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| New Town Press, 2007 |
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Mr. Sam Casella (R-Councilman), keeping his campaign promise to the people of Swedesboro, formally introduced his draft of an Ordinance prohibiting the use of eminent domain to seize residential homes for economic development in Swedesboro. Mr. Casella indicated he would give the Mayor and remaining Councilmen time to look the Ordinance over and have it reviewed by the Borough Solicitor so that they would not feel unfairly surprised.
Meeting Minutes, Page 5 New Business, March 19, 2007
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Our current Mayor and the members of his party refused to amend the original Eminent Domain Ordinance, as suggested by the Republican members of Council from the very beginning, to either prohibit the taking of residential homes for economic development by eminent domain, or to at least require a unanimous vote of the Mayor and Council to do such an extreme thing. This is the same Amendment they have finally agreed to only after more than 2 years of constant pressure on this issue from the Republican Council Members and the Republican Council Candidates. |
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Mr. Casella (R-Councilman) after months of trying to get a answer on when the Mayor would be willing to formally consider the Ordinance introduced by Mr. Casella in March, tried to force a vote on September 17th. Ultimately, Sam agreed to Mayor Fromm’s suggestion to again postpone the first formal reading of the Ordinance for one more Council Meeting until it could be looked at by Borough Solicitor Tim Chell, something that the Mayor should have arranged for months earlier when Mr. Casella first introduced the Ordinance.
Meeting Minutes, Page 4 Old Business, September 17, 2007
Historic Swedesboro Residential Homeowner Protection Ordinance barring Eminent Domain to seize residential homes in Swedesboro for economic development, finally passes on first reading, unanimously, with verbal support from the Mayor. This was the very first time the Mayor had voiced support for this Ordinance in public or in private, and only after more than 2 years of pressure from Swedesboro Republicans.
Meeting Minutes - October 1, 2007
Swedesboro Residential Homeowner Protection Ordinance finally passes after public meeting and final vote, October 15, 2007.”
Meeting Minutes October 5, 2007
