Mayor’s Message:

  If I were asked, “What do I like best about Riverton,” I would answer, “its people.”  Riverton’s people make our town a lovely place to live and work. Riverton is made up of tremendous residents, who support and respect each other as well as our businesses, that call Riverton “home.” Respect permeates Riverton. We respect our volunteers, our employees, our neighbors, and our homes that were built by the hands of long-gone individuals whose names we will never know. We have dedicated employees in all municipal departments, including our Police, Fire and Public Works, who collectively feel that we are in the “customer service business.”  We all recognize that it is our job to support our residents (our 2,764 bosses) with the highest possible standards.  I am fortunate to work with an amazing group of individuals, especially at a time when our borough is so filled with vibrant businesses with such a varied array of services. 

  Our residents power the direction of our municipal efforts including the creation of Riverton’s first Historic Preservation Commission by ordinance. They also worked together to modernize Riverton’s parking code to allow our residents, and all our great visitors, to park in a way that is more in-tuned with the current landscape of our mixed-use downtown area.  Their energy brought remote attendance to our Council meetings through Zoom, which is respectful of our residents’ busy lives and schedules.

  Our residents volunteer on the kinds of committees, boards, and commissions that are needed to support a town like ours (…and there’s always room for more volunteer energy). We have multiple events created and attended by great individuals, including our Food Truck Nights, Christmas Village, Riverton Criterium, Historical Society of Riverton events, services and observances at our Veterans Memorial, sail camp at the historic Riverton Yacht Club, events at the Peace Pole, and my favorite, the spectacular events held during Riverton’s 4th of July Celebration. Riverton also held our fifth Juneteenth Celebration here in Memorial Park this year, now recognized as a national holiday, with partners including Palmyra, Cinnaminson, and Delran. 

  The state must also be aware of our interests in doing great things as we have recently been awarded $235,000.00 for requested projects including equipment that can analyze the health of our underground pipe infrastructure and a composting program that stands to reduce our waste costs. More information on these projects will be coming soon.

  It “takes a village” to create a world-class borough like ours here in Riverton.  None of us could do what it takes alone, and it is the collective effort of our “village” that makes Riverton such a great place to live and work. 

Sincerely,

Mayor Jim Quinn