Township Committee Says Wall Fair Was Aces

The Township Committee on Wednesday gave high marks to the first  in recent memory, held over the weekend.

The fair, expanded from the traditional single-day Wall Day celebrations for the first time in recent memory this year, was praised by each member of the committee at Wednesday’s workshop meeting.

The fair, held in the fields behind town hall, ran each night from July 1-3, capped by a . It featured more than two dozen rides and other activities for children and adults. Hundreds attended each night, officials have said.

Members of the committee thanked the Police Department, Public Works, the Recreation Department and others who helped make the fair possible.

“It was a great participation of the community and that’s what it’s all about and it should be,’’ said Deputy Mayor Jeff Foster.

The weather cooperated for the first two nights of the fair, but intermittent storms threatened to cancel the last day, and the fireworks show. By 7 p.m., however, officials decided the fireworks would go as scheduled.

“Even though Mother Nature tried to work against us a little bit, it was real positive,’’ Committeeman George Newberry said.

Committeeman Clinton Hoffman said key stakeholders in this year’s fair will soon have a meeting to discuss the good and the bad of the fair to help next year’s event run smoother. He did not say when that meeting would take place.

“There’s a lot of things that we can do better, even though I think we did a tremendous job,’’ said Hoffman. “We’re going to be a lot more pro-active now that we have the benefit of experience. I’m looking forward to actually starting to plan for next year’s and we will, almost immediately, start to do that.’’

“It was a wonderful event,’’ said Committeeman Todd Luttman. “Kudos for that.’’

“There was really a sense of community out there,” Mayor Ann Marie Conte said. “I really think this is something we need to keep going for years to come.’’