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rocktivity

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3. Why "nonprofit entities separate from the borough" may not be a good idea

Tue Jul 29, 2014, 04:04 PM

Jul 2014

Last edited Tue Jul 29, 2014, 10:03 PM - Edit history (3)

"...(Jon Bon Jovi) said, 'Read, I'll buy you an ambulance...'"

...The rock star sent the fire department a check for $119,000...

...Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation's executive director... said...(i)f the ambulance could be replaced with programs like (FEMA), the original donation could be used for other purposes in town...

...(T)he fire department and first aid squad (are) both nonprofit entities separate from the borough...

(T)he first aid squad...planned to cut an $82,000 check this week...

The check was made out to the fire department, and the Soul Foundation said that any money that wasn't needed for ambulance replacement was for the city to spend? So why is only $82K going to the city council, and why is it coming out of the first aid squad's budget? And even if the $31K that was spent on the SUV qualified as "other purposes in town," that leaves $6K unaccounted for -- where did that go?