LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TWP. - In a bitterly controversial decision, the township committee has created a public safety director job here to essentially put the entire police department under the microscope.
After nearly an hour of back-and-forth debate at a township meeting Tuesday night, the ordinance was adopted by a 3-2 vote that held fast to party lines.
Mayor Ellen Pompper (R), Committeewoman Donna Rhubart (R) and Committeeman George Stiles (R) carried the decision while committeemen Sherman Wood (D) and Richard Venable (D) voted against it.Proponents of the post say the director will objectively evaluate the department and at some point in the future be able to choose the next chief, a position which has remained vacant since the retirement of Lee Peterson last November.
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