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Joseph A. Brigandi, Jr. has served as Borough Administrator for the Borough of Glassboro since 1999. There he is responsible for the day-to-day management of the municipality, including oversight of the $300 million Rowan Boulevard/downtown redevelopment project, the largest municipal construction project in the state of New Jersey.

Rowan Boulevard is a joint venture with the Borough of Glassboro, Rowan University and Sora Holdings, LLC, and is expected to attract as many as 60 new retail stores and restaurants, boosting the local economy by more than $48 million annually when completed in 2014. More than 70,000 sq. ft. of retail space already has been reserved in the project, which officially broke ground in March, 2009. Overall, Glassboro’s entire revitalization, including Rowan Boulevard, is expected to feature more than 125 new retail establishments with the potential of infusing the local economy with $225 million in annual sales when fully completed. Sora Holdings, LLC’s private investment in Rowan Boulevard is $300 million, with an additional $3 million for roadway construction funded by NJDOT and Federal sources and a $1 million Rowan University grant provided to the Borough of Glassboro for planning and preconstruction expenses.

In addition to his service to the Borough, Joe served 13 years on the Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders. He was elected to his first full-term, November 1998, after having been appointed to the Board on January 1, 1998.

As Freeholder, Joe oversaw the Department of Education and Economic Development, which includes the Department of Business and Economic Development, the Division of Workforce Development, the Division of Community Development and the Workforce Investment Board. Joe also oversaw the Board of Elections, Gloucester County College, the Gloucester County Institute of Technology, Special Services School District and the Office of the Superintendent of Schools, and served as a member of the Board of School Estimates and the County Capital Improvement Committee. Freeholder Brigandi was Liaison to the Department of Educational and Disability Services and the Disabled Persons Advisory Council. Joe co-chaired the Gloucester County Alliance for Action, which helps promote and resolve county and local economic development and infrastructures issues.

Joe previously served as a Councilman in Glassboro from 1991-1998, and as Council President for two years. During his term as Council President, he reduced Glassboro’s property taxes significantly in both 1996 and 1997. Joe also spearheaded the creation of the Glassboro Economic Development Corporation, where he served as a founding member and vice-chairman of the corporation.

Joe Brigandi earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Rutgers University in 1978. He has coached youth soccer, basketball and baseball in park and recreation programs. Joe and his family are members of St. Bridget’s Roman Catholic Church in Glassboro. He is also a founding member and former Vice President of the Boys and Girls Club of Glassboro.

Joe is a lifelong resident of Glassboro, where he currently resides with his wife, Elaine. They have three children, Joey III, Sean, and Bethany.

Borough Administrator
Joseph A. Brigandi, Jr.