City of East Orange 2006 Master Plan Community Facilities, Recreation & Recycling Element INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... VIII-1 EAST ORANGE SCHOOL SYSTEM.......................................................................................................... VIII-1 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.................................................................................................................................VIII-2 MIDDLE OR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS ...............................................................................................................VIII-6 HIGH SCHOOLS..............................................................................................................................................VIII-7 PLANNED FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS............................................................................................................VIII-8 SCHOOLS AS A COMMUNITY CENTER ...........................................................................................................VIII-11 RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................................................................................VIII-11 LIBRARY SYSTEM .................................................................................................................................... VIII-12 LIBRARY HEADQUARTERS ...........................................................................................................................VIII-12 WARD BRANCHES .......................................................................................................................................VIII-12 WORKSHOPS, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES ....................................................................................................VIII-13 EAST ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY STRATEGIC PLAN.......................................................................................VIII-13 RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................................................................................VIII-16 FIRE DEPARTMENT ................................................................................................................................. VIII-17 STATIONS ....................................................................................................................................................VIII-17 STAFFING ....................................................................................................................................................VIII-18 FIRE TRENDS ...............................................................................................................................................VIII-19 NEEDS.........................................................................................................................................................VIII-19 RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................................................................................VIII-19 POLICE DEPARTMENT ........................................................................................................................... VIII-20 BUILDING ....................................................................................................................................................VIII-20 TRENDS.......................................................................................................................................................VIII-20 VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT .........................................................................................................................VIII-21 STAFFING ....................................................................................................................................................VIII-21 LAW ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS .......................................................................................VIII-21 AGREEMENTS WITH NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES......................................................................................VIII-22 NEEDS.........................................................................................................................................................VIII-22 RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................................................................................VIII-22 EAST ORANGE RECREATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT ............................... VIII-23 EXISTING PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE INVENTORY .....................................................................VIII-24 County Parks.........................................................................................................................VIII-24 Municipal Parks....................................................................................................................VIII-25 Fellowship Civic Center........................................................................................................VIII-27 East Orange Golf Course......................................................................................................VIII-27 NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION STANDARDS....................................................................VIII-28 Schoor DePalma TOC-1 City of East Orange 2006 Master Plan Community Facilities, Recreation & Recycling Element ACRES PER POPULATION METHOD ...............................................................................................................VIII-29 NEEDS BASED ON POPULATION STANDARDS ................................................................................................VIII-29 NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GREEN ACRES PROGRAM .............................VIII-29 RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................................................................................VIII-31 DEPARTMENT OF POLICY, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT .................................................... VIII-32 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS DIVISION ...............................................................................VIII-32 COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING DIVISION .........................................................................................................VIII-33 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION ...........................................................................................................VIII-36 NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING AND REVITALIZATION DIVISION .........................................................................VIII-37 RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................................................................................VIII-37 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES..................................................................... VIII-39 CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM...................................................................................................VIII-39 EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING DIVISION ..........................................................................................................VIII-39 Youth Employment Services ..................................................................................................VIII-40 Adult Employment Services...................................................................................................VIII-40 General Services ...................................................................................................................VIII-40 HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION........................................................................................................................VIII-41 Pregnancy and Child Care Programs...................................................................................VIII-41 Senior Services......................................................................................................................VIII-41 Environmental Health Services Programs ............................................................................VIII-42 RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................................................................................VIII-43 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS..................................................................................................... VIII-43 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................VIII-43 HEADQUARTERS AND DIVISIONS..................................................................................................................VIII-44 ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS .........................................................................................................................VIII-44 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL..............................................................................................................................VIII-45 RECYCLING .................................................................................................................................................VIII-46 RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................................................................................VIII-46 EAST ORANGE WATER COMMISSION ..............................................................................................