COURT HOUSE — Gov. Jon Corzine, on Aug. 5, signed into law a jointly-sponsored Senate and Assembly bill to rename Route 9 in Cape May County as Police Unity Tour Memorial Highway.
As amended in the Senate in May, no public funds will be used to produce, buy or erect signs in regard to the act.
The bill was passed by the Assembly on June 23, 79-0, and in the Senate on May 22, 38-0.
“The Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to receive gifts, grants, or other financial aid in any form from any private source for the purpose of funding the costs associated with producing, purchasing and erecting signs,” according to the law, which was jointly sponsored by Sen. Jeff Van Drew and Assemblymen Matthew Milam and Nelson Albano (all D-1st).
“Public awareness is key to increasing funding for the D.C. memorial,” said Van Drew. “By changing the name of the section of Route 9 that runs through Cape May County, local residents will take notice, and I’m hoping they will feel compelled to donate to such a worthwhile cause. Our law enforcement officers risk their lives so that we can safely live ours, and the memorial is one way we can thank them for their selfless service.”
The Police Unity Tour is a non-profit organization that has grown since einception in 1997 from a few members in a local chapter in the state to over 750 members in eight chapters located throughout the nation.
Held in late May, the tour coincides with a national memorial service held in Washington, D.C. to remember law enforcement officers slain in the line of duty.
Members of the Police Unity Tour, Chapter Twp, carry on this tradition and make the annual journey to the national memorial on their bicycles, traveling along Route 83 (which was renamed the Trooper Bertram T. Zimmerman III Memorial Highway in memory of N.J. State Police Trooper 5853 who died while responding to an armed robbery call.
After visiting Zimmerman’s memorial, just west of Route 9 on Route 83, the officers travel along Route 9 in Dennis, Middle and Lower townships as they wend their way to the Cape May-Lewes Ferry and then on to Washington, D.C.
Officers stop at various locations throughout the way to honor fallen comrades.
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