The police chief says the need for some new vehicles is a 10 on a scale of one to 10.
The Township Council is considering a bond ordinance to fund the purchase of 12 new police vehicles. The 12 vehicles sought by the township for use by the police department are 10 "pursuit-rated," four-wheel-drive Ford sedans and two sport-utility vehicles, according to Business Administrator Tom Cardis. The ordinance, which could be approved as soon as Monday night, would allow the township to appropriate $545,500 and issue $518,225 in bonds or bond anticipation notes, which would require a $27,275 down payment. A public hearing will be held before Council votes on the measure. Township officials considered two financing options to add new vehicles to the police department's fleet—leasing the cars for three to four years or purchasing …
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Township Council President Glen Bianchini is not in a rush to put the measure on the agenda.
The four Republican candidates for Township Council support a proposed ordinance seeking to ban so-called pay-to-play practices in the township. Gloucester Township Republican Municipal Committee released a statement this week stating its four candidates—Sam Garro, Ted Liddell, Linda Musser and Erica Weissmann—"will place a pay-to-play ordinance on the agenda in January upon election to Gloucester Township Council." "It is quite evident that this practice is alive and well in our township and needs to be stopped. The amount of money funneled through the various PACs and Democratic Committee presents a conflict of interest when awarding contracts and no-bid contracts," the GTRMC statement reads. "A large percentage of contracts awarded in …
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Parrotjoe
7:29 am on Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Why not buy what you can afford. Why not purchase half of what was requested by the PD. Everyone else has to do without, why not them? Maybe PW could use some new vehicles. more ›