"I think down the road we should look at that," Mayor Dan Teefy told the Courier-Post.ĭropping Monroe and changing the entire municipality's name - even other incorporated sections like Cecil and Victory Lakes - has been kicked around for a long time, Teefy said. Is it time to go all in and cut the confusion with one Williamstown Township? It's a double life for residents here, who pay their taxes to Monroe, but tell out-of-towners they live in Williamstown. The Williamstown branding initiative gives the Main Street area its own website, logo and slogan, in addition to the existing materials for the Monroe Township government. Williamstown will put Monroe Township on companies' radars, encouraging their location downtown, officials hope. Census Bureau-designated place.Ī municipal marketing campaign is pushing Main Street, the "heart of Williamstown," as a center for business. In Gloucester County, Monroe Township officials have the spotlight on Williamstown, an unincorporated area recognized as a U.S. RELATED: Walmart opens training academy in Williamstown It's what sets your Monroe Township apart from the other one. It's that section of town - the 18th century Williamstown village that was never incorporated - that's really home. It takes too long to answer, often ending in "No, the other Monroe," or "Washington Township, Gloucester County."īut why get technical. If you're in one of New Jersey's duplicate townships - either of the two Monroe Townships or five Washington Townships - you've dreaded this question: Watch Video: WATCH: What if Monroe Township changed its name?
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