Edgewater Park NJ

4 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 10 Edgewater Park is a very business friendly Town and have a great group of residents who are involved in making Edgewater Park Great Hoover Truck and Bus Centers is a family owned and operated business founded by Robert and Fern Hoover in 1966. Beginning in the heavy construction industry, the Hoover’s worked construction during the day, and on their trucks at night. Based on their experience of operating on the anatomies of their own trucks, the Hoovers saw a need to purchase parts for their own vehicles. In 1973 they opened a parts warehouse. The first truck franchise was Diamond Reo. In 1983 they switched to Western Star. In 2002 the Sterling franchise joined the family and in 2009 Freightliner rounded out the Daimler dealership trio.  In 2012 Hoover Truck Centers became Hoover Truck and Bus Centers by taking on the Blue Bird Bus franchise for all of New Jersey. In 2020 the Hoover’s saw an opportunity to bring new life to an aging strip mall in Edgewater Park, NJ. Seeing the potential, the area had and the willingness of the town administration to welcome new businesses, the start of a successful working relationship and Hoover Plaza began. For more information, visit: www.hooverplaza.net Hoover truck centers is so proud to do business in Edgewater Park EDGEWATER PARK , NEW JERSEY We recently caught up with Mayor Mike Trainor and Edgewater Park Administrator Tom Pullion. They told us more about what makes this fabulous Philadelphia suburb (just 20 minutes away from its downtown), home to some 9,000 folks, all that it is. Pullion brings up the township’s upcoming birthday. “We’re planning a big celebration for the event,” he says, citing a June date about pleasant weather and good timing at the beginning of vacation season. Whilst historically a community-based in agriculture (and one lone farm does remain in Burlington County, as Pullion reveals), driving Edgewater Park these days is a combination of commercial and industrial activity, including a huge, new warehouse (nearly a million square feet) just built on the site of what was once a farm of some 66 acres. “That of course,” says Pullion, “has contributed a lot to our tax base.” He also points out several other projects in the works. They include two new self- storage unit locations and, just recently approved, two new distribution centers for legal cannabis-based drugs. Further, the city is also enjoying residential growth as well. Two new housing developments are currently being developed. In addition, when drawing attention to Also of significant news in the city is a brand- new facility for police and courts. Congress awarded Edgewater Park almost $4.5 million for this complex.