Local News - Comcast allowed to close Mullica Township office
Comcast of South Jersey will be allowed to shut down its Mullica Township customer-service office, despite the township government's objections, the state Board of Public Utilities ruled Tuesday.
The cable provider cited "minimal traffic" in its July proposal to shut the office in the town of.........Continue Reading
6,000 by Nov. 1. Mullica officials lobbied against the move, saying it would inconvenience residents.
At its meeting Tuesday, the BPU approved the closing simultaneously with more than a dozen unrelated requests on its "consent agenda."
Comcast's Mullica office already sits at the northwest edge of the township, near the boundary with Hammonton and a little more than 3 miles from the Hammonton office that will now be the closest service location for Mullica customers.
Mayor Michael St. Amour acknowledged that opposing the closing was a long shot.
"It was never specified they had to be in Mullica," St. Amour said. "I don't think we're left with much of a leg to stand on."
The mayor added that Comcast "is probably going to do some things financially to help us out," including helping to subsidize a Christmas light show in Mullica.
Comcast also has customer-service offices in Pleasantville, Northfield and Ventnor in Atlantic County; Avalon, Ocean City and Wildwood in Cape May County; Bridgeton, Commercial Township, Millville and Vineland in Cumberland County; and Ship Bottom and Stafford Township in southern Ocean County.
Area residents looking for a map to the nearest Comcast office or offices can visit Comcast.com on the Web, then click on "Service Center Locations" under the "Customers" tab.
Contact Eric Scott Campbell:
609-272-7217
