Dan Cirucci: Burlco's Garganio, O'Brien Win Key Labor Support

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Burlco's Garganio, O'Brien Win Key Labor Support

Saying it reflects their commitment to fiscal policies that are making Burlington County more affordable for working class families, Burlington County Freeholders Bruce Garganio and Mary Ann O'Brien announced today that they have both been endorsed for re-election by the Southern New Jersey Building & Construction Trades Council.

"Bruce and Mary Ann have proven themselves to be on the side of working class families in Burlington County by enacting policies that make it more affordable to live, work and retire in South Jersey," said Southern NJ Building & Construction Trades Council President James Kehoe. "They have earned our support."

Since joining the Board in 2010, Garganio and O'Brien have cut county property taxes by $8 million and reduced county spending by $7 million. Under Republican leadership, county property taxes have declined by $8.6 million and spending by $9.6 million since 2008. Due to their fiscal discipline, Burlington County spends fewer tax dollars per person than any county in the State, at just $483 per person. Neighboring counties in South Jersey spend far more: Camden ($628), Gloucester ($700) and Mercer ($779).

"As a foreman carpenter for twenty-five years, winning the support of my colleagues in the building and construction trades is a tremendous honor," said Freeholder Director Garganio. "The trades union represents thousands of hardworking Burlington County families who fight and claw to balance their family budgets, and appreciate the difficult decisions we have had to make on the Freeholder Board in order to cut county property taxes and reduce county spending by millions of dollars over the last two years."

"My top priority as a Freeholder is, and always has been, to make sure that county government lives within its means and reduces the tax burden on individuals, families, small businesses and seniors - especially in these difficult economic times," said Freeholder O'Brien. "Earning this endorsement from the Southern New Jersey Building and Construction Trades Council shows that the tough decisions we're making as a Freeholder Board are being recognized by the people who pay the bills - the taxpayers. That is very gratifying."

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Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

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A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

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