During the public-comments and board‑comment portions of the meeting, several commissioners highlighted community services and local events.
Commissioner Nash praised county election results and credited county administration; he drew attention to long food lines outside a metro police station and commended the metro police for organizing a food drive to help residents access food, saying the line “is very indicative of what's going on.”
Commissioner Betteridge described working at a food drive at Camden County College and relayed an anecdote in which a young woman appeared to have most of her family's belongings in the trunk of her car; Betteridge used that encounter to illustrate acute need among residents and urged further assistance. Betteridge also praised the Camden County Board of Social Services and said that while New Jersey had stepped in for some clients, SNAP benefits for some county residents had paused and were expected to resume within 30 to 60 days for those eligible, according to her remarks.
Commissioner Cooley Fleisher invited the public to a veterans event—a red carpet premiere of the film 'A Place of Honor' at the Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood—and noted that director Vanessa Roth would attend for a Q&A. She also gave a public-service notice that the Belmar library branch was experiencing a phone outage since Monday; the branch remained reachable by email or by contacting other library locations.
Commissioner Dyer announced that the county’s boys basketball tournament is entering its fourth year and that, for the first time, the county will host a girls Camden County basketball tournament featuring 18 teams. Dyer also recognized Hannah Hidalgo, a local athlete who set an NCAA record with 44 points and 16 steals while playing for Notre Dame, and said the tournament will honor local student-athletes.
No formal votes were taken on these items: the remarks were delivered as part of the board comment period and functioned as informational updates and community outreach.