Gloucester Township Municipal Offices To Close Monday: Mayor

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Gloucester Township Municipal offices will be closed for one week in an effort to protect employees and the public and to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in the community, Mayor David Mayer announced on Sunday.

The closure begins on Monday. The township will re-evaluate the opening of municipal offices each week, Mayer said.

“During these unprecedented times we have to do what it takes to protect our employees and public,” Mayer said. “At this time our priority is maintaining of emergency personnel such as Police Department and Public Works for public safety and security. This involves closing our civilian operations due to the fact that Police and other offices share the same building. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation and understanding during this national emergency situation.”

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The below municipal offices will be closed to the public. Should you need any assistance please email the following contacts:

• Mayor’s Office (email mayor@glotwp.com, 856-374-3514)
• Tax Collector ( email Sandra Ferguson sferguson@glotwp.com )
• Tax Assesor (email Chuck Palumbo cpalumbo@glotwp.com )
• Finance (email Christie Ehret cehret@glotwp.com )
• Municipal Clerk (email Nancy Power GTClerk@glotwp.com )
• HR and Payroll (email Carla Geppi or Renee Taylor cgeppi@glotwp.com, rtaylor@glotwp.com)
• Vital Statistics (email Renee Taylor rtaylor@glotwp.com )
• Community Development and Planning (email Kenneth Lechner klechner@glotwp.com )
• Construction ( email Bernie Shepherd bshepherd@glotwp.com )
• Communications (email Regina Caristo rcaristo@glotwp.com )

Also affected are the operations of:

• Municipal Court will be closed for the period of two weeks (email Patricia Carroll pcarroll@glotwp.com )
• Gloucester Township Public Schools and Black Horse Pike Regional School District will be closed for the period of 2 weeks, implementing remote learning. Visit gloucestertownshipschools.org and www.bhprsd.org for more information.
• Camden County Technical School will be closed for the period of two weeks
• Camden County College extended spring break to March 29th. Virtual instruction begins March 30th
• Senior Services will be closed for the period of 2 weeks, including Senior Bus Transportation
• Recreation Center will be closed. All programs are cancelled for the period of 2 weeks (email Diane Jones dianejones@glotwp.com, Bill Fagan bfagan@glotwp.com, recdept@glotwp.com )
• Point Arial Park will be closed. All programs are cancelled for the period of 2 weeks
• Pre-School will be closed for the period of 2 weeks
• Gloucester Township Library will be closed for the period of 2 weeks
• Council meeting scheduled for March 23rd is postponed to Monday, March 30th (Celebration of Women’s History Month is postponed to a later date)
• Little League opening is postponed to April 6th, 2020
• Mainstage Center for the Arts will be closing for the period of 2 weeks. – Please call (856) 302-6485 1pm-5pm, Mon-Thu; or email info@mainstage.org

Gloucester Township Police Department and Department of Public Works will continue operations as usual. Trash pick-up and recycling will continue following normal schedule.

The New Jersey Department of Health has partnered with the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System to open and operate a call center (1-800-222-1222) for public use regarding questions, concerns, and other information related to coronavirus spread in New Jersey. More information is also available on the state's coronavirus webpage.

See related: NJ Coronavirus Updates: Here's What You Need To Know