Wednesday, April 07, 2010

News of Tuesday






It was a warm day in Philadelphia and Millville NJ. Work was work but the bus did not have ANY air and man was it hot. Thank goodness the top vent was open and I had a breeze as long as the bus was moving.
I managed to attend my first City Commission meeting in several months. I was late but caught wind of the manner that the city will save $$ to NOT increase taxes. The budget will consist of layoffs, wage freezes and salary reductions. As quoted from the News of Cumberland County:


The city commission on Tuesday approved a resolution to institute as many as 15 layoffs in the municipal employee force, as well as a reduction of the municipal work week by one day.

The meeting had several folks complain about the noise tied to the racetrack and some man that ripped into the MPD and the Fire Department. He did seem a bit unhinged but you all can be the judge of that
Rev Ennis brought some of his flock to the meeting to complain about the flooding at the Manor Estates development. It appears that the developer failed to finish the roads in the development, then he filed for bankruptcy. The city is trying to work on a solution but the city is not to blame for the problem besetting the homeowners.
In a rare twist Commissioner Dave Vanaman sought to seek support from the public for a possible tax increase to support Public Safety which is after all about 62% of the Millville City Budget. The other Commissioners did not seem to buy into that idea at all. They seemed in agreement with Judge Porecca who stated that research should be done to see how much police the city really needs.
In other news, the Levoy Theatre is ready for settlement and construction should start by May!! This is quite the good news for sure. The city will be announcing a new police chief later this year since Chief Grennnon will be retiring. A likely successor is pretty much chosen.

1 comment:

Crackers said...

Manor Estates...that sounds classier than even Sherwood Forest III, WOw!!!!!!!! MIllvile has mansions, real mansions, they're not only manors, they're MANOR ESTATES!!!!. Glad Millville is not just another small town, with section 8 in middle, surrounded by cheesie developments, with more on the way- a quick fix that leads to more traffic, more police, more police pensions, more schools, higher taxes and tremendous untouched natural beauty and functional farms replaced with more convenience stores. Good job Millville, you've made yourself a tourist destination that pays for itself!!! More fried chicken and psychics in the Arts District!!!! Keep up the inspired urban planning!!!You're a model for all of New Jersey!