Hector Cabezas

Councilman

Democrat: Serving Two Year Term ending December 31, 2020.

Mr. Hector Cabezas has served on Glassboro Council since 2004. He is Chair of the Water and Sewer Committee and serves on the Public Safety and Finance Committees. He is also liaison to the Glassboro Board of Education. 

Cabezas played a pivotal role in securing shared services agreements with Gloucester County, cutting more than 12 cents off the local purpose tax.  He also spearheaded the Shop Local Property Tax Rebate Card program for Glassboro residents.  Hector and his wife have three children, with one still attending Glassboro Schools.  

A 30-year resident of Glassboro, Hector has long been active in serving the youth of the community.  He served on the Glassboro Board of Education from 1998-2004 where he was chair of the Facilities Committee. He coached with Glassboro Little League for 10 years and park and Recreation soccer for 14 years in addition to boys basketball.  

Some of his other community activities include:

27-year resident of Glassboro. 
Chairperson, Water and Sewer Department Committee; Member of Finance and Public Safety Committees.
Integral to implementation of the complete Downtown Redevelopment Project, to generate $225 million in annual revenue upon completion.
Instrumental in fostering the public-private partnership between the Borough, Rowan University and Nexus Properties and the continued investment and progress on Rowan Boulevard
Former Glassboro Little League coach for over 10 years; former Park and Rec soccer and basketball coach for over 14 years.
Spearheaded the Property Tax Reward Program (“Shop Glassboro”). Since inception, the program has saved residents $94K on sales of $1.3M