95 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 10 community. Possessed of cutting-edge resources, it will serve local seniors and also function as a shelter in the event of emergencies, such as cold-weather situations wherein people have lost their homes’ heating capacities, as Trainor points out. “It’s going to be a really beautiful community center,” the Mayor adds. Both the law enforcement and court facility and the community center will be on the cutting edge of proper energy-conscious techniques. Both structures will have geothermal heating capabilities. Their parking bays will be covered with solar panels, as Trainor points out. All of this will result in some significant cost-saving rewards. How technology helps Trainor continues that technology has been an immeasurable help for Edgewater Park. Even as recently as five years, he says, citing but one example, city council members would receive paper agendas. “We were using three, four, or five reams of paper for this,” the Mayor reveals. Yet now, says Trainor, there’s no more waste of paper, printer toner, and extra electricity. City council agendas and many other such relevant documentation are now available on the new city-issued Tablets (handheld computer devices). Elsewhere, Edgewater Park Public Works Director Jim Bernard (“He does an outstanding job of finding grants for anything and everything!” the Mayor enthuses) is working with Pullion to realize improvements across multiple areas. These include heating, ventilation, air-conditioning (or HVAC), security cameras, infrastructure, technology, and other important areas requiring Bernard’s expertise, says Trainor. “We are looking for digital solutions at every level,” he adds, citing placing EDGEWATER PARK , NEW JERSEY
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