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Environmental Commission Adopt-A-Spot
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Available Spots As of Summer 2021 |
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Belmont Ave open space, Spruce to Jackson |
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Belmont Avenue stream crossing |
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Coolidge Street/Helen Street |
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Durham Avenue at Rte I287 |
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Front Street |
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Metuchen Road - Belmont Ave to Sherban's |
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Metuchen Road - Harmich Rd to Edison border |
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New Market Avenue |
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Oak Tree Open Space Parcel |
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PAL building/Pool parking areas |
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Plainfield Avenue - Sampton Ave to Middle School |
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Plainfield Avenue/Sampton Ave vacant lots |
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Shadyside Park |
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South Clinton Avenue – New Market Ave to Montrose Ave |
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South Clinton Avenue - Montrose Ave to Hamilton Blvd |
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Tyler Place |
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Walnut Street Park |
MORE THANKS TO MORE ADOPT-A-SPOTTERS
(South Plainfield, June 11, 2021.) The Clean Communities Advisory Board recently sent out a “Thank You!” to all Adopt-A-Spot participants who renewed their contracts with the South Plainfield Clean Business Association over the last 18 months. But acknowledgment is also due to those who have chosen not to continue in the program. Many served the community as Adopters for years, and the CCAB is equally grateful to them.
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Adopt-A-Spot |
Adopter |
Year Adopted |
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Courtney Family |
Audubon Ave dead end |
2006 |
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Federal Metals and Alloys |
Belmont Ave stream crossing |
1993 |
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Cone Family |
Belmont Avenue stream crossing |
2018 |
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Buteas Family |
Belmont Ave open space, Spruce to Jackson |
2010 |
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Pilgrim Covenant Church |
Cedarbrook Ave stream crossing and Morris Ave open field |
2003 |
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Cub Scout Pack 224 |
Cedarbrook Ave stream crossing |
1995 |
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Timber Creek Landscaping |
Clinton Avenue Ext |
1993 |
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Keystone Community Residence |
Front Street |
1997 |
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The Home Depot Northeast Support Center |
Hamilton Blvd from Home Depot to So. Clinton Ave |
1994 |
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First Indonesian Seventh-Day Adventist Church |
Helen Street/Coolidge Street |
2012 |
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Investors Bank |
Metuchen Road - Belmont Ave to Sherban's |
2013 |
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Przewoznik Family |
Metuchen Road – Belmont Ave to Sherban’s |
1999 |
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Panzarella Contracting |
Monument Park |
2004 |
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South Plainfield Funeral Home |
New Market Ave from Highland Ave to Pulaski Street |
2007 |
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Impact Church |
New Market Ave from Highland Ave to Pulaski Street |
2019 |
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nuSalon |
Oak Tree Avenue across from Post Office |
2014 |
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Sacred Heart Church |
Putnam Park |
2005 |
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Lyte Family |
Walnut Street Park |
2011 |
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Pender and Moore Family |
Willow Avenue Park , PAL grounds, Nature Center |
2006 |
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Richkus Family |
Shadyside Park |
2012 |
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Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation |
South Clinton Avenue |
2012 |
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Clear Technologies |
So. Clinton Ave , Hamilton Blvd to Gardner Avenue |
1999 |
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Zielinski Family |
Tompkins Avenue Open Space |
2006 |
Some participants held their spots for one year, others for more twenty. Brian Mazellan of Timber Creek Landscaping retired and moved out of town, relinquishing his Spot on the Clinton Avenue Extension after twenty-eight years. The Keystone Community Vocational Program, which adopted Front Street in 1995, had to cease operations in 2019 when the Covid19 pandemic forced them to put their programs on hold. They have plans to renew their agreement as soon as their clients can gather together safely again. The Zielinski Family, looking after the Open Space that fronts on Tompkins Avenue, is still unofficially doing cleanups; they just got tired of doing the paperwork.
If you are interested in the Adopt-A-Spot program, please visit http://southplainfieldnj.com/spnj/Announcements/Adopt%20a%20Spot or contact Alice Tempel, Clean Communities Coordinator at 908-226-7621, or Debra Anne Leporino, Chairperson, SPCBA Steering Committee, at 908-510-3663.
For more information about the Adopt-A-Spot program, contact the Clean Communities Coordinator at (908) 226-7621 or e-mail spcba@southplainfieldnj.com .
SOUTH PLAINFIELD ADOPT-A-SPOT PROGRAM ALIVE AND WELL
(South Plainfield, June 7.) Over the past eighteen months, in the face of the Covid19 pandemic South Plainfield’s Adopt-A-Spotters have stepped up and continued to maintain their adopted spots. A constant rain of littered masks and gloves added to their challenge. Yet, nearly all have renewed their contracts for the coming year or longer. Their commitment is admirable, and the Clean Communities Advisory Board is grateful.
We thank all the Adopters who renewed their Adopt-A-Spot agreements with the SP Clean Business Association this past year:
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Adopt-A-Spot |
Adopter |
Since |
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Cedar Brook Stream corridor between Monument Park and the Fireman's Memorial |
Stillman Photography Services |
2007 |
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Church Street, and Hamilton Blvd from Church to stream |
First Baptist Church of South Plainfield |
2015 |
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Clinton Avenue Extension |
The Kober Family |
2019 |
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Hamilton Blvd across from The Home Depot |
The South Plainfield Lions Club |
2016 |
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Highland Woods Nature Reserve |
Cub Scout Pack 207 |
2017 |
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Lakeview Overpass |
South Plainfield Business Association |
2008 |
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Metuchen Road, from Belmont to Harmich |
Republic Services |
2002 |
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Monument Park |
McCriskin-Gustafson Funeral Home |
2010 |
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Open Space Belmont Avenue (Arlington and Tremont) |
T. Robak Associates, LLC |
2010 |
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Plainfield Avenue from Maple to Sampton |
The Austin Family |
2006 |
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Putnam Park |
Nu Xi Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc |
2017 |
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Tompkins Avenue Stream Crossing |
The Bourbeau Family |
2009 |
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Stream Crossing on Cedarbrook Avenue |
Cedarcroft Bible Chapel |
2012 |
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Cedarbrook Avenue/Morris Avenue open space |
The Roseo Family |
2005 |
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Veteran’s Park |
Cub Scout Pack 224 - Riley School |
2015 |
Each agreement is tailored to the needs of the location and the resources of the Adopter. The basic contract is a commitment by the Adopter to remove litter from a public space, and by the CBA to provide supplies, disposal, and publicity. Some of these business owners, non-profit organizations, and families have renewed their contracts for years; others are just starting out.
The oldest renewed adoption is Metuchen Road from Belmont Avenue to Harmich Road, by Republic Services. They began policing that section in 2002, after the CBA approached them about the cardboard and other waste dropping out of their trucks on route to the Harmich Road transfer station. The Roseo Family has been clearing trash from the field at Morris Ave and Cedarbrook, and the stream crossing since 2005. Lisa Roseo is secretary to the Environmental Commission. Other long-term adopters are Stillman Photography Services (2007), the Austin Family (2006) and T. Robak Associates 2010). The McCriskin-Gustafson Home for Funerals has been renewing its agreement to maintain Monument Park since 2010. Last year they told the CBA to keep the agreement in effect until notified otherwise.
The newest is by the Walezak Family, which just adopted Cotton Street Park to help teach their young children about service to the community. The Kevin Kober renewed his family’s original 2019 agreement this year, saying “I am happy to renew the Adopt-A-Spot agreement and extend the term from 1 year to 2 years. This program makes a significant difference in the appearance of our Borough and I am proud to be a part of it. I encourage all borough residents, both residential and commercial, to reach out to the Clean Communities Advisory Board and adopt a spot of their own. It is worth highlighting that the relatively small investment in time it takes to maintain an Adopt-A-Spot pays off immediately and in a big way.”
