The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors met in the T.C. Walker Education Center auditorium Tuesday night to accommodate an anticipated crowd of Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad members and concerned residents who attended to voice opposition of the suggestion of an external request for proposals (RFP) study for the future Station 1 location.
Several citizens also showed up to voice their opinions on a contentious rezoning case located north of Riverbend Apartments and Zandler Way.
The board voted 5-0, with members Ken Gibson and Kevin Smith absent, to exempt GVFRS Station 1 from an external RFP study and to fund the construction of a new firehouse on Main Street as soon as possible.
Board members also approved, by the same 5-0 margin, the rezoning of a 0.93-acre parcel from SC-1 (Suburban Countryside) to B-1 (Business). The rest of the property is already zoned B-1 and this will allow the development of a Sheetz convenience store/gas station easier for the property owner. ...