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Resident says Wildwood Crest public-safety spending was "excessive"; commissioner cites vehicle-lease savings
Summary
Resident Mike Marino told council he found $14.8 million in public-safety expenses excessive for Jan. 2022–Nov. 2024 and urged cuts to help residents on fixed incomes; the public-safety commissioner responded that the department moved to a vehicle-lease program to reduce costs and will pursue other savings.
A Wildwood Crest resident used the public-comment portion of the reorganizational meeting to challenge the borough’s public-safety spending and asked elected officials to take additional steps to limit costs.
"During my analysis ... your excessive spending of $14,800,000 on expenses in your departments for the time frame of January 2022 through 11/07/2024," resident Mike Marino said, adding he did not adjust his figures for…
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