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The Sewer Project Review Committee (SPRC) had 14 members, including engineers, persons with backgrounds in environmental science and finance, and community activists -- not to mention several current members of the Township’s Environmental, Zoning and Planning Boards). The SPRC examined numerous township documents and prepared written comments on various aspects of the sewer project. </div> <bR> <div> Click first box at right to see the Voorhees Township Route 73 Sanitary Sewer Corridor Study.</div> <bR> <div> Click second box at right to see VERA’s Comments on the Route 73 Sewer Project. </div> <bR> <div> After several meetings between Township Committee and the </div> <div> SPRC, the elected officials decided not to extend a sewer line along Route 73. A remaining point of contention is whether the Township should construct a pump station on Dutchtown Road. </div> <bR> <div> In January 2000, the SPRC presented an alternative sewer improvement plan (without a Dutchtown Road Pump Station) to Township Committee, and asked officials to adopt this plan. Committee rejected the proposal. Click the box at right to see a description of VERA’s alternative plan and a comparison of the two plans. </div> <bR> <div> The Township’s present proposal for a sewer improvement project would disturb 1.4 acres of wetlands and sites with significant archaeological remains, increase development pressure on open space, and encourage the development of every small parcel along Route 73. We think that the project is an unnecessary expense to taxpayers, and that hoped-for revenues from “ratables” (which the Township has not even attempted to quantify) will not offset the cost of the construction.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> <A HREF="id279.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Township Sewer Study"><U><U>Town Sewer Study</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Route 73 Sanitary Sewer Corridor Study prepared by Adams, Rehmann & Heggan</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> <A HREF="id280.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VERA Sewer Study"><U><U>VERA Sewer Study</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><I>(5 items, last updated 06/16/01) </I></FONT></div> <div> Route 73 Sewer Project</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> <A HREF="id281.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VERA Sewer Comments"><U><U>VERA Sewer Comments</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id281.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VERA Sewer Comments"><U>VERA's public positions on sewer project</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> <A HREF="id282.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VERA Alternate Sewer Plan"><U><U>VERA Alternate Sewer Plan</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id282.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VERA Alternate Sewer Plan"><U>Sewer proposal presented by VERA to Twp. Committee</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> <A HREF="id277.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sewer Route 73 Traffic?"><U><U>Sewer => Route 73 Traffic?</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id277.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sewer Route 73 Traffic?"><U>Philadelphia Inquirer Article 12/25/00</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> <A HREF="id278.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Empty Stores are a Hard Sell"><U><U>Empty Stores Are a Hard Sell</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id278.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Empty Stores are a Hard Sell"><U>Philadelphia Inquirer Article 2/2/01</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="179"><div> <A HREF="id285.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reform in Gloucester"><U><U>Campaign Finance Reform Around Corner?</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="628" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="620"><div> <I><B>We are surprised that the Township has not done basic calculations to determine whether or not the project makes economic sense.</b></I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="629" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="621"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="621" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 130 ><NOBR><div> <B>Sewer "Tie-Ins"?</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#008000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><A HREF="id285.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reform in Gloucester"><U><U><click here for full article></U></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> Do we want the critical decisions on the future of Route 73 development to be made by:</div> <div> <U>Engineers</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#008000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" > who make their living on construction and municipal projects, and</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#008000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><U>Politicians</U></FONT> who accept their financial contributions<B>??</b></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 58 WIDTH="5"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="58" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="5" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="5"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="58" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="5" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="609"><div> <B>The financial reports show the symbiotic relationship between the parties in power and the contractors who do business with governments they control. The relationship helps the dominant political party maintain control. </b></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="621"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="621" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="11"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="11" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="609"><div> <B>Pozycki of Common Cause, a former Middlesex County Democratic Party chairman, explained how such a system works. </b></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="621"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="621" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 97 WIDTH="11"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="97" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="11" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="609"><div> <B>"There is an increasing pressure on officials to start huge capital projects to engage in massive borrowing to pay off contractors who donated to campaigns," he said, "because the big capital projects . . . involve numerous contracts, often professional contracts, that are exempt from competition whatsoever." </b></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 38 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <U>"</U><A HREF="id285.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reform in Gloucester"><U><U>Freeholder Fight Has Promise", Philadelphia Inquirer, February 22, 2001</U></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>