By ERIC SLAGLE Daily News Staff Writer
 eslagle@dailynewsemail.com
  Forward Township supervi­sors say they are not interested in having their municipality served by a multi-community police force.
  The township’s three-mem­ber governing board at a regu­lar meeting Thursday voiced its opposition to a preliminary police feasibility study conduct­ed by the state Department of Community and Economic Development presented to it and leaders from Elizabeth Township, Elizabeth and West Elizabeth at a meeting last week hosted by state Rep. David Levdansky, D-Forward Township.
  “I don’t think it’s a good fit for Forward Township at this time,” board of supervisors Chairman Tom DeRosa said.
  He said the plan would cost the township almost $600,000 a year, which is about $200,000 more than it currently pays for police services. In addition to costing more, DeRosa said the study indicated that the town­ship

would have fewer police officers on duty within its bor­ders and would have to relin­quish control of the depart­ment to a regional police com­ mission.
  Though details of the study have not been released to the public, Levdansky said last week it creates two scenarios. One scenario is to have all four communities served by one police force. The other is to have Forward Township remain separate with its own police and have the other three communities served by a single department.
  DeRosa said that by the esti­mate in the study, the total cost for police protection in all four communities would increase $510,000.
  Supervisor Tom Headley said that if the proposal would have saved any of the commu­nities money, “People would have been willing to look at it a lot more closely.” West Elizabeth council, apparently, is interested in a closer look. At a meeting ear­lier this week, council there agreed to continue with the police feasibility study. West Elizabeth currently is served by Elizabeth police.
  No word yet on whether Elizabeth Township or Elizabeth is interested in con­tinuing with the study. All four communities have until the

  Forward Township supervisors say they are not interested in having their municipality served by a multi-community police force.
  The township’s three-member governing board at a regu­lar meeting Thursday voiced its opposition to a preliminary police feasibility study conduct­ed by the state Department of Community and Economic Development presented to it and leaders from Elizabeth Township, Elizabeth and West Elizabeth at a meeting last week hosted by state Rep. David Levdansky, D-Forward Township.
  “I don’t think it’s a good fit for Forward Township at this time,” board of supervisors Chairman Tom DeRosa said.
  He said the plan would cost the township almost $600,000 a year, which is about $200,000 more than it currently pays for police services. In addition to costing more, DeRosa said the study indicated that the town­ship

would have fewer police officers on duty within its bor­ders and would have to relin­quish control of the depart­ment to a regional police com­ mission.
  Though details of the study have not been released to the public, Levdansky said last week it creates two scenarios. One scenario is to have all four communities served by one police force. The other is to have Forward Township remain separate with its own police and have the other three communities served by a single department.
  DeRosa said that by the esti\mate in the study, the total cost for police protection in all four communities would increase $510,000.
  Supervisor Tom Headley said that if the proposal would have saved any of the commu­nities money, “People would have been willing to look at it a lot more closely.” West Elizabeth council, apparently, is interested in a closer look. At a meeting ear­lier this week, council there agreed to continue with the police feasibility study. West Elizabeth currently is served by Elizabeth police.
  No word yet on wheth­er Elizabeth Township or Elizabeth is interested in con­tinuing with the study. All four communities have until the