Millville commissioners discuss temporary sheriff detail, Gold Veil closing, dewatering funds and apartment abatements

Millville City commissioners used a work session to review several operational items, including a proposal to use Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) funds to temporarily pay the county sheriff for weekend and nighttime patrols, questions about closing on the Gold Veil Building, a request for a presentation on a wastewater dewatering project tied to recent clarifier savings, and debate over whether apartment rehabilitations should remain eligible for tax abatements.

Commissioner Sui proposed using UEZ funding to pay the county sheriff to provide supplemental patrols on weekends and nights, saying the “limiting factor was not the money, but the limiting factor was the manpower.” Sui said the city’s budget is currently funded for the number of officers on the books and described the arrangement as temporary: “This will be a temporary thing, not a permanent thing.” Sui asked that staff, the police chief and interested commissioners meet early next week to discuss details and the timeline…