Day: February 25, 2007

Letters/Resident upset over parking tickets

Dear Mr. Cleary:
 
In the beginning of January, my son received a ticket for having an abandoned vehicle.
 
The car was not abandoned. He had gone on vacation with a friend up to the Poconos and the tire had gone flat in his absence.
 
When he returned, upon find the ticket, he fixed the tire and re-registered his car as the time had come to do so.
 
Last week, he called the Court and was told he didn\’t have to show up on February 27, but had to pay a $45.00 fine.
 
In the interim, the tire had gone flat again…..and he awoke today to find an abandoned sticker on his car and learned he had to pay another $100 fine.
 
The car was never abandoned; it\’s in front of the house except when it has to be moved for street cleaning on Thursday.
 
I think the police are being a bit too heavy-handed in deciding which vehicles get stickers.
 
Terry M. Callen
Gloucester City, NJ 08030

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Update on Missing Funds

Regarding the missing funds from the Gloucester City Fireman\’s Softball Marathon

By Bill Cleary

A reliable source said a relative of the man who stole the money has offered to pay back the $7200 he took from the 2006 Marathon. As you know by now this man was in charge of the Marathon\’s bank account.

However, there is a catch.

The Association has to agree not to file criminal charges against the crook. If not the deal is off.

According to my source, the money raised was always kept in the bank account until the January Firemen banquet. A check in the amount that was raised was handed to a representative of the Crozier Burn Center at the banquet. This explains why the money wasn\’t turned in earlier.

This same source said members of the Fireman\’s Association are talking about doing away with the Marathon because of the bad publicity brought about by the individual who stole the money.

Incidentally from what I been told the thief, who admitted his guilt, still hasn\’t been arrested or charged.

This is the second time money has been stolen from the Marathon. Once before one of the former fireman stole $10,000.

One other thing, because of the bad accounting method in place the Association is not even sure the figure of $7200 is correct. They are relying on this man\’s word. It could have been much more.

What is your opinion? If the Association gets the money back, should the charges be dropped?

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