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Steinmann looking to fast track ESCC reconstruction
from 5-23 EO
INTerVieW By BiLL SANserViNO
It’s been seven months since the Ewing Senior and Community Center suffered significant damage in an early-morning fire on Sept. 30. The five-alarm blaze destroyed the gymnasium and damaged other parts of the ESCC, rendering the facility unusable.
Since then, the ESCC— a major hub for community activity—and outdoor facilities at the center have been closed, and most of the programs and offices, including Community Affairs and Recreation and the Senior Office, have been relocated to the Hollowbrook Community Center at 320 Hollowbrook Drive.
Ewing Observer editor Bill Sanservino recently sat down with Mayor Bert Steinmann to talk about various issues and concerns in the township in 2023.
The progress on the ESCC in addition to the state of township finances were two of the topics discussed. An edited version of the interview appears below, starting with the ESCC. The conversation regarding township finance starts on page cktk.
Ewing Observer: So, what’s the status of the ESCC right now?
Bert Steinmann: Well, that’s what we’re debating going back and forth now, but we are going to have the pool
