AVALON — Bill Macomber was promoted to the position of director of Public Works by Borough Council at its March 10 meeting. Macomber had been acting director of Public Works for Avalon before the promotion was approved on a 5-0 vote by council.
“Bill has done a tremendous job with the public works department,” stated Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi, in a release. He made the recommendation for the promotion to Borough Council. “Bill and his department have done an extraordinary job over the past few years, and really worked efficiently during the February snowstorms that impacted Avalon, and the rest of the East Coast,”Pagliughi added.
Macomber has been employed by the Borough of Avalon for 18 years, and served as a me-chanic and foreman for 15 years before being elevated to a director’s position. Macomber completed his Certified Public Works Manager education at Rutgers University in 2001, and is a graduate of Lower Cape May Regional High School.
Macomber and his family reside in Lower Township.
The Avalon Department of Public Works is in the process of major projects along the Boough’s beachfront in 2010. The department is reconstructing a section of the Avalon Boardwalk near the Community Hall, and soon will rebuild many beach paths in Avalon in order to improve safety and beach access.
Stone Harbor – Want to be SHOCKED ? Drive to the corner of 1st and 83rd in Stone Harbor – the cinderblock foundation is higher than the neighbor’s entire first floor. This will be be biggest concrete pile in town….
