Manchester Council To Rip NJ Natural Gas Rate Hike Request

MANCHESTER, NJ — The Manchester Township Council is scheduled to consider a pair of resolutions Monday evening that will update the township's list of emergency services providers and one to criticize a request for a rate hike by New Jersey Natural Gas.

The council is meeting virtually, starting at 6 p.m. The meeting can be viewed at this link. If you have questions or comments, join the meeting by phone by calling 1-312-626-6799 or 1-646-558-8656. The meeting ID is 967 9447 5761 and the passcode is 749273.

The meeting agenda posted online has a resolution that designates the township's three volunteer fire companies and Manchester Fire Department 76 as the only designated emergency services organizations in the township. It says any and all other "volunteer and career services" that previously had been designated to provide service are no longer authorized to do so, with the exception of mutual aid agreements.

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