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Mannington mayor volunteers for special committee as local animal shelter reports being overcapacity
Summary
At the March 6 Mannington Township Board of Health meeting, Mayor Asay reported Vorhees Animal Orphanage is unable to accept more contracts due to high intake and volunteered to join a special committee to seek a solution; the board approved minutes and adjourned with no public comments.
The Mannington Township Board of Health met March 6, 2025, where Mayor Asay told the board that Vorhees Animal Orphanage is not able to accept additional shelter contracts because it is receiving too many animals. Asay said the county-level shelter shortage was raised at a recent Local Government Dinner and that the Salem County Board of Commissioners has indicated a willingness to discuss possible responses. He volunteered to serve on a special committee to pursue a solution.
The meeting began at 5:30 p.m., with Chairman Eber calling the session to order. The board secretary certified that the meeting had been advertised in accordance with the Sunshine Law, satisfying the open-meetings notice requirement.
A motion to approve the minutes of the Feb. 6, 2025 meeting was made by Mayor Asay and seconded by DiGregorio; the motion carried. The board opened the public-comment period by routine motion, received no public remarks, and then adjourned at 5:43 p.m. after a motion by Asay, seconded by DiGregorio, which also carried.
The board did not record any formal votes beyond the procedural motions listed in the meeting minutes, and no timetable, funding sources, or specific interjurisdictional actions for addressing the shelter capacity were specified during the session. The mayor’s offer to join a special committee was presented as a next-step volunteer commitment; no formal committee charge, membership list or deadline was announced in the meeting record.
