Business View City & Municipal | August 2022

80 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 7 time because that’s what the residents want and demand. That’s why they’re moving here. It has to be affordable to them.” On top of all of the new, Deptford is committed to maintaining the old, too. They have ongoing infrastructure projects, improving older water and sewer pipes. They also put about $1.5 million dollars into local roads each year, as well. Speaking of old to new, Deptford Township was just nationally honored with an award for their transformation of an old landfill into a solar farm. Medany boasts, “Our landfill is no longer called a landfill. It’s an energy resource center because of the solar arrays. Actually one of the biggest solar arrays on the east coast.” All that being said, it’s the people that make a place great, and Deptford Township gets a lot of community involvement in their Parks and Recreation programming. “We’re very big on 1061 North Broad Street Woodbury NJ, 08096 856 -202-7664 POWERFUL SOLUTIONS. INFINITE POSSIBILITIES. REACH FOR THE CLOUD. Bellia Technologies brings personal, efficient and affordable IT services to you. www . b e l l i a t e c h . c om