By William E. Cleary Sr.
CNBNews.net
YOU’RE FIRED!—Gloucester City Solicitor John Kearney was notified last Friday that his
services were no longer needed. His contract was up for renewal on January 1, 2015. Kearney has served in that capacity for the last eight years. He is also the solicitor for the borough of Somerdale, and was the former solicitor for Haddon Heights, Lindenwold and Pine Hill.
Wondering why his contract wasn’t renewed we asked Kearney, via an email, whether he and the mayor had an argument?
\”While the Mayor and I have had our share of disagreements I do not think any of those led to Council’s decision. Most of the time I spent in the City was enjoyable and challenging. The people are certainly unique and mostly big hearted. I am disappointed that I will not be able to complete some of the projects that I have worked on for many years, which I think will provide the City with a sound fiscal foundation for years to come.\”
Our sources tell us that Kearney’s replacement will be Howard Long, of the Gloucester Township firm of Wade, Long and Wood. We asked Gloucester City Administrator Jack Lipsett for confirmation of that hearsay, but as of today we still are waiting for his response.
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