Spring Wildflower Walk at Crystal Lake Park

Saturday, April 10 FREE 10:00am – 12:00pm

Location: Crystal Lake Park

A botanical walk through a highly unique forest habitat, searching for spring wildflowers. Dress

for the weather, wear proper shoes for hiking. Trails are very steep in some sections and are not recommended for inexperienced hikers. Bring binoculars. Registration required. Rain date is April 11, same time.

This new Burlington County Park is just minutes from Bordentown City, off Axe Factory Road

To register for this Burlington County Parks nature program, please call 609-265-5068 – programs are FREE.

Dress for weather –– rain cancels

For parks directions, go to http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/parks

Bordentown City Environmental Commission

www.bcec.us

Go Green at Borden's Crossing!

With an "environmentally responsible master plan", The Estates at Borden’s Crossing is a eco-conscious community. We've taken great pains to protect the adjacent Mile Hollow Run and situate each home so that its back is either to preserved wooded areas, or has additional planted areas. Each home itself lies on a half acre property, with attention given to the balance of openness and privacy. To greater optimize the standard of living, the site plan was designed as a self-contained open space network, where roads promote "one way in, one way out passage" and block outside traffic from entry.

The Estates at Borden’s Crossing is Energy Star certified, making each home about 20-30% more energy efficient than non-certified homes. Not only can you have peace of mind by living in a “green” home, this saves you hundreds of annual dollars on utility costs, heightens appraisals about 10%, and improves indoor air quality and consistent temperatures.

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE WEARY!

Here I am waiting for the sunny spring weather and future homebuyers who get it! I am feeling that the news is - families shopping now have to some extent have come to the realization of the market stabilization. Something I know for sure.

Buying a new home is a very special opportunity. Energy efficient, built for the latest plans for today’s market and affordability for the first time in a number of years. However, gaining the trust to get a commitment with a homebuilder is a very important issue. They want to have confidence that you will make it as a company until they close. With a budget that no longer includes merchandising model homes they must understand plans and trust that you have communicated the features and benefits in easy to understand language. I am offering , with the builder , all the time necessary to earn the trust and move on to the fun part of construction.

So, the GOOD NEWS is we pre-sell a plan that is almost ready for final architectural drawings (checking and re-checking to include compelling features in smaller square footage) and offering it for sale at a VERY GOOD introductory price. BAD NEWS we find we, in the new home industry, can be more rational for small mistakes, because we have been through this all the time in the pre-finalization of plans. However, homebuyers do not want logic, they want facts. They do not want risk. So THE WEARY might need support from previous buyers, assurance to limit risk without waiting for the final pricing in the contract or maybe just a deep breath and deciding to go for it!

One thing absolutely wonderful here at Borden’s Crossing is we take it seriously. I really enjoy the comments after the close. “We look back and realize we got to chose the lot we wanted, planning the kitchen seemed overwhelming but my friends visit and drool!” Even with some warranty issues that might need resolution. It becomes the GOOD, BETTER, AND PROUD OF MY NEW HOME!

-Pat Schlaefer