■ 3 Herald & Lantern 12 December '84 — — —

Goshen Fire District Expected in January

By JOE ZELNIK GOSHEN - For residents served by the local volunteer tire company, some good news and some bad news. The good news: Goshen is likely to break away . from Fire District No. 1 (Court House) and have its own Fire Districi No. 4 in Middle Township. "Hie bad news: the fire tax probably will be doubled from the current rate of 10 cents per $100 of, assessed valuation (now paid to District No. 1) to 18 or 20

cents, according to Goshen Chief William Frame. He called the tax increase necessary, since more money is a prime reason for creating the new district. But he also called it "kinda said, it really is." Frame personally favors one fire district and one identical tax rate for all of Middle Township's $10 million in ra tables That philosophy is not popular with many firemen and Frame got clobbered when he ran for Fire District No 1 commissioner a fewyears ago. GOSHEN IS an indepen dent company covering its area for District No. 1, in Court House For this, No 1 paid Go6hen $14,000 last year plus the cost of truck and heating fuel But Goshen asked for $23,000 and tried to make up the difference between its request and what it got — as a line item in No l's budget — with cake sales, raffles, square dances, pizza and beer nights The 22-member companyhas two pumpers (a '60 Ford and '78 Chevy) and answered 16 alarms in 1983 No 1 responds to all Goshen's structure fires FRAME PAINTS a striking contrast between his independent company and fire districts that levy their own taxes "Just look at their trucks," he said. "We don't have fancy ginger trucks with chrome to win parade trophies You spend a lot of money doing that We argue about repairing our roof and they argue about pin-stripping their truck " One of the questions that a separate Goshen Fire District No. 4 brings up a paying off a District No. 1 bond issue voters okayed in November for a $310,000, 110-foot ladder truck The district also purchased a $150,000, 2,800-gallon pumber earlier this year Frame said Goshen, wanting more control over its finances, had a choice of

becoming a substation to District No. 1,. which would have given it no rights, or creating its own fir* district. IT CHOSE the latter and got about 250 signatures on petitions favoring the move Frame said it only needed 171 signatures. IS percent of the voters in District No. 1. Township Clerk George Simpkins is currently validating those signatures Assuming they check out, the Township Committee and District No. 1 already have indicated approval, Frame said So, the new district could be formed early next year and an election held in February for five commissioners and a proposed budget District No.l levies 10 cents per $100 of assessed valuation and had a $132,135 budget in 1964. No 2. Rio Grande, a 14 4-cent rate and $81,000 budget. No 3, Green Creek, a 19-cent rate and $52,286

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DISTRICT NO. 4? — Goshen Volunteer firemen include, left to right, front row. Chief William Frame. Andy Scheuermann. Robert D. Springer and Bob Shepherd. Back row. Richard Taylor. Den Moore, Dan I.ynch and Dan Jeffries.

Toy Patrol To Gladden Needy Kids W1LDWOOD - The fourth annual Cape MayCounty Kiddie Toy Patrol is under way through Dec. 21, it was announced by Gary Saunders, W'CMC anx nouncer and director of the patrol. The Kiddie Toy Patrol is a countywide, all-volunteer effort to collect Christmas toys for neeoy families Santa Claus/ delivers the gaily gift-wnbpped toys to children's homes on Christmas eV Anyone witraMZ to donate new or used toyi (in good condition) may drop them at any Marine National Bank office. WCMC/WNBR, WUdwood or Sports 'n Stuff, Cape May "THE TOY DRIVE has received tremendous support from the community the past three years I appeal to each of you to support it this year and help make Christmas merry for those less fortunate New or used toys are needed for children of all ages." Saunders said. The toy patrol began four years ago as an effort to bring a merry Christmas to the county's needy families. It has grown from a group of friends sharing their Christmas Spirit to a community -wide effort to ensure that every child has a merry Christmas. Volunteers should contact Saunders at WCMC, 522-1416.

Meeting Set The next meeting of the Dennis Township Historical Society will take place 7:30 p.m Wednesday, Dec 19. Refreshments will be served.

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