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Balvir Singh was born in India, and immigrated to US during childhood with his family. He grew up in a one-bedroom apartment in
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Singh voted in favor of the 2018 County budget, which resulted in a reduction in property taxes. The budget also called for a cut in the amount of money going into the
Burlington County farmland preservation and open space fund since only two farms had applied for the program during the 2018 fiscal
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Commissioner introduced a resolution to expand the Burlington County Women's Advisory Council's size from 15 to 20 members. Singh and Pullion expressed concern that current members were being dismissed and that new members were being chosen without a
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