TRENTON, N.J. – The speed limit along a section of Bear Tavern Road (County Route 579) in Hopewell Township, including the Bear Tavern Elementary School zone, would be lowered by 5 to 10 mph under an ordinance thatMercer County Executive Brian M. Hughespresented to the Board of County Commissioners in late January.
The ordinance would lower the speed limit from 45 mph to 35 mph from 1,000 feet north of Maddock Road to Washington Crossing-Pennington Road (County Route 546), and from 30 mph to 25 mph when passing through the Bear Tavern Elementary School zone while “25 mph When Flashing” signs are operating during recess or while children are going to or leaving school during opening or closing hours.
The proposal to amend the speed limits is in response to a request made by Hopewell Township and following a review of that section of Bear Tavern Road made by the County’s traffic and planning consultant, Mr. Hughes said.
“Mercer County had looked at reducing the speed limit in front of the school to 25 mph a number of years ago, but a thorough review by our traffic engineer determined that it didn’t meet the necessary criteria,” Mr. Hughes said.
“Recent guidance permits County engineers to consider other conditions as contributing factors, and I thank our Engineering Division for working with township and school officials to move this forward.”
The ordinance is expected to be considered for adoption at the Board of Commissioners’ Feb. 9 formal meeting.
TRENTON, N.J. – The Mercer County Engineer and two County transportation projects will be honored by a professional engineers’ organization later this month, County Executive Brian M. Hughes announced.
PHOTO: From left, County Executive Brian M. Hughes, Deputy County Administrator Aaron T. Watson and County Engineer Basit (Sunny) Muzaffar.
County Engineer Basit (Sunny) Muzaffar, P.E., will receive this year’s Government Service Award from the Professional Engineers Society of Mercer County (PESMC), and two County projects – the Rosedale Road mini-roundabout in Princeton and the Lower Ferry Road bridge over Gold Run in Ewing – will receive Engineering Project of the Year awards, Mr. Hughes said.
“Mercer County is grateful for the recognition by the Professional Engineers Society,” Mr. Hughes said. “The Mercer County Department of Transportation and Infrastructure’s Engineering Division does exceptional work, and I congratulate Sunny and his team on being chosen for these well-deserved awards.”
“These awards are a reflection of the leadership provided by County Executive Hughes and DOT&I’s commitment to improving the safety, mobility and efficiency of our transportation infrastructure,” said Deputy County Administrator Aaron T. Watson. “The projects being recognized benefit Mercer County residents and the public at large, which is what we always strive to accomplish.”
PESMC is a local chapter of the New Jersey Society of Professional Engineers and National Society of Professional Engineers. The awards will be presented at PESMC’s awards banquet Feb. 25 at Mercer Oaks in West Windsor.
The PESMC’s Government Service Award is given to an individual who serves in an elected, appointed or employed capacity in a federal, state, county, municipal or regional government agency.
“It’s with great honor and humility that I accept this award,” Mr. Muzaffar said. “I share this honor with the team that made it happen. I hope to continue my journey, serving the public and residents of Mercer County.”
PHOTO: An aerial view of the completed Rosedale Road mini-roundabout.
The Engineering Project of the Year targets a project that has been completed within Mercer County or a project that has been designed primarily by an enterprise located in Mercer County. The project may be a new product, service or built item.
The County of Mercer and Traffic Planning and Design Inc. of Freehold, which finalized design work, are being honored for the Rosedale Road project, which involved construction of a mini-roundabout at the intersection of Rosedale Road and the entrances to Johnson Park Elementary School and Greenway Meadows Park. The project arose out of the Municipality of Princeton’s concerns for the safety of pedestrians, particularly school children, walking to the school and the park. It was engineered to increase pedestrian safety, control speeds along Rosedale Road and decrease congestion in the area during peak school and park operation hours. Construction, which was completed by prime contractor Orchard Holdings LLC of Manasquan, began in late June 2022 and was completed in late August, prior to the start of the new school year. The total cost of the mini-roundabout was $736,540.
PHOTO: Vehicles travel across the newly reconstructed Lower Ferry Road bridge.
The County of Mercer and French & Parrello Associates of Wall Township, which provided design and engineering services, are being honored for the Lower Ferry Road bridge project, which involved replacing a bridge that had been deemed structurally deficient due to a wide vertical crack in one of the sidewalls. Comprehensive collaboration, historic consideration, local aesthetics and state-of-the-art design concepts were all critical elements to the successful replacement of the bridge, according to French & Parrello. The nearly $2.5 million project maximized the use of precast elements, with construction successfully completed in about four months to avoid environmental timing restrictions and minimize impacts to major area employers. The construction contract for the project was awarded to CMS construction Inc. of Plainfield. The project was completed on schedule and on budget in December 2022.
Stanley C. Van Ness(1933-2007) became the first Black chief counsel to the Governor of New Jersey when he was named to the post byGov. Richard J. Hughesin 1967, at age 34. He was sworn in just at the start of the Newark riots.
Van Ness became an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey in 1963 and an assistant counsel to the Governor in 1965.
In 1969, Hughes named Van Ness to head the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender.
Gov. Brendan Byrne created the New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate in 1974 and named Van Ness to lead it as a member of his cabinet. He served in the cabinet for the entire eight years of the Byrne administration.
As Public Advocate, Van Ness, representing the interests of ratepayers before the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, sued the New Jersey Department of Human Services over miserable conditions in state mental health facilities, and the Boy Scouts of America after they denied four Toms River Scouts with muscular dystrophy the ability to become Eagle Scouts because they could not earn swimming-related merit badges.
— Source: NJ Globe
Dear Friends,
Every February, Mercer County joins the nation in celebrating Black History Month. This year, however, the celebration feels somber in the wake of yet another case of deadly over-policing, this time in the City of Memphis where Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old father, became the latest Black man in a horrific line of abuse. Mr. Nichols’ death is a glaring reminder that efforts to reform policing have a long way to go. As we together peacefully protest this latest incident, let it spark broader conversations about the need for police reform, without losing sight of the important work done by police professionals in our communities.
— County Executive Brian M. Hughes
American history resonates with the names of great African-American men and women, andBlack History Monthis our nation’s way of showing respect and recognition for the hard work of and sacrifices made by African Americans. Mercer County throughout the month will celebrate because Black History is American History! Watch this space for upcoming events!
Anne E. Thompson was the first Black person to serve as a federal district court judge from New Jersey. She was nominated to the bench by President Jimmy Carter in 1979.
Thompson became a state public defender in 1967 and Lawrence Township municipal prosecutor in 1972 before Trenton Mayor Arthur Holland appointed her to serve as a municipal court judge in 1972.
Gov. Brendan Byrne nominated her to serve as the Mercer County Prosecutor in 1975. She was believed to be the first Black woman to serve as a county prosecutor in the nation.
She was the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for New Jersey from 1984 to 2001, when she went on senior status.
Thompson taught theater before attending Howard University Law School. She worked at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington during the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — Forty-four cadets who made up the 28th basic class of police officers recently took part in Mercer County Police Academy commencement held in the gymnasium at Mercer County Community College (MCCC).
PHOTO — Members of Mercer County Police Academy’s Basic Recruit Class #28-22.
An audience of several hundred family members, friends, Mercer County dignitaries and law enforcement officials from around State of New Jersey saw the cadets receive graduation certificates to officially make them police officers.
The graduates endured 21 weeks of training at the academy in all aspects of law enforcement and will now serve in police agencies within Mercer County and elsewhere (see complete list below). The academy, which was created in October 2006, is located on the grounds of MCCC.
Ian Palmer of Plainsboro, who will join the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office and was chosen by his fellow graduates as class speaker, noted that while class members didn’t all follow the same path to reach the Police Academy, they share certain things in common.
PHOTO: Class speaker Ian Palmer, who will join the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office, addresses his fellow graduates.
“Each of us is driven by a desire to better ourselves and our communities,” he said. “To be a leader and a role model for others, to be the person one can turn to for aid in their most dire of moments, during any crisis minor or substantial. To stand ready, willing and able to enforce and uphold the laws of this great nation for all those who reside within her as our oath commands us.”
And Officer Palmer reminded his classmates, as he said their instructors had, that they would have to earn everything they get throughout their careers.
“We will continue to be tested, and it is our duty to push beyond what we first thought ourselves able to achieve, as we have done since our first day together as a class,” he said.
Also addressing the class were Police Academy Director Martin Masseroni, Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes, Mercer County Sheriff John A. Kemler, County Commissioner Kristin L. McLaughlin; and Dr. Robert Schreyer, MCCC vice president.
During training, the class studied in disciplines such as use of force, firearms, vehicle pursuit, hostage negotiation, advanced crime scene processing and domestic violence prevention, among others. Several cadets received awards at the graduation ceremony for their excellence in training. Tara Soscia, New Jersey Transit Police Department, was chosen by her classmates to receive the Certificate of Merit awarded by the N.J. Police Training Commission to the best all-around graduate. William Rafferty, Hamilton Police Division, received the academic award; Joshua Rosenel, New Jersey State Human Services Police Department, earned the firearms qualification award with a perfect score; Alim Djemilev, Ewing Township Police Department, received the physical training award; and Ian Gaynor, New Jersey Transit Police Department, received the emergency vehicle operations award.
PHOTO: Newly certified law enforcement officers congratulate each other on their achievement.
The Mercer Police Academy consists of two classrooms specially designed for the needs of law enforcement training, and recruits use MCCC grounds, its library and its gymnasium for training purposes. The campus includes a padded training room that is used for “defensive tactics” classes. A shooting range in Hopewell Township operated by the prosecutor’s office is part of the academy as well.
The following is a list of the graduates, their hometowns, and the law enforcement agency each will join:
Bridgewater Township Police Department: Arthur Akins Jr., Somerville; Justin Anno, Ringoes; Hanif McClinton, Piscataway; Noel Rosado Jr., Metuchen; Masyn Sanchez, Dover Burlington County Sheriff’s Office: Andrew Farr, Medford; Joseph Iacovitti, Burlington Ewing Township Police Department: Gabriel Berdecia, Ewing; Alim Djemilev, Ewing; Estephan Hernandez, Ewing; Holly Oswald-Kardos, Ewing; Jason Ulrich, Ewing Hamilton Township Police Division: Thomas Horne, Hamilton; Todd Jewell, Hamilton; William Rafferty, Hamilton
Lawrence Township Police Department: Stephen Sikora, Lawrence Mercer County Sheriff’s Office: Anthony Johnson, Hamilton Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office: Anthony Badawy, North Brunswick; Tyrone Cabbell, Perth Amboy; David Chehade, North Brunswick; Michael Cipriani, Piscataway; Christian Collazo, Woodbridge; Deanna Ehrhardt, North Brunswick; Craig Elliott, New Brunswick; Christopher Johnson, South Brunswick; Joseph Medina, Piscataway; Tyler Morris, Highland Park; Ian Palmer, Plainsboro; Ervin Ramos, Piscataway; Nicholas Smith, South Amboy; New Jersey State Human Services Police Department: Michelle Pistone, Lumberton; Joshua Rosenel, Lambertville New Jersey Transit Police Department: Meryem Adina, Harrison; Julia Blahut, Pompton Plains; Nathalie Cook, Bayonne; Amber Crispin, Little Falls; Ian Gaynor, Point Pleasant Beach; Mark Schmidt, Woodland Park; Tara Soscia, Bayonne Pemberton Township Police Department: Cezar Martinez Nieto, Pemberton The College of New Jersey Police Department: Alex Mariani, Morrisville Trenton Police Department: Nicholas DiLissio, Hamilton Washington Township Police Department: Christopher Santamaria, Hackettstown; Anthony Spiridigliozzi, Washington.
TRENTON, N.J. – Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes presented a three-pronged plan to guide his administration’s efforts over the next several years in the 2023 State of the County remarks that he presented to the Board of Commissioners on Jan. 26.
Photo: Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes delivers his 2023 State of the County address to the Board of County Commissioners and the public Jan. 26 at the County Administration Building.
Speaking to an overflow crowd at the County Administration Building, Mr. Hughes addressed a report issued this week by the Office of the State Comptroller, updated the board and public on several major projects that are under way, and with an eye toward the future outlined his “Mercer Forward” plan that focuses on three specific areas: a “thriving and inclusive economy;” “healthy residents”; and “environmental sustainability.”
“This plan will guide our efforts over the next several years,” Mr. Hughes said. “It will require collaboration with this board to be successful, and will make a real and measurable impact on our residents’ lives.”
Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds the county was awarded by the Biden Administration:
Small Business Grant Program, which dedicates $3.5 million in ARPA funds via grants of up to $10,000 to boost small businesses that likely have experienced pandemic hardship.
Small Business Investment Program, which sets aside $500,000 to help underfunded businesses find the capital the need to “grow and flourish.”
Allocation of more than $1 million for a free transportation service for local residents who work at newly developed warehouse and retail business parks in East Windsor and the Cranbury area. This service will complement the existing Route 130 Connection bus route, he said.
Allocation of $250,000 to develop an expungement services program that would help individuals with certain criminal records get a clean start, enabling them to find employment, access stable housing and “become active contributors to their communities.” Mr. Hughes called it the “logical next step” to the county’s grant-funded Re-entry Program for people leaving incarceration, which he announced a year ago.
Mr. Hughes also announced the creation of a new digital Small Business Directory, which will be managed by the county’s Small Business Outreach Office and is aimed at supporting businesses owned by women, minorities or veterans, along with other small businesses.
“Small businesses are the lifeblood of our local economy, and our goal is to create and identify ways to increase business traffic to certified small businesses and encourage others to become certified,” Mr. Hughes said.
He recognized Job One Lawn and Landscape, a woman- and minority-owned small business owned by Jocelyn and Stan Tucker of Ewing, as “just one of our many success stories.” Job One recently won a county contract for $75,000.
Regarding the community health part of his Mercer Forward plan, Mr. Hughes highlighted the following new initiatives:
The awarding of a contract to the Rescue Mission of Trenton that will target the ongoing public health crisis of opioid addiction by providing a mobile unit that will travel around the county, focusing on the hardest-hit neighborhoods, to offer Narcan kits and linkage to local treatment services.
Using ARPA funds to expand the Mercer County Division of Public Health. Mr. Hughes said that over time, the Division has grown its programs and services, and it became clear during the pandemic that the Division’s operating and storage space is insufficient. The expansion would help ensure the Division “can continue to adequately meet the needs of our residents, including storing vaccine, PPE and other equipment, and have enough office space and parking to continue to conduct various health clinics, while supporting the needs of our municipal partners as well.”
He also touted his administration’s Mercer at Play program, which has resulted in the creation of dozens of recreational projects throughout the county, and the effective partnerships the county formed with the City of Trenton and various health care entities during the pandemic to make vaccinations, test kits and information available to residents.
“As part of our long-range plan, we are continually creating and improving our physical and social environments and expanding community resources to that people can live their best lives,” Mr. Hughes said.
Environmental sustainability is the third part of the County Executive’s “Mercer Forward” plan. He said that his administration has prioritized sustainability through numerous initiatives, such as land preservation, tree plantings and creation of pollinator habitats that improve biodiversity and air quality; and through the installation of bicycle facilities and electric vehicle charging stations that expand people’s ability to forgo their gasoline-powered cars.
“Our combined efforts with those important projects go a long way toward reducing our carbon footprint and reliance on fossil fuels,” Mr. Hughes said, “but there is more work to do, and the opportunity to take a more cohesive approach.”
He said that part of that approach, a new Integrated Climate Action Plan, will include the following:
Creation of an internal advisory board, which will consider adaptation and resiliency measures in county infrastructure, transportation including motor vehicle fleet, waste management and community engagement.
Following up on the energy audits the county has performed on more than 25 of its facilities, it will commission a sustainability audit of all county operations to evaluate progress.
Among the county’s long-term goals are to turn over its motor vehicle fleet after identifying which should be replaced with green vehicles, and to retrofit lighting, lighting fixtures and HVAC systems to the most efficient available.
Mr. Hughes said that he and Mercer County Community College President Deborah Preston are discussing new programs the area sustainability, and “exploring collaborations in urban or vertical farming to eliminate food deserts and promote ‘green’ careers in the City of Trenton.”
“With the support of our residents and businesses, Mercer County will continue to be a leader in making government operations more sustainable,” Mr. Hughes said. “We understand the scale of the challenge, and we are passionate about the need to preserve the planet and create a cleaner, greener future.”
The County Executive also addressed a report issued Tuesday by the Office of the State Comptroller regarding an investigation of the county Finance Department. Mr. Hughes said his administration “took swift action” when he was “made aware of concerning information about the county’s Chief Fiscal Officer, even though his and the county’s fiscal practices are subject to independent annual audits.”
He said his administration “immediately informed the County Commissioners, suspended the CFO, launched an investigation through outside counsel and referred the matter to law enforcement.”
“Integrity matters, and this administration holds itself to the highest standards,” he said. “To say we are disappointed in the CFO’s actions is an understatement; as the OSC said, the County was a ‘victim of the CFO.’ We will take every legal measure available to us to hold the CFO accountable, and to ensure something like this never happens again. We are cooperating fully with law enforcement and have been since the administration first uncovered the problems in August.”
Mr. Hughes provided the following update on several major county projects that are under way:
Replacement of the passenger terminal at Trenton-Mercer Airport in Ewing is in phase 2 of design, Mr. Hughes said, with design completion anticipated by the end of 2023 or very early next year. Concurrent to the terminal project is the design and construction of a new 1,000-space parking garage.
Engineering and permitting are continuing, he said, for the first phase of improvements at Miry Run, a passive-recreation park in Hamilton, Robbinsville and West Windsor. In addition, plans for dredging the lake have been designed and will proceed upon approval from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
The Park Commission is working with Trap Rock Industries to execute the terms of the reclamation plan for the 166-acre Moores Station Quarry in Hopewell Township ahead of the county’s acquisition, which is anticipated this spring, Mr. Hughes said. Once the Park Commission takes possession of the site, it will begin the multi-year process of transforming the open-pit quarry into a park process of transforming the open-pit quarry into a park.
A flood wall is being built by NJDOT at the Fishing Wharf Park in Trenton – which has been closed to the public for years due to structural deficiencies — as part of a collaborative effort between the City of Trenton, the County of Mercer and three state agencies to design and create an improved flood-resilient park that also will serve as flood protection for Route 29. The Mercer County Park Commission is overseeing the design of park improvements and will eventually assume responsibility for maintaining the park once it is constructed by NJDOT.
The Office of State Comptroller (OSC) report detailed the findings of an investigation launched after a 2021 confidential complaint filed with the agency says that former Mercer County Financial Officer, David Miller did not hold the proper credentials mandated under state law for the position.
Photo — Former Mercer Co. CFO David Miller has been found disqualified for position.
The OSC report says that under Miller’s leadership the finance department “lacked basic internal financial controls; it did not have an organizational chart, written policies, or a system of checks and balances to ensure that its financial system was properly managed.”
The report says that because of Miller’s mismanagement the County paid more than $4.5 million in fees and penalties for delinquent tax payments to the IRS and State Treasury.
The investigation further found that Miller “did not have, nor did he seek to obtain, the statutorily required credentials to hold the position of CFO—for the entire time he was employed by the County.”
State law requires a county chief financial officer to obtain a certified municipal finance officer certificate from the Division of Local Government Service under the Department of Community Affairs. Requirements to obtain such a certificate include experience in county finance, a higher education degree in business administration or accounting, and references that will attest to the applicants’ moral character.
The CFO is appointed by the county executive and serves for a three-year term with a salary set by the County. Miller’s annual salary was reportedly $161,000 per year.
During the ongoing OSC investigation, Mercer County was informed that the CFO was placed on administrative leave without pay for his failure to secure the credentials. A county spokesperson confirmed that Miller was placed on unpaid leave on August 15, 2022 and then subsequently terminated.
“The report reveals circumstances and events which the County thoroughly investigated through special outside counsel. Those findings led to an immediate referral of the matter to the appropriate law enforcement agencies and is now in their hands. We are cooperating fully with those agencies and have been for months since the Administration first uncovered the problems with its CFO in August, 2022,” said a Mercer County spokesperson.
“The Administration and the taxpayers were let down by Mr. Miller,” the spokesperson continued. “We are doing our level best to learn from this experience and taking steps to avoid their recurrence and to recover the expenses occasioned by Mr. Miller’s conduct and to hold him accountable.
Appointed by Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes, the CFO operated independently, with minimal oversight by his supervisor, OSC found.
The OSC further reported that the Mercer County Administrator, who manages day-to-day affairs for county government, gave the CFO “substantial discretion in handling departmental operations.”
“In the absence of effective internal controls monitored by executive level employees, the deference provided to the CFO allowed the waste to go undetected for years,” concluded the OSC report.
The OSC report noted that Miller’s attorney, who was not named, told the agency that, if interviewed, Miller “intended to exercise his right against self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
EWING, N.J. — Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes and Assemblyman Wayne P. DeAngelo, President of the Mercer/Burlington Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, Wednesday, signed a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) ensuring a reliable source of skilled and experienced labor for the Trenton-Mercer Airport passenger terminal replacement project.
PHOTO: Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo, (seated at left), and Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes sign a Project Labor Agreement between the Mercer/Burlington Counties Building and Construction Trades Council and the County of Mercer for the construction of the Trenton-Mercer Airport terminal project. Looking on, are members of the building trades.
County Executive Hughes and Assemblyman DeAngelo were joined at the signing, held on the second level of the Trenton-Mercer Airport terminal, by members of the building trades.
The project to construct a new terminal that will accommodate existing passenger capacity, provide modern amenities, and support future passenger growth, is in phase 2 of design, with design completion anticipated by the end of 2023 or very early next year. Concurrent to the terminal project is the design and construction of a 1,000-space parking garage.
Mr. Hughes thanked Assemblyman DeAngelo and his union members, “who have come out to support this airport, to make sure this will be one of the finest projects we’re ever done in Mercer County.”
“This is going to be a big project, and it’s a project that has gone through a lot of hoops and barriers,” he said.
“The FAA, the federal government, the state government, municipal regulations, stormwater regulations – it’s gone through everything. But we are ready now to move forward.”
Assemblyman DeAngelo said the PLA between the County of Mercer and the Mercer/Burlington Counties Building and Construction Trades Council ensures “local people on local jobs that are paid the area wages and standards, which is our men and women that we train.”
“During construction this project will create hundreds of union jobs, putting our brothers and sisters to work, making sure that their families are fed and a roof is over their heads,” he said.
Nancy Ori of New Jersey Photography Forum will conduct digital photography workshops for beginning camera learners on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
She states that “learning how to work your new digital camera or cell phone properly can make all the difference in the world for you to have fun while making great images of your family and vacations, or stepping up your photography for exhibition or video projects.”
This beginning in-person workshop for adults and mature teens will cover basic digital camera controls and how they relate to lighting, getting the correct exposure, getting good color and composition.
The goal of this stress-free afternoon is to develop a basic understanding of your camera controls while exploring some key elements of photography. There will be a balance of technical and creative information with a great publication to follow after the workshop.
“One of the words I often hear from people is ‘afraid.’ “I was afraid to fiddle with it because I was afraid I would not be able to get it back to the settings that would work for me.”
Ori said, “My major goal for this workshop is to help take the fear out of this technology for you. By the time we are finished, your fingers and brain will feel more comfortable setting up things in the menu, and most importantly, you will understand why you are doing that. These actions are not random. I will show you what is important to know for the type of photographs you like to make and how to quickly think through the process.”
She will also talk about composition because even using all the automatic settings, your pictures can be much better with more thought given to better composition.
Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes praised Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Trenton-Mercer Airport for stopping a traveler with a loaded .380-caliber handgun in his carry-on bag at the airport’s security checkpoint in mid-December.
The man also was in possession of two loaded gun magazines and a pellet gun, which, like a firearm, is not permitted through a TSA security checkpoint. He was arrested by Mercer County Sheriff’s Officers.
“This incident illustrates the crucial role TSA officers play in helping to ensure the safety of the traveling public,” County Executive Hughes said.
“I commend the TSA officers at Trenton-Mercer Airport for their dedication and thank them for their service.”
The County Executive also thanked the federal government for acknowledging TSA officers’ valuable contributions by providing funding in the fiscal year 2023 budget that allows the TSA to bring pay rates in line with other federal agencies, effective July 1, 2023.
The TSA said its Transportation Security Officers have generally been paid up to 30 percent less than their federal counterparts.
