Twp., public safety officials unveil new ambulance Funds acquired through partnership with ProLogis Corp. BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Woodbridge officials unveiled the new 2007 Med-Tech ambulance last week that is now available to respond to emergency and lifesaving calls in Port Reading, among other areas in the township. "Public safety is, without a doubt, the most important responsibility of municipal government," said Mayor John E. McCormac. He was joined by 3rd Ward Councilman Greg Bedard, president of the Port Reading First Aid Squad Brian Small, township Director of Emergency Management Walter Hanks, as well as members of the township Board of Fire Commissioners, and members of the Port Reading Fire Department and the First Aid Squad. Together, they unveiled the new ambulance at the squad's headquarters, 916 West Ave., on Nov. 19. The new $121,000 Med-Tech ambulance for the Port Reading First Aid Squad was made possible by the township's partnership with the ProLogis Corp., a Denver-based distribution facilities developer, as they develop an eight-warehouse complex in Port Reading, announced by the mayor in January. The new ambulance will be the squad's third. The Port Reading First Aid Squad, which was established in May 1970, has a total of 24 active members and responds to more than 500 emergency medical calls each year, and will now be better equipped to safely, quickly and efficiently transport patients and accident victims to area hospitals. The township anticipates that the ProLogis Corp. will pay more than $3 million in taxes when fully completed. One warehouse is currently completed. The tax revenue from the ProLogis development is dedicated to specific township and school district projects, including the purchase of new equipment for the Port Reading Fire District and the Port Reading First Aid Squad, security upgrades at township school buildings, and the installation of a new synthetic turf field at Woodbridge High School, a new track at Colonia High School, and new tennis courts at John F. Kennedy Memorial High School in Iselin.