Residents urge township to host AARP driving classes and press for oversight of sober‑living houses

Two public commenters addressed community services and housing oversight at the Pennsauken Township Committee meeting.

Dave Leve, an AARP volunteer from Edgewater Park, requested municipal support to host AARP driver-safety courses that the organization said benefit older drivers. Leve said the course can be run in a single six-hour session (or split into two sessions), costs $20 for AARP members and $25 for nonmembers, and can deliver insurance savings for participants. He asked for local host sites and bilingual instructors; township staff offered to explore available rooms in the municipal building and library.

Pennsauken resident Timothy Fuller described multiple sober-living houses where, he said, residents face unclear accounting, verbal demands for rent and threats of immediate removal without written notice. Fuller said operators appear to claim protections associated with treatment facilities but provide no licensed clinical services, nurses or structured treatment on site. "If Pennsauken is going to host these homes, there must be oversight, which includes clear accounting, clear classification, clear compliance, basic due process before removal," Fuller said, offering to provide documentation privately.

Mayor Patrick Olivo responded that the township would reach out to the county health department and to the state representative mentioned (Sen. Nilsa Cruz) and asked staff to collect Fuller’s contact information for follow-up.

No formal committee action on sober‑living facilities was taken at the meeting; officials said they would pursue intergovernmental contacts and follow up with the resident.