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CAMDEN COUNTY ENVISIONS NEW COURT FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN CAMDEN
For Immediate Release: April 10, 2008
Contacts: KEN
SHUTTLEWORTH cell (609) 472-8837
Camden County government, acting through its economic
development arm, the Camden County Improvement Authority (CCIA),
has initiated the process of developing a new courthouse facility
for the Camden Vicinage of the Superior Court of New Jersey.
County governments are required by law to provide
and maintain facilities for the Superior Court. Camden County Freeholder
Director, Louis Cappelli, Jr. cited severe space limitations and
constraints at the Camden County Hall of Justice, which currently
houses Superior Court offices and courtrooms.
Cappelli said the Hall of Justice would continue
to house court rooms under the current plan. “The Hall of
Justice is in good shape; it just isn’t large enough,”
Cappelli said. He added that he and his colleagues on the seven-member
freeholder board are also considering the possibility of consolidating
other county offices in the new facility, including the Prosecutor’s
Office.
At this point, Cappelli said it is too early to
discuss project specifics. “There are many issues to be considered
and resolved, but we do know that government needs to work smarter
and more efficiently in order to make every tax dollar count,”
said Cappelli.
Superior Court Assignment Judge, Francis J. Orlando
expressed his support for the project. “The construction of
a civil court building and renovation of the Hall of Justice will
be the culmination of a process begun more than eight years ago.
Overcrowding and security concerns at the Hall of Justice will be
resolved by this project. It will enable the Superior Court to provide
judicial services to the community in the most cost effective, safe,
and dignified manner consistent with the best interests of the Camden
County Taxpayers,” said Orlando.
Eric Spevak, President of the Camden County Bar
Association said he supports the project and appreciates the Freeholders
effort to construct this new building. “I am delighted by
this development, as construction of a new Camden County court facility
is my top priority as Bar Association President,” said Spevak.
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