Council President Gross Urges More Participation in Community Events
By: Joseph L. Kuchie
SOUTH AMBOY – The South Amboy city council discussed the successful Fourth of July fireworks display that took place on July 2nd.
The annual fireworks display over Raritan Bay brought hundreds of residents from both South Amboy and Perth Amboy together for a spectacular display. The South Amboy council and Mayor Fred Henry all agreed that it was one of the best fireworks shows they’ve seen.
“I thought it was an unbelievable display, one of the best ones I’ve ever seen,” Mayor Henry said. “I want to thank the fire department, police department, first aid, crossing guards, everyone involved that made this an enjoyable evening. It was a great event.”
The cities were forced to postpone the display on July 1st and move to the rain date after severe thunderstorms passed over the city throughout the night. Despite the stressful challenges of moving to the following night, the city believed everything ran smoothly.
“That was the best thing to do for the safety of the public,” Business Administrator Camille Tooker said. “We hate to postpone things but unfortunately we didn’t have a choice. Our first responsibility is to the people.”
Council President Gross, who was a co-chair on the fireworks committee, urged the council to get the city involved in all the upcoming events coming to South Amboy. He believed participation in events like the BBQ festival and car show were critical in moving the city forward.
“We’ve got some great things in this city coming up,” Gross said. “I’d like to see everybody embrace that. I want to put the city of South Amboy on the map for doing great things.”
“We’re a great little city when we do great little things and I thank our government for that,” he added. “Let’s keep on truckin’, we’re moving in the right direction and we have a lot to be proud of.”
All council members were in attendance for the business meeting. The next city council meeting will be held on July 13th at 7:00 p.m.
