CREST HAVEN – Given the expansion of law enforcement and concerns for maritime security, the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office wants to purchase a 29-foot boat through a FEMA grant entitled, “Port Security Grant Program.” There will be no cost to taxpayers, said Prosecutor Robert Taylor.
According to Freeholder Vice Director Leonard Desiderio, director of public safety, who moved the resolution that was seconded by Freeholder E. Marie Hayes, the proposal has previously won backing of the Cape May County Chiefs of Police Association. Freeholders unanimously approved the application via a resolution May 12.
The application will be to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $352,794. If approved, the money will purchase a vessel that will establish a Maritime Security and Response Unit to “provide supplemental and added security to the Cape May-Lewes Ferry and to prevent, mitigate and respond to critical incidents that occur in the Port of Cape May and on the waters surrounding the county,” according to the resolution.
The trailered aluminum vessel will have a 30-year life and will serve a variety of purposes, including firefighting, said Taylor. It will also be used on joint patrols to assist the Coast Guard, N.J. Marine Police, and Delaware River and Bay Authority.
Funding will be $264,596 from the federal agency, and $88,199 from matching forfeited funds from the Prosecutor’s Office for the period Sept. 1, 2015 through Aug. 30, 2018.
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