Council Appropriates Money for Armored Police Vehicle
Despite more pleas from dissatisfied residents, the Gloucester Township Council unanimously OKs the re-appropriation of $550,000 that will partially be used for the armored vehicle purchase.
Gloucester Township moved closer at Monday's Council meeting to purchasing an armored vehicle for the township's police. Council approved an ordinance that canceled $550,000 worth of appropriations from unused capital improvement funds from prior years. A portion of that money will be used toward the purchase of an armored police vehicle. Some of the expected $250,000 price tag for the vehicle will also come from proceeds from drug forfeiture cases. The proposed purchase was again a hot-button issue for numerous residents who attended Monday's meeting. For some residents, the cost of the armored vehicle remains a concern. Debbie Shinn, a resident of Easton Court in Sicklerville, characterized the support of the vehicle purchase as “not …
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11:36 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Sybil, where have you been? Patch reported and published around December the latest list of homes and businesses going up for tax sale. There were hundreds of them. Been going on for a long time. All you have to do to get on that list is be 30 days late in December. You can check with Patch for the article/list. Welcome to Gloucester Township. more ›