MCDEVITT, BERNARD W.
On February 3, 2007, of Bellmawr, formerly a long-time resident of S. Phila., PA. Age 78. Beloved husband of Leda (nee D\’Amore). Devoted father of AnnaMarie Riemer and her husband Eric. Dear brother-in-law of Rose and Vito D\’Amore. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Mr. McDevitt was an Army veteran. He worked at the Philadelphia Navy Shipyard for many years.
There will be a viewing from 8:15 to 10:15am Friday morning at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, RUNNEMEDE. Funeral Mass 11am at Mary, Mother of the Church, Bellmawr. Interment New St. Mary\’s Cemetery, Bellmawr.
Expressions of sympathy may bee-mailed to [email protected].

LYNCH (PLUM), MARY ELIZABETH
On February 2, 2007, lifelong resident of Gloucester City, NJ, (nee Lincoln). Age 92 yrs.
Beloved wife of the late George J. Lynch and the late Ronald Plum. She was the loving mother of George J. Lynch, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth of Seaville, NJ. Dear grandmother of Paul M. Lynch (Jill) of Dallas, TX, Capt. Bruce A. Lynch, MD, USAF (Ginger) of Ooltewah, TN, and great grandmother of Ryan A. Lynch. She was also survived by her cousin L.E. Wallace of Tulsa OK and numerous loving nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Lynch was a 75 year member of the Order of the Eastern Star, formerly of Cloud Chapter 101 OES, currently Haddonfield Chapter 140 OES. She was also a member of Gloucester City Sr. Citizens and worked for many years at First Pennsylvania Company in Phila.
Relatives and friends are invited to meet Friday morning from 10:00 to 11:00am at the Highland Park United Methodist Church, Orlando Ave. & Highland Blvd., Gloucester City, NJ 08030. Funeral services will be held 11:00am at the Church. Interment to follow Harleigh Cemetery, Camden. In lieu of flowers the Family requests memorial donations be made to the Highland Park United Methodist Church at the above address, or, the Seaville United Methodist Church 3100 Shore Rd., Seaville, NJ 08230. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME, Gloucester City.

A discussion with Gloucester City Mayor William James about: the purchase of the Dooley property, the Gloucester Plumbing Supply and UEZ agreement, Fort Nassau playground, Pirates Den, City Water Treatment Plant, Senior Citizens meeting center, and more. Questions and Answers to be posted sometime on Wednesday, February 7……

Sorry for the delay. I am waiting for further information before posting the story. Hopefully I will have it before the day is over. Bill

LUBAS, JOSEPH A.
On Feb. 4, 2007, of Gloucester City, NJ, age 83 yrs.
Beloved husband of Helen (nee Rogers) for 61 years. Devoted & loving father to Cheryl Pine of Washington Twp. and Jeanne (James) Sofield of Waterford. Adoring & cherished grandfather to Dominique Susini. Brother to Josephine Wiercioch of W. Collingswood Hgts., and Helen Millar of Vista, CA.
Joe was a US Army Veteran of WWII & past member of Bellmawr VFW Post #7410. His greatest love was spending time with his grandson. He was a man of diverse interest with a passion for gardening & spending time in his greenhouse.
Cremation was private. Relatives & friends are invited to the visitation with the family on Sat. 10-11am with the Memorial Service starting at 11:00 am at the
ORA L. WOOSTER
FUNERAL HOME
51 Park Blvd.
Clementon, NJ 08021
Interment of ashes will follow services at Harleigh Cemetery.

Gloucester City is cited in a Class Action Suit Because of its Water Treatment Plant

By MEGAN PAOLINI

At the Gloucester City Council Meeting held on Thursday, January 25th an ordinance was passed on first reading to authorize preliminary costs associated with the design and construction of a new water treatment plan.

This ordinance will pay for engineering costs that are necessary for approval of the new water treatment plan. The total cost is estimated to be $460,000.

Steve Martorano wanted to know why the city needs a new water treatment plan.

City Administrator/Clerk Paul Kain assured Martorano that a new water service was absolutely necessary due to concerns about contamination in the water becoming a problem.

Kain also said because of some problems with contaminants in the water the City has been named in a Class Action Suit. Kain did not go into details because of the ligitigation.

The council also passed an ordinance on first reading that allows the city to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits by 3.5% over the previous year’s final appropriations.

The council adopted two resolutions that gave thanks to Robert Birney, Sr., GCFD and Earl F. Jones, Jr., GCFD for their service to the community over the years.

Three resolutions were adopted as presented that authorized the subordination of mortgage held by the city to secure housing rehabilitation loans on three separate lots.

A resolution passed to adopt a temporary capital budget for Gloucester City. This resolution was in preparation for the new water treatment plan.

Another resolution was adopted to provide transfers of 2006 reserved budget appropriations. This resolution will pay outstanding charges from last year.

The council adopted a resolution to designate a handicapped parking space on 514 Paul Street but removes a handicapped parking space from 532 Paul Street.

A resolution was adopted to award a contract to Triad Associates for extraordinary un-specifiable services. Triad Associates INC was hired as grant consultants.

Three resolutions correcting City records for the previous year for various reasons such as overpayment of tax records, billing charges on utility records, and adjustment to tax records were adopted as presented.

Two resolutions corrected an error made on an application for property acquisition on 327 and 337-343 South Broadway.

The next Gloucester City Council meeting will be held on Thursday, February 22nd at 8PM at City Hall, 313 Monmouth Street.

During the public forum Theresa Graham asked Council why the UEZ monies were being spent to puchase city properties (Dooleys and Gloucester Plumbing). Why isn\’t the monies being used towards the water treatment plant?\” she asked. To which there was no response from council.

Also a attorney representing Nextel phone company approached the rail and asked if the new administration would consider Nextel request for a communication tower. She was told that the matter is being discussed.

Bellmawr Residents Upset With Stray Cats

By Lois Staas
News Correspondent

Bill and Sandy Vance of Oak Avenue requested Bellmawr Mayor and council to discuss an ordi-nance requiring licensing of cats in the borough.

During the public portion of the meeting Bellmawr residents enlisted assistance with controlling stray c
cats that spray and use flower beds and bushes as litter boxes.

The Vances described the \”horrendous odor and health issues surrounding this feline cesspool.\” Mr. Vance collects a two gallon bucket filled with cat feces every week.

\”We have been working with Animal Control. We agree with and practice no harm to animals.

\”We have a twelve year old house cat, who gets her regular shots and is spayed and stays indoors,\” Mrs. Vance said.

Our concern is for their grandchildren, who enjoy playing in the yard. Be-tween January 3 and February 12 the Vances have humanly contained seven cats.

Mayor Frank L. Filipek responded, \”I promise we will look into it. I will call the health department tomorrow. We are also looking into an ordinance that will limit the number of dogs per house. More than three dogs will require classification as a kennel. John Warburton is check-ing into this with the state.

The first regular meeting of 2007 began with positive reports from Council

Councilman John P. Bollinger said, \”The police, fire and emergency de-partments are fine.\”

Councilman Peter A. DiGiambattista reminded everyone, \”It’s budget time. We are working on getting figures together. Mayor and council will meet to work on getting out a budget that will be good for the citizens of Bell-mawr.\”

Discussing the weather of the past week, Councilman James D’Angelo said about $600 was spent to salt the roads.

Liaison to the Beautification Committee, Council-man Stephen M. Sauter believed the meeting was very productive and was looking forward to future meetings.

Councilman Louis P. DiAngelo announced a $48,290 Community Block Grant for various projects including paving.

Councilwoman Regina F. Pointkowski relayed, \”The Courts are doing a fine job, very efficient.\”

Mayor Filipek noted on Thursday, February 1, he and Councilman DiANgelo along with Bellmawr Little League and Bellmawr Baseball were planning to meet at the Boro Hall at 6:30 p.m. to see if the two organizations could work out their differences and get together. The mayor stressed that mayor and council have no jurisdiction over the associations.

In regular business, a first reading and introduction of an ordinance was intro-duced. This related to making Anderson Avenue one way at specific times – school hours – toward the Black Horse Pik