MARIE LAWRENCCE VOTES NO FOR CLEAN DRINKING WATER IN WINSLOW TOWNSHIP

WHAT DOES COMMITTEEWOMAN MARIE LAWRENCE HAVE IN COMMON WITH THE LATE COMEDIAN GEORGE CARLIN?

CLICK HERE FOR THE ANSWER.

The Township Committee meeting minutes (notes) for the June 2008 meeting became available to the public on September XX, 2008.

One of the Winslow Township fresh water wells has a common to South Jersey contaminate known as Radium. Radium is a naturally occurring contaminate that is produc by...................
Winslow Township voluntarily shut down the well until repairs and remediation system could be installed.

The State of New Jersey has also changed the required testing procedures. In the past, the water was tested after all the water was churned within the water system. Today the water is tested at each well head. This fact along with increased technology of testing the water to a higher standard, forced one Winslow Township well to fall into the category of needing remediation. While not required by law, Winslow Township shut down the well until repairs could be made. ( pk Call Charlie to confirm.)

Marie Lawrence cast her vote in June not to allow for the remediation process. Nor did Lawrence offer a conceptual plan to replace the well or other alternatives.

Click here to review a copy of the resolution presented for the Committee's vote.

Click here to review a copy of the meeting minutes that shows Lawrence casting the sole NO vote. While the measure did pass with bi-Parisian support of eight yes votes vs. Lawrence's one no vote.

Click here for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Agency's report entitled:

A South Jersey Homeowner's Guide to Radio Activity in Drinking Water: Radium.

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RECYCLE YOUR TRASH, NOT YOUR POLITICIAN

"It has been a pleasure to work for Winslow Township for the last 23 years, but it's time to retire." Russell Bates October 6, 2004.


Click here to view Committeeman Russell Bates' official resignation letter of October 6, 2004.

Now fast-forward to 2008.

Initially as a result of the June 3, 2008 primary election, Russell Bates was declared the victor by one vote.

Committeeman LoSasso contested the results on Friday August 1, 2008. Judge Lee Soloman made a determination that one absentee ballot that had not been counted should have been counted; therefore the election resulting in a tie vote.

A special election will be held on September 16, 2008 only in ward two at the regular ward two polling places for the position of ward two Committee person.

Both Democrat and unaffiliated voters from ward two are eligible to vote in the special election.

Since no Republican has filed to run for ward two Committee seat, the person who will represent ward two for the next three years will be determined on September 16, 2008.

Residents of ward two can click on their neighborhood listed below to check their voting location. The polls for this ward two special election of September 16, 2008 are open from 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Albert’s Avenue
Cedar Brook
Cedar Hill Farms
Cooper Terrace
Debra’s Lane
Fletcher Blvd.
Fox Tail Ridge
Greenfield Run

Hearthstone
Heathermere
High Pointe
Ivystone

Muirfield Woods
Oakleaf/Matro
Penbryn Farms
Pin Oaks
Raven Estates
Chestnut Hill (Ryan’s Run)
Strawberry Village
Waterford Green
West Atco
Westbury Hunt

Whispering Oaks
White Cedars
White Pines

Wilton’s Corner
Woodstream
Woodstream East

Below are headlines of previous postings on UNofficially Winslow that involved Mr. Bates.

You can now click on the these headlines noted below to review this historical information.

This flyer was received by UNofficially Winslow in the U.S. Mail on Wednesday October 31, 2007

Below is a copy of a distributed memo from Mayor Sue Ann Metzner

UNofficially Winslow replies to political mailer.

Click Here for the public record concerning the public land sale, which shows Bates and Flamini voting in favor of the motion.

Click Here for the public record containing a list of the successful bidders of the public land sale. How many of these names can you identify as developers? Why couldn't Bates and Flamini do the same? Did their previous political campaigns sell out Winslow residents to developers?

JUDGE ORDERS SPECIAL ELECTION FOR WARD 2 OF WINSLOW TOWNSHIP

Initially as a result of the June 3, 2008 primary election, Russell Bates was declared the victor by one vote.

Committeeman LoSasso contested the results on Friday August 1, 2008. Judge Lee Soloman made a determination that one absentee ballot that had not been counted should have been counted; therefore the election resulting in a tie vote.

A special election will be held on September 16, 2008 only in ward two at the regular ward two polling places for the position of ward two Committee person.

Both Democrat and unaffiliated voters from ward two are eligible to vote in the special election.

Since no Republican has filed to run for ward two Committee seat, the person who will represent ward two for the next three years will be determined on September 16, 2008.