COURT HOUSE — Voters in the county’s four townships should mark their calendars for fire district elections Sat., Feb. 18 from 2-9 p.m. at their local firehouse. Those who opt to vote by mail may have already cast their ballot and returned it to the Cape May County Board of Elections.
Each fire district’s commissioners, some of who will be standing for election, hold these quiet elections. Those commissioners are the ones who raise needed funds for volunteer fire companies to operate.
Budgets that will go before voters on Feb. 18 will make it possible for firefighters to be attired in the proper safety gear and ensure the vehicles needed to fight fires are up to date. Those budgets may be viewed on tax bills listed separately under “Fire District” tax.
The following was provided by districts to the Cape May County Clerk’s Office that made them available to the Herald:
Dennis Township
District No. 1, Ocean View, polling place Ocean View Fire Hall.
Vote for two commissioners, full three years: Robert Clayton, Levin Oakley.
Budget: $355,000.
District No. 2, Dennis, polling place Dennisville Firehouse
Vote for one commissioner, full three years: Michael H. Gihorski Jr..
Budget: $241,201.
District No. 3, Belleplain, polling place Belleplain Firehouse.
Vote for two commissioners, full three years: Tami Kern, Corey Shaffer.
Question 1: Shall the fire district budget approved by the Board of Commission after public notice and hearing be formally adopted?
Question 2: Shall the Board of Commissioners be authorized to purchase a new fire truck for a price not to exceed $300,000 paid for by the issuance of bonds?
Lower Township
District No. 1, Villas, polling place Villas Firehouse.
Vote for two commissioners, full three years: Carrise L. Mornick, Peter C. Smith.
Budget: $605,639 with $490,639 to be raised by taxation.
District No. 2, Town Bank, polling place Town Bank Firehouse.
Vote for two commissioners, full three years: Lewis H. Conley Jr., Robert A. Nolan.
Budget: $1,046,794 with $871,794 to be raised by taxation.
District No. 3, Erma, polling place Erma Firehouse.
Vote for two commissioners, full three years: Gary Douglass, Dennis Robertson.
Budget: $827,483 with $697,464 to be raised by taxation.
Middle Township
District No. 1, Court House, polling place Court House Firehouse.
Vote for two commissioners, full three years: Keith P. Arenberg, Joseph Trombetta.
Vote for one commissioner, unexpired one year term: Philip N. Winter.
Question No. 1: Budget: $1,168,739.83.
Question No. 2: Shall the commissioners be authorized to expend $600,000 for purchase of a new fire apparatus.
District No. 2, Rio Grande, polling place Rio Grande Firehouse.
Vote for one commissioner, full three years: Matthew J. Mattera, Kirby Stiltner.
Budget: $536,800.
District No. 3, Green Creek, polling place Green Creek Firehouse.
Vote for two commissioners, full three years: James M. Ernst, William J. Mulligan.
Budget: $463,293, amount to be raised by taxation $428,293.
District No. 4, Goshen, polling place Goshen Firehouse.
Vote for two commissioners, full three years: Robert Cusick, Denis Deschatlets.
Budget: $148,940.
Upper Township
District No. 1, Strathmere, polling place Strathmere Firehouse.
Vote for two commissioners, full three years: Donna Diefenderfer, Steve Nickelsberg.
Budget: $74,869.
District No. 2, Tuckahoe, polling place Tuckahoe Firehouse.
Vote for two commissioners, full three years: W. Scott Mauger, Robert J. Young.
Question No. 1: Budget $437,268.
Question No. 2: A capital appropriation for capital expenditures over the next five budget years, the amount to be raised is $125,000 for use by fire company.
District No. 3, Marmora, polling place Marmora Firehouse.
Vote for two commissioners, full three years: Robert Smith, Kurt F. Austin.
Budget: $503,720.
District No. 4, Seaville, polling place Seaville Fire Company Social Hall.
Vote for two commissioners, full three years: Robert M. Spiegel, Charles W. Webb Jr.
Budget: $497,796.
Parts of this story were first published at capemaycountyherald.com
Contact Campbell at (609) 886-8600 Ext 28 or at: al.c@cmcherald.com
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