Day: March 26, 2009

State Aid to Gloucester City will Remain the Same

By Albert Countryman Jr.

Gloucester City will not lose any state aid this year.

But, Bellmawr, Brooklawn, Mount Ephraim and Westville will all see a 0.5 percent reduction, according to figures released by the state last week.

Some town officials were relieved state aid cuts were not as severe as expected.

Yet, in these difficult economic times, it will still be difficult to figure out the 2009 municipal budgets.

Gloucester City’s state aid will remain the same as last year at $3,186,788.

Bellmawr will receive $1,444,945 in 2009 state aid, a reduction of $7,266 from 2008’s $1,453,211 figure.

Brooklawn will receive $237,370, a reduction of $1,193 from last year’s $238,563 figure.

Mount Ephraim will receive $492,211, a reduction of $2,473 from last year’s $494,684 figure.

Westville will receive $478,759, a reduction of $2,406 from last year’s $481,165 figure.

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Lawsuit Filed Against Gloucester City for Violation of OPRA

By Bill Cleary
\"06-20 Several weeks ago John Paff filed an OPRA request with Paul Kain, custodian of records for the City of Gloucester City requesting a number of documents (see here).
In a recent interview Paff said that request was not handled properly as such he filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, March 25 against the City of Gloucester City to obtain those documents.
According to Paff Gloucester City (\”Gloucester\”) has violated the Open Public Records Act (\”OPRA\”) in four respects:
  •  (1) Gloucester has denied Mr. Paff access to specific emails requested by him;
  •  (2) Gloucester has attempted to charge Mr. Paff a copying charge for documents that were emailed to Mr. Paff;
  • (3) Gloucester has redacted certain documents without giving the specific, legal basis for those redactions; and
  •  (4) Gloucester’s OPRA request form omits information that is required by OPRA.
Paff is Chairman of the New Jersey Libertarian Party\’s Open Government Advocacy Project. He is being represented by attorney Walter M. Luers, LLC of Oxford, New Jersey. The lawsuit was filed on March 25, 2009. To read the entire Paff document click link
 http://www.lpcnj.org/OGTF/GloucesterCityGRC.pdf

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Related: Dear Mayor James

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Letters: A Step in the Right Direction

Hi Bill,

Thanks to you we\’re making progress.

\"1letters\" Over the past couple of weeks, NJPIRG online activists like you have joined the hundreds of thousands of people across the country who signed petitions, wrote letters and made phone calls urging AIG to withhold big bonuses until it can pay back every cent of the $180 billion in taxpayer bailouts it received.

With your support, U.S. PIRG\’s Ed Mierzwinski and Nicole Tichon were at the Capitol fighting to get the bonuses revoked and — more importantly – working for greater accountability and oversight of the big banks and insurance companies that caused this mess.

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Art Romanowski, age 69 of Gloucester City, Korean War Veteran

ROMANOWSKI

Arthur F. \”Art\”

\"012608_2023_GloucesterC1\" On March 26, 2009. Age 69. Of Gloucester City. Loving husband of the late Mary Jean Romanowski (nee Kirchner). Loving father of William J. (Karen) Romanowski of Gloucester City and Joyce Ann (Stephen) Thomas of Audubon. Beloved grandfather of Robert James, Zachary and Kaitlin. Art was a lifelong resident of Gloucester City and a graduate of Gloucester City High School.

He proudly served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Art worked many years as a machinist for Langston in Cherry Hill and Camden. He and his wife were former members of the National Park Boat Club. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his viewing on Monday morning from 9 am to 11 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City. Catholic Funeral Service 11 am in the funeral home.

Interment with military honors New St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Deborah Hospital Foundation: P.O. Box 820, Browns Mills, NJ 08015. Please write Arthur F. Romanowski in the memo. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Arthur F. Romanowski.

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