Bordentown Township passes fire budgets

By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer
Bordentown Township voters passed both budgets in Saturday’s election.
In Bordentown Township Fire District 1, Fire Commission incumbents Richard Rosall and Thomas Dwier secured two three-year seats. Mr. Rosall received 63 votes, and Mr. Dwier recieved 65 votes.
The $624,440 budget was approved 59-11. The new tax rate will be $23.3 cents per $100 of assessed property value.
In Bordentown Township Fire District 2, both newcomers David Horsnill and Andrew Watson
won two three-year seats.
Mr. Horsnill recieved 85 votes, and Mr. Watson recieved 95 votes.
There were also several write-in votes, with Michael McSloy recieving
17 votes, and Jennifer Kafer and Don Kafer each recieving one vote
each.
District 2 also saw the passing of its $1,179,927 budget by a margin of 75-59.  The new tax rate will be 23.3 cents per $100 of assessed property value.