haddonfield, NJ 08033

maureen dodson, Washington Ave, Haddonfield NJ

Michael Holtz, Westminster, Haddonfield

Fran Skinner, Roberts Ave, Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, Mt. Vernon Ave, Haddonfield

Allyson Skinner, 104 Roberts Ave, Haddonfield

Steve and Jane Leichner, Owners Two Lake Street Houses, Haddonfield

Natalia Kastenberg, ,

Allison Rupert, 60 Grove Street, Haddonfield

Dave Campiglia, Elm Ave, Haddonfield

Mike and Fran Skinner, Roberts Avenue, Haddonfield, NJ

Jeff Farrell, Redman Ave, Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, , Haddonfield

Rick Conover, 232 Washington Ave., Haddonfield

Mary T,. Previte, Kings Highway East,

Heather Paoli, Princeton, Haddonfield

Rachel Leibrandt, Peyton Avenue, Haddonfield

Paul Leibrandt, Peyton Ave, Haddonfield

Mary Margaret Master, , Haddonfield

Erica Harris, Hillside Lane, Haddonfield

MIchele Taffet, upland way, haddonfield

Karie Angstadt, West Euclid Ave, Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, Jefferson Ave., Haddonfield

Peter A Hart, 717 East High Street, Pottstown, PA
HFS, the meeting house, the graveyard, the library and Boxwood Hall are all at 'ground zero' in the heart of the
Haddonfield I grew up in and played and learned in as a child. Slowly the changes have eaten away at the perimeter. The faux colonial revival insurance building
across the street, the ugly parking lots, the high speed
line which dug a deep scar through the upper section of
town. The town too has become a way station for the upwardly mobile educating therr kids while they pay high taxes then leaving.Sadly one of the town's residential groups has become lawyers with my grandfather's house with its beautiful garden then ruined by several of this breed.
Haddonfield is a place that was founded by my direct ancestors and it stands as a vision of what they sought in the new world. Unfortunately, and metaphorically speaking sometimes literally, they built too close to the road and those who came after in many senses are in too much of a hurry or uncaring, sometimes even resentful, to preserve what they themselves did not create. They like what the old families built, don't get me wrong. But it's a stage set for them and they want to figure out how to exploit it and degrade it, so they don't have to face the evidence of their own rootlessness and malignancy.
At this point I do see though that the last best chance of saving what's left from these moneygrubbing carpetbaggers with their oily scheming lawyers and their cheap plans is to organize and fight back with everything that we have. Otherwise, we'll also have to blame ourselves for own inaction.Without having heard any direct voices mind you, I believe that generations
of my forebears would stand up and cheer for those who seek to preserve our collective heritage. Without our history, we should also realize, we and our descendents will truly have no roots and others will seek to write
their "narratives."

Nina Wallace, 224 Euclid Avenue, Haddonfield

Christina Moeller, Warwick Road, Haddonfield

Danielle Meeker, , Haddonfield

Beth Glennon, Roberts Ave, Haddonfield

Nancy L. Ashton, Briarcliff Ct, Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, kings hwy east, haddonfield

Tracey Moyer, Moore Lane, Haddonfield

Dolores and Mike McMullen, 100 Warwick Rd, Haddonfield

Lizzy S, Washington Avenue, Haddonfield

Joan and Chuck Brong, Woodland Avenue, Haddonfield

Betsy and Lloyd Wood, Westmont Ave, Haddonfield

Patricia A. Coyne, 143 MARNE AVE, HADDONFIELD NJ 08033

Karl Foote, 111 Westmont Ave, Haddonfield

Maureen Eyles, E Summit Ave, Haddonfield

Lisa Flowers, 432 Queensboro Lane, Haddonfield

Kim Otto, Trueman Avenue, Haddonfield, NJ 08033

Barb MacMillan, West End Ave., Haddonfield

Shannan Herckner, Roberts Ave, Haddonfield

mike moyer, 271 Moore Lane, Haddonfield NJ 08033

Mary Lide, 200 Mt. Vernon Ave., Haddonfield
This is not a positive thing for Haddonfield!

xxxxxxxx, , haddonfield ,nj
Just another space that is getting developed. A win for is another small win in the fight to stop over development too

John Giannotti, West End Avenue, Haddonfield

Joan and Michael Riordan, Hawthorne Avenue, Haddonfield

Herb Hess, 308 West Redman Avenue, Haddonfield
Saving Boxwood Hall is more important to our Community than any level of development. Isn't this site protected by the State's Historic Preservation Office?

If we destroy our heritage, we'll never recreate it, and we'll condemn ourselves to our own ignorance of our past while staring at our iPods and 100 inch television sets.

Real people settled this town before it was part of America, before buildings were erected with anything other than sweat and muscle, even before the enlightened acts of Emancipation, Suffrage, and Equality. We still have much to learn from all of their struggles.

There are other areas in town where development would not only be suitable, but welcome. I've shared a plan with Commissioner Borden that would take one such area and combine a new Library with residential housing, offering a net increase in ratables and better community facilities.

While property owners have rights, in many areas of Haddonfield such rights have become secondary to that of historic preservation and we all see the good that results from it. I encourage the leaders in Haddonfield to work with the applicant to find a much more appropriate site for their development while preserving what can not be replaced.

Please count on my support to prevent this development from happening.

Patricia W Driscoll, 519 Hopkins Lane, Haddonfield
As a lifelong resident of Haddonfield who is very familiar with the Boxwood Hall area I feel it would be most inappropriate to add to the density of the area. This aspect has already been overlooked by the zoning board in other areas of the town; namely the nnewer units on Center St and Kings court.

carolyn b. ragusa, bellevue ave, haddonfield

Karen Paoli, Rhoads Avenue, Haddonfield
Don't let greed get in the way of doing the right thing. Let it be and find an alternative use for Boxwood Hall such as using it as annex to the library for a senior center or teen center and use Lake Street Cottage as a place for the various town committtees to meet. The grounds are beautiful as well and perfectly suited for the library's annual book sale, story telling, bird watching, etc. Embrace this historical treasure and what it has to offer rather than develop it.

Chris Wolfe, 206 Redman Ave., Haddonfield
Adding high density traffic that accompanies high density housing to one of the more congested locations in town is not what I call intelligent planning. Adding this traffic to one of the more congested areas that is also adjacent to two destinations for young children (Friends School and the library) borders on idiocy.
I also find it ironic and somewhat sad that we continue to sell Haddonfield as a "historic" town while simultaneously allowing the destruction truly historic buildings.

Harry A Hudson Jr, 12 Heritage Court, Cherry Hill
I live near the boundary of Haddonfield off Kresson Rd in Cherry Hill and spend a great deal of time shopping and walking in Haddonfield. I have grown to love the rich history and quaint homes and shops there. Please keep the essence of the city alive and save Boxwood Hall.

Michael Anderson, South Atlantic Ave, Haddonfield

Carl Gainsborough, McCellan Ave., Pennsauken
The appearance of Haddonfield, the balance of open space vs. developable land in Haddonfield, and the municipal infrastructure all will be eroded by the proposed Estaugh Commons development project at Boxwood Hall.

Camden County history has demonstrated over and over again that construction projects in general, and over-construction in particular, often are not progress and in fact have fostered blight, plummeting property values and have exhausted open space. All communities need open space to remain viable and livable. Greed and short-term financial gain are not components of intelligent town planning and well-managed economic development.

The goal of the Estaugh Commons Development team is not to help Haddonfield. The goal of the Estaugh Commons Development team is to make money at the expense of Haddonfield.

Rita M Moyer, 241 Rhoads Avenue, Haddonfield, NJ 08033

Natalie Reenock, 540 Woodland Ave, Haddonfield

xxxxxxxx, windsor ave, haddonfield

Diana Sturt Miller, 14712 Linden Lane, Leawood, KS

Joe Walls, 101 Reillywood Ave, Haddonfield NJ
Thank you for all of your/our hard efforts for this important historic cause and for our open spaces

xxxxxxxx, 111 Colonial Ave., Haddonfield
I think it is a disgrace to anyone who even considers developing the Boxwood Hall site. It is the rare buildings such as this that makes our town such a unique, Norman Rockwell type setting. Our town has nothing to gain by developing this site for high density housing and will only further burden our limited resources within town. Perhaps we should use our "green acres" money to purchase the site and use this location for additional library space.

Robert Grossman, 547 Woodland Ave, Haddonfield
Let's not pave paradise and develop a parking lot by losing our trees and historic buildings. Let's not wait to recognize the special qualities of Haddonfield until after they are gone and all we have left are picture mementos and stories.

Betty S. Shimberg, Heritage Road, Haddonfield

tracey ricci, 106 peach road, marlton
soon to be resident of haddonfield

Martin Sinclair, Windsor Avenue, Haddonfield
Keep Haddonfield quaint!

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3 Responses to “A Petition to Save Boxwood Hall (65 Haddon Ave.)”

  1. Jacob Peacock says:

    Great cause!

  2. Leslie Schaffer says:

    Let’s save open space!

  3. Patricia W Driscoll says:

    As a lifelong resident of Haddonfield who is very familiar with the Boxwood Hall area I feel it would be most inappropriate to add to the density of the area. This aspect has already been overlooked by the zoning board in other areas of the town; namely the newer units on Center St and Kings court.

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