EAST GREENWICH — The East Greenwich Council formally adopted an ordinance amending the parking restrictions at the Mickleton Friends Meeting property at its regular council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
The ordinance formally prohibits overnight parking on the property area, near the intersection of Harmony and Democrat Roads. Mickleton Friends Meeting, Inc. leases the parking lot to the township for public access to the park, tennis courts and Little Red Schoolhouse.
The council also passed a resolution awarding the contract for Friendship Road improvements to South State, Inc., at the lowest bid of $331,360.49. The improvements to Friendship Road are part of the township’s routine road maintenance plan.
Every year, the township selects roads to perform maintenance on based upon availability of capital funds, as well as annually awarded amounts from the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Friendship Road was selected as an improvement project in 2025.
In other news, the council witnessed the re-accreditation of East Greenwich Police Department by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP). Accreditation Program Director Harry Delgado personally delivered the certificate, citing that the achievement is a distinguished honor. Of the 54 percent of law enforcement agencies that are accredited in their first year, only 32 percent retain the designation after the re-accreditation process.
“It was a huge undertaking, a lot of time, resources, to get us to where we’re at,” said East Greenwich Mayor James Philbin. “To hear that number of 32 percent is very, very impressive. It means a lot, out of respect for the time commitment to get the accreditation. I will say it is an investment… truly, I know that when people come in and say ‘you’re accredited,’ the expectation is that it remains here.”
Department Chief Matthew Brenner expressed that while he received the certificate, the effort was more than his alone.
“I get to be the person, the mouthpiece, the voice, to accept this for the department, but it is by no means my feat alone,” Brenner said. “We’re committed to this, committed to best practices and standards, and to being a notch above.”
By Ethan Stoetzer
