published Gloucester City News February 17, 2011

 (Editor’s note: The following statement was released by former City Clerk/-Administrator Paul Kain.)

By Paul Kain

\”Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.\” — John Wooden

I have long subscribed to this belief. Unfortunately this belief has been pushed to its limits recently. I feel it is my responsibility to inform the residents of Gloucester City that previous stories of the city’s petition for my removal are full of false statements and misrepresentation of facts.

It has been my desire and right to keep my medical issues private. I can no longer do that.

By Andrea Vinci

Gloucester City News

The Mount Ephraim Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance on second reading, after no comments from the public, which will raise the sewer rate from $50 to $100 per year.

Officials released the following statement explaining the increase:

\”The Borough of Mount Ephraim provides sewer connections to all properties in the community, and transports the raw sewage to a connection with the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority.

The CCMUA then transports it to their treatment plant for processing before it is released into the Delaware River. Each part of the process entails costs.

\”Mt. Ephraim’s costs for providing and maintaining the sewer mains under the streets, the manholes, the pump stations and handling the billing has steadily increased from approximately $100,000 in 2004 to the anticipated estimate of $200,000 in 2011.

The NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife has announced that on February 8, 2011, the New Jersey Fish and Game Council recommended and the Director approved an extension for the 2010-2011 Semi-wild hunting season through Sunday, April 3, 2011. The extension was granted due to this winter\’s extended periods of deep snow and the inability to stock and pursue game birds.

This revision will only apply to the 2010-2011 hunting season, and does not apply to subsequent hunting seasons. Prior to this extension, the season was scheduled to close on March 15, 2011. For information on Semi-wild Hunting Preserves visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/semi-wild_preserves.htm on the division\’s website.

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