Business recruitment and retention efforts are now underway thanks to efforts by the recently formed Gloucester City Revitalization Committee (GCRC), which consists of Mayor Bill James, Councilman Nick Marchese, Administrator/City Clerk Paul Kain, GCUEZ Representative Bob Booth, Gloucester City Business Association Representative Dave Stallwood, Planning Board Representative John Bisconti and Resident John Hughes.  Non voting members are Gina Dunphy, GCUEZ Coordinator/Director of Community Development and Bob Bevan, Community Relations Specialist.

This sub-committee is overseen by Mayor & Council and the GCUEZ Board in conjunction with the JGSC Group, who are currently serving as the GCUEZ business recruitment and retention consultants.

The GCRC are responsible for facilitating and coordinating revitalization, redevelopment, and business recruitment efforts throughout the GCUEZ.

Any property owners, business owners and developers interested in learning more about the GCUEZ and potential incentives for locating in the targeted area should contact Gina Dunphy at (856) 456-6075 or uez@cityofgloucester.org.

This German ship anchor that had been hiding at the old Coast Guard Base for many years is now prominently displayed at Proprietor's Park on King Street.  The anchor was taken from a German freighter captured by the Coast Guard off of the Atlantic Coast during World War II. For 40+years the anchor sat at the entrance of the City Coast Guard Base, which was abandoned by the Coast Guard in 1986 when they left the property.

Today, it has been cleaned and repositioned near the entrance of the City Marina at the intersection of King Street and Jersey Avenue.

For the past few weeks Union Local 711 Painters and Allied Trades AFL-CIO kindly donated their time to scrape the rust off the anchor and paint it.  The job was completed last week and the anchor was moved to its new location on Wednesday (August 22) by the Public Works Department.

While there has been slight opposition to the project due to the swastikas that are visible on the anchor, Mayor & Council have decided to erect a plaque at the foot of the anchor explaining its rich history as they feel that because of the anchor’s historic value, the City felt is would be wrong to remove the symbols.

Other future enhancements include a landscaped area and a possible seating area to draw visitors to the site.

HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION OFFICE GETS A NEW HOME...
The Gloucester City Housing & Construction Office has moved. You can now find the department at 700 Somerset Street located at the old County Services Building behind the Dining Car Depot off of Monmouth Street.  All phone numbers and email addresses have remained the same and office hours are still from 9 am to 4:30 pm Monday-Friday. 
For more detailed information, click on the Government tab within this website and then scroll down to Housing/Construction/Zoning.

GREETINGS FROM GLOUCESTER CITY...