As a resident and citizen for 20 years, I observed first-hand at a recent Borough Council meeting the apparent lack of leadership in Bellmawr. I received a flyer in the mail from another Bellmawr citizen listing concerns about the speed limits not being observed on both Creek and Browning roads.
As a father of three children, I thought it was a good idea to attend the meeting to see what may come out of the meeting. Well, I was mistaken and displeased at what I observed and heard at the Council meeting I attended on October 21. I was disappointed in the Mayor and Council’s performance.
At a certain point, I had to ask a question since I was displeased at what I was hearing. I asked what other measures Council was looking at. For instance, are you looking at reallocating resources within the Police Department to patrol peak times of traffic on Creek road? The Bellmawr Police Captain addressed the issue and, in my opinion, offered no solutions. I then asked Mayor Frank Filipek if has he petitioned any other state agency to assist with patrols? He asks me, who do I petition?
It’s his job to find a way. To find a practical solution to this unsafe condition that continues. I was not elected to run the town, he was!
Mark T. Sharp, Bellmawr (source Gloucester City News)
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