By: Erin Haskell
Glassboro- Democrat Leo J. McCabe was voted in for another term as Mayor of Glassboro on November 2, 2010 over Republican opponent Claude Butch Cox.
The official county election results confirmed on Tuesday that McCabe won over Cox with 2,932 votes to Cox’s 1,324.
Neither party could be reached for comment on their win or loss.
Mayor McCabe has been the Mayor of Glassboro since January 2002. He is a native of Rhode Island. He and his wife Mary have lived in Glassboro since 1962. They have three children and five grandchildren.
McCabe has a lot of involvement in the Glassboro community and has served on several committees including, The Glassboro Planning Board from 1964-66 and again in 2000, The Glassboro Library Board during the 1970's, was an elected member of the Glassboro School Board from 1973-92, and President of the Glassboro Education Foundation from 1998 to 2001, and in 2002, a founding member of the Boys and Girls Club of Glassboro.
McCabe has a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Ohio State University and a Bachelor of Science from Providence College.
McCabe’s positions for election are as follows: controlling taxes, creating jobs, redevelopment, increasing quality of life for Glassboro residents, and sharing services.
McCabe’s primary focus is on job creation, with 400 temporary jobs being created for Rowan Boulevard construction and 700 permanent jobs becoming available upon completion.
Downtown redevelopment will bring in $225 million in annual sales. Rowan Boulevard is just part of an overall downtown redevelopment effort that will bring 125 new retail businesses and $1.2 million in annual property taxes to Glassboro.
Rowan Boulevard represents a public-private partnership that is bringing in jobs, creating revenue and generating economic activity for the benefit of residents, students and local businesses alike. Since Rowan University housing is owned by the developer and leased by the University, it makes for a greater revenue generator.
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