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County Ready to Pick Civic Center Site

CAMDEN, NJ-The proposed venue would include several entertainment (including a minor league hockey team) and recreational uses but, unfortunately for this struggling city, the facility won't be built here.

By Eric Peterson | Updated on June 19, 2001

CAMDEN, NJ-It’s been 18 months since a civic center was first proposed for Camden County, and the final site could be determined by August 23. That’s the date of the next county freeholder meeting, and the civic center tops the agenda.

As much as the city of Camden would like to have the venue, it won’t be built there. The contenders are the cities of Pennsauken, Winslow and Lawnside, according to freeholder director Jeffrey Nash.

Pennsauken apparently has the inside track. It has a 70-acre site targeted as a redevelopment zone, and an alternate waterfront site, and is awaiting a $20 million redevelopment grant from the state. The big “if” is the latter – it has to be in the state budget by the beginning of the new fiscal year, which is July 1.

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