Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Saturday's fire district elections see just one newcomer elected commissioner.
Budgets were approved by sound margins in all six Gloucester Township fire district elections on Saturday, as a host of incumbents were re-elected fire commissioners in the township's six districts. In the two fire districts with contested races, incumbent Kevin J. Donahue and newcomer Joseph A. Reichert were elected to three-year terms as District 2 commissioners, while incumbents Woody Minner and Phil Knast won re-election as District 1 commissioners. Donahue received 482 votes and Reichert 516 in the District 2 race, according to unofficial numbers. The third individual to file a petition to appear on the District 2 ballot, Craig R. Watkins, received 54 votes. Chews Landing's fire budget was approved by vote of 400-94. In District 1, …
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Polls are open from 2 to 9 p.m.
Fire elections will be held for Gloucester Township's six fire districts on Saturday, Feb. 16. Polls will be open at the six fire stations from 2 to 9 p.m. Below is a rundown of the candidates for fire commissioner and proposed tax levy amounts for each district. District 1: Incumbents Woody Minner and Phil Knast and challenger Nicholas Giambri are running for two three-year terms on the Board of Commissioners. Glendora voters are also being asked to support a $297,900 tax levy for the all-volunteer company—an increase of $11,500 from 2012. District 2: Incumbent Kevin J. Donahue and newcomers Joseph A. Reichert and Craig R. Watkins are seeking two three-year terms on the Board of Commissioners. Chews Landing voters are also being asked to …
Monday, February 27, 2012
State Sen. Donald Norcross, a proponent of consolidating elections, said moving fire district voting to November will increase turnout and save money.
After another year of “dismal voter turnout” for fire district elections, state Sen. Donald Norcross (D-5) plans to introduce a bill moving the elections to November. Fire district elections are held on the third Saturday in February—the only New Jersey elections held on a weekend—and usually see extremely low turnout. Statewide, 2 percent of eligible voters on average participate, Norcross said. Gloucester Township came out ahead of the average this year—just barely. Of the town’s 42,308 registered voters, fewer than 1,300 turned out on Feb. 18 to vote, representing just 3 percent turnout. Moving the election, Norcross said, could increase voter turnout and save money by consolidating election costs. School boards across New Jersey …
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Results are in for Blackwood.
In an election marked by the typical low turnout, Gloucester Township voters approved fire budgets in all six districts. Saturday’s polling asked voters to approve or reject the fire districts’ spending plans, as well as elect Board of Fire Commissioners representatives. District 1: Glendora Fire Company Budget passed: 39-12. District 1 will raise $286,400 from taxes to support a budget of $332,685 for the all-volunteer station. Incumbents Gary Emmett and John Atkinson ran unopposed for two three-year terms on the Glendora Board of Fire Commissioners and received 45 and 47 votes, respectively. District 2: Chews Landing Fire Department Budget passed: 555-180. District 2 will raise $1,632,130 through taxes to support a $1,815,630 budget. …
Monday, January 30, 2012
Fire elections will be held across the state, including Gloucester Township's six districts, in less than three weeks.
Fire district elections will be held across New Jersey on Saturday, Feb. 18. Only two of the six fire districts in Gloucester Township have contested races this year. The commission races and tax levies to be voted on in Gloucester Township's fire districts are summarized below. Polls will be open at the six district's station houses from 2 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 18. In District 1, incumbents Gary Emmett and John Atkinson are running unopposed for two three-year terms on the Glendora Board of Fire Commissioners. District 1 voters are being asked to approve a tax levy of $286,400 to support a budget of $332,685 for the all-volunteer station. In District 2, there are three people seeking two three-year terms on the Chews Landing Board of Fire …
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7:33 am on Monday, February 18, 2013
Forgot to add. Great job FD's protecting the GT community and local areas. more ›