SOMERS POINT — City Council voted June 13 to introduce two bond ordinances, one in the amount of $3.15 million for various improvements and acquisitions and the second in the amount of $1.51 million for sewer utility capital improvements.
The larger of the bonds would earmark more than $2 million for roadway improvements.
The ordinance would dedicate $247,150 to fire department equipment including a vehicle exhaust system, turnout gear, EV blanket (truck size), EV blanket (bike size), ballistic vests and helmets, bunker gear, upfitting a retired Ford Explorer, supply hose and rescue gear.
The Police Department would get $332,100 for ongoing fleet acquisition, including a detective vehicle, upgrades to body-worn cameras, fingerprint machine scanner and camera replacement, gun locker, rifle gun sights, large paper shredders, evidence storage containers and building upgrades.
The amount of $283,500 would be dedicated to marina upgrades and maintenance, sustainable communities, beach facility improvements, redecking the beach pier, HVAC, construction office roof replacement, ramp improvements at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park, fuel pump upgrades, gate kiosk upgrades, a card reader system and City Hall exterior stairs.
Another would dedicate $120,000 toward the purchase of a Ford F-250 truck, an F-450 dump truck with plow, tire balancer and changer for the Public Works Department.
For recreation, $85,000 would be dedicated to hockey court improvements.
– By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff