Voters Approve All Fire District Budgets

COURT HOUSE – The following are unofficial results of the fire district elections held Feb. 16 in Dennis, Lower, Middle and Upper townships as recorded by the Cape May County Clerk’s Office.
Voters in each district approved budgets. 
Dennis Township 
District 1 – Ocean View
Board of Fire Commissioners, three-year term, vote for two
John E. Berg Jr., 31, Joseph J. Gurdgiel Jr., 31,
Budget: $376,500: Yes: 30 No: 2 
District 2 – Dennisville
Board of Fire Commissioners, full, three-year terms, vote for two
Edward F. Beck, 22, Carla A. Coffey, 22, Albert DiCicco, 1, Dr. Jeff Van Drew, 1
Budget: $323,437: Yes: 17 No: 11 
District 3 – Belleplain
Full term, one seat, vote for one
Board of Fire Commissioners, William Hilton Jr., 26
Unexpired two-year term, one seat open. Write-in: Brandon Hibble, 1, Leonard Skynydr, 1, Jack Colin,
Budget: $176,899: Yes: 20 No: 6 
Lower Township 
District 1 – Villas
Board of Fire Commissioners, Two-year term, vote for one
Justin Jordan, 22, Carrise Mornick, 113, Richard “Sambo” Sambenedetto, 17
Budget: $612,700 with $562,700 to be raised by taxation: Yes: 87 No: 47 
District 2 – Town Bank
Board of Fire Commissioners, Three-year term, vote for one
James H. Andrews Jr., 173, Write-ins each with one vote: Scott Griffith, Bob Shaw, Joe O’Neil, Steve, Sandy McPhearson
Budget: $1,212,500 with $992,500 to be raised by taxation: Yes: 122 No: 82
Question 2: Shall the fire district purchase a new aerial tower apparatus cost not to exceed $1,700,000, using $1 million in reserved capital funds approved Feb. 21, 2009 and lease purchase financing for remaining $700,000: Yes: 162 No: 35 
District 3 – Erma
Board of Fire Commissioners, Three-year term, vote for one
Jeffrey Van Mourik, 85, Write-in: Gregory Boris, 2
Budget: $1,350,539 with $764,133 to be raised by taxation: Yes: 68 No: 18 
Middle Township 
District 1 – Court House
Board of Fire Commissioners, Full three-year term, vote for two
Lewis P. Hand Jr., 208, Philip B. Woodrow Sr., 198
Budget: $1,340,937.50 Yes: 165 No: 69 
District 2 – Rio Grande
Board of Fire Commissioners, Full three-year term, vote for two
Jean M. Zimmerman, 94, Salvatore J. DeSimone, 93
Budget: $674,600 Yes: 88 No: 19
Question 2: Apparatus: Yes: 85 No: 21 
District 3 – Green Creek
Board of Fire Commissioners, Three-year term, vote for two
Edward Lord, 46, Clay Simmons, 44
Budget: $508,155: Yes: 35 No: 12 
District 4  – Goshen
Board of Fire Commissioners, Three-year terms, vote for two
Joseph F. Eagan IV, 23, Cristina McKenney, 23, Shannon McKenney, 12, Write-in: Calvin Back, 1
Budget: $220,903: Yes: 28 No: 3 
Upper Township 
District 1 – Strathmere
Board of Fire Commissioners, Three-year term, vote for two
Karen Mitchell, 14, Joseph Boland, 15
Budget: $90,987: Yes: 14 No: 0 
District 2 – Tuckahoe
Board of Fire Commissioners, Three-year term, vote for two
Ronald Mayne, 43, Samuel Repici, 43
Budget: $523,300: Yes: 35 No: 11
Question 2: A capital appropriation for capital expenditures over the next five budget years, the amount to be raised is $25,000 per year, totaling $125,000 for five years for use by the fire company: Yes: 40 No: 6 
District 3 – Marmora
Board of Fire Commissioners, Three-year term, vote for one
Jeffrey L. Pierson Jr., 91
Budget: $603,355: Yes: 84 No: 10
Question 2: Shall the Board of Commissioners…be authorized to appropriate from its restricted Fund Balance in the 2019 …annual budget $187,479 for use in connection with new vehicle lease? Yes: 85 No: 6 
District 4 – Seaville
Board of Fire Commissioners, Three-year term, vote for three
Ed Buchanan, 104, Al Davis, 96, Don Fancher, 96 Write-in, each with one vote: John Edwards, Mickey Mouse
Budget: $574,102 with $564,802 to be raised by taxation: Yes: 99 No: 17