Sweeney Sues West Deptford Over Sunoco Settlement
The state Senate president accuses West Deptford officials of engaging in a "quid pro quo" for agreeing to settle tax appeals filed by the owners of Eagle Point refinery.
In the latest blow in the bitter battle between Republicans and Democrats in West Deptford, state Sen. Stephen M. Sweeney is suing his hometown government over a tax-appeals settlement he contends was illegal. Sweeney, a Democrat, filed the lawsuit in state Superior Court in Woodbury on Oct. 25. The complaint names the township, Mayor Raymond Chintall, the township committee and the owners of Eagle Point refinery as defendants. The lawsuit alleges that the Republican-controlled township made a $13.1 million settlement payment earlier this year to resolve years of tax appeals filed by Sunoco, owner of the shuttered refinery (the initial settlement amount was $15 million.) The township made a separate $18.5 million payment to Coastal, the …
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Lauren Burgoon
12:38 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
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