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Over the summer, engineering firm Van Note Harvey conducted a required survey of the flood line on church property. They are now putting together the site plan, and we have engaged an attorney (Ryan P. Kennedy, who is offering us a discounted rate) to sign the site plan applications and attend the hearing once it … Continue reading Capital Campaign/Project Update – November 2019
Great news! The Hopewell Township Zoning Board has accepted our engineer’s calculations for coverage, increasing slightly the “footprint” we can build on. The next step will be to set up a meeting with the Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission for their review and approval. When we know what the acceptable impervious surface is, we can … Continue reading Capital Campaign Project Update – August 2019
In April, the Steering Committee met to review and plan next steps. The civil engineers have been out to survey our property and will give results to our architect for planning. Once these plans are approved by the township zoning department the architect will provide more detailed drawings with plumbing, electrical, etc. Those plans then … Continue reading Capital Campaign Update – May 2019
In March, the Steering Committee met with church staff and Food Ministry representatives to get their input on the use of space as presented in the preliminary architectural drawings provided by our architect, David B. Singer. Van Note Harvey was hired as our civil engineering firm, and they are initiating work on a ground survey. … Continue reading Capital Campaign/Project Update – April 2019
The Capital Campaign Steering Committee presented preliminary architectural drawings to the Board and Church Council during February, and to interested congregants during the Middle Hour on March 3rd. Since then, we have hired a civil engineer (Van Note Harvey) who will work to obtain the required approvals from governing agencies. We have also begun to … Continue reading Capital Campaign/Project Update – March 2019
By George Faulkner and Lori Hoppmann For those of you fortunate enough to be over age 70 & 1/2 and have individual retirement accounts (IRAs), here’s a suggestion on how to make a capital campaign or annual operating pledge contribution that’s fully tax-deductible. With the recent federal income tax changes effective in 2018, it’s much … Continue reading Charitable Distributions from IRAs
The Capital Campaign Steering Committee reviewed preliminary architectural drawings at our meeting in January. These include plans for expanded classroom, office, and storage space, kitchen renovations, and an elevator. There are three main constraints that limit our expansion. The first is a strict limit on the percentage of our property that may be covered by … Continue reading Capital Campaign/Project Update – February 2019
As we all share a collective sigh of relief that the parking improvements are mostly completed, the Building and Renovations sub-committee has moved on to the next stage of our capital improvement planning. We hired an architect, David B. Singer, who is developing schematics based on our list of needs and checking with the Township … Continue reading Capital Campaign/Project Update – January 2019
At long last, construction on the new parking lot is finished! Please use the parking lot layout map below for information on where to park until all the markers have been placed. Please do not park in or block the entrance and exit areas. On Sunday, December 16, the Capital Campaign team will be available … Continue reading New Parking Lot Layout and Information
by Jayme Trott, Co-Chair, Capital Campaign Committee You may have heard rumors that we have finally received approval from the last required organization for the parking project to move forward. Actually, it is more like we have approval to move forward to get more approvals! At the Hopewell Township Board meeting on September 27th, our … Continue reading Capital Project and Parking Update
