Crime & Safety

Budget, All Four Questions Pass in Toms River Fire District 1

The $7.2 million budget was passed, 187-117.

The voters in Toms River's first fire district passed the proposed $7.2 million budget when they went to the polls on Saturday, Feb. 16.

In District 1, the proposed $7.2 million budget passed by a vote of 187-117. The budget calls for $4.7 million to be raised by taxes.

Incumbent Commissioner George Convery was reelected with 260 votes, while incumbent Commissioner Craig Ambrosio was reelected with 252 votes. Both ran unopposed.

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Voters approved each of the four questions, as follows:

* $450,000 for the purchase of replacement fire apparatus by a vote of 288-72;

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* $150,000 toward the costs of capital equipment damaged by Superstorm Sandy, which is not covered by the district’s insurance or Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), by a vote of 229-57;

* $29,250 toward the purchase of two new fire vehicles, by a vote of 208-90. The total cost is $45,000; and

* $55,250 toward the total cost of $85,000 for the roof replacement and repairs, window replacement, electrical enhancements and upgrades at the Toms River Township Fire Academy, by a vote of 218-82.


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