Op Ed from Camden County Board of Freeholders:
By Louis Cappelli, Jr. and Rodney Greco
As we move forward in the exploration of the possibility of a countywide police and/or fire department, we thought it was time to reiterate the parameters of the exploration and to update residents on where we are in the process.
It bears repeating that there is no county pre-conceived plan nor the inclination or authority for the county to force municipalities to do anything. Although we thought we had made it clear that the county’s role is solely to act as facilitator in exploring this option, media coverage has been all over the place, with some reporters predicting a \”revolt\” if towns were forced to join. This is a joint exploration on the county and local level. And it would not be the first time that a shared services agreement was explored or implemented. The emergency 9-1-1 system is one example, and the Camden County Library System is another.
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