Mayor DiBella to sponsor plan to waive fees for families of active Military service people

Howell – January 25, 2004 – Howell Township Mayor Joseph DiBella announced today that he plans to introduce an ordinance that would have permit and application fees waived for the immediate families of those on active military duty. The plan would call for such fees to be waived for the spouses of any person while that person is on active duty serving the nation.

According to Mayor DiBella, “we have many Howell residents who have and continue to sacrifice a great deal to protect our country. I believe we have an obligation to do all we can to support the families of our military personnel while they are away from home. In many cases, these families have one person in the household now working to make ends meet. Our waiving the fees for permits and applications is the least we can do to help them at this time.”

The governing body meets again on Tuesday, February 1^st. Mayor DiBella is expected to introduce legislation that evening that address this issue.

DiBella went on to say,” the governing body feels very strongly that we need to do all we can to help the families of active military personnel. I expect we’ll be able to pass this piece of legislation with great speed.

For additional information, contact the Mayor, 732-938-4500.

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