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About Us
A Brief History of Camden Greenways Inc.
Camden Greenways Inc. began operation in 1993 as the grassroots organization Camden Greenways Working Group, bringing together three neighborhoods in Camden that shared concerns about open space issues, particularly the lands along the Delaware and Cooper Rivers. To address these concerns, the organization created a greenway plan for Camden. This plan was later revised to include the neighborhoods bordering Newton Creek.
With this plan and the persistent advocacy of the Camden Greenways Working Group, the City of Camden adopted some important policy changes that would affect the future of open space and trail development in the city in the years that followed. First, in 1998, the Camden Greenways Plan was incorporated into the City's Master Plan Following this important first step, in 2000, the Camden Greenways Working Group incorporated as a not-for-profit organization, becoming Camden Greenways Inc., with the group's members deciding on a new structure and membership guidelines. The following year, after dozens of meetings and negotiations with residents and businesses, Camden City Council incorporated the Greenway plan into the City's zoning ordinance. This created two new conservation districts and a Stream and River Corridor Protection and an Overlay Zone., Camden Greenways Inc. continued to advocate for the implementation of the plan, promoting; (1) strategies to assure public access to properties designated as part of the Camden Greenway, (2) stewardship of those properties, and (3) the education of City residents as to the benefits of open space and public access to Camden's waterways.
Memorandum of Understanding
In 2006 a Memorandum of Understanding defining the roles of four parties to the MOU, namely: the City of Camden, the County of Camden, the Camden Redevelopment Agency, and Camden Greenways Inc. was executed.
Specifically, the MOU spelled out Camden Greenways Inc.'s responsibilities as follows:
1.Provide volunteers to assist in routine maintenance of the greenway;
2.Serve as an advocate for and promoter of the greenway and assist the City and Countyin marketing the greenway.
3.Assist with raising funds to support greenway development and annual maintenanceactivities.
4.Collaborate with the City and County to review greenway development plans
5.Collaborate with the City and County to provide programming of events for thegreenway.
6.Assist the City and County with the development of certain greenway facilities; and, Provide volunteers to assist in routine maintenance of the greenway;
7.Publish, with the other parties to the MOU, an annual report that describes the progresson the acquisition, development, operation and management of the greenway.
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John Doe
President
John Doe
President
John Doe
President
John Doe
President