(File photo) Collingswood firefighters at the Creswood Apartments in West Collingswood in January 2023. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
Collingswood Commissioners Split on Virtua EMS Services Bid
Collingswood firefighter-EMTs have been overworked amid call volumes that have spiked in the past decade and cratered morale, Fire Chief Geoff Joyce says. Virtua Health EMTs could ease some of that workload, but borough leaders are divided on bringing them in. Commissioner Jim Maley said Mayor Daniela Solano-Ward should have recused herself from voting on the contract after consulting her husband, a Virtua physician, prior to soliciting bids for the service. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…
Citing a lack of communication and a rift in decision-making, elected officials are calling for changes, from the expansion of the three-commissioner panel to five officials, to the scheduling of public work sessions that would offer increased transparency. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…
In a preliminary hearing Monday, Camden Civil Presiding Judge Francisco Dominguez sided with the attorney for Collingswood Commissioner Jim Maley, temporarily enjoining the borough from its EMS privatization contract. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…