. >> next person is dan bowersox and i believe he withdraw his application so gary lewis are you here? >> hi. good afternoon members of the board. first i would like to thank you for inviting me to come down again and put myself forward for a position on the local homeless coordinating board. i come to this with -- my interest in coming to this board stems out of the last six and a half years working along the tenderloin and working with the homeless and low income individuals. i started this work in 2008 and leaving my job in biotech and going to law school and having a role in community development. i quickly began volunteered at the shelter and referrals through a student group. throughout school it snow balled there and i went into the homeless advocacy project and legal aid and worked with the -- what was then the good neighborhood coalition on the efforts to get a cbmc hospital project. upon graduation in 2011 i was extremely lucky to be offered the role much the executive director of the assistance advocacy project and an organization in the tenderloin around for 30 years provi

. >> reporter: gary lewis says towns might consider bankruptcy in most extreme cases but for some, it means shifting funds to pay for the pensions they promised. >> money that would otherwise be used to pave roads or pay salary or, you know, buy fire trucks, now has to go and pay for retiree benefits and health care. >> reporter: all right. so, what is the fix? the state auditor recommends moving to a statewide pension system instead of having thousands of tiny ones scattered around. some towns might consider enrolling their employees in some sort of 401(k) plan but you would need the local unions to agree on that. we're live in delaware county randy gyllenhaal "nbc10 news." >>> the national rifle association taking aim at philadelphia gun ordinances. they filed a lawsuit against the city today. it says seven of philadelphia's gun ordinances are barred by state law. it wants a court to ban enforcement of them. philadelphia da's office told "nbc10 news" it's always the best solution for the state to enact a mandatory minimum sentence for carrying an illegal gun in philadelphia. >>> new

. >> reporter: pension experts like gary lewis say some towns will have no other choice but to increaseruptcy might not be far-fetched. >> money that would otherwise be used to pave roads or pay salary or buy fire trucks now has to go and pay for retiree benefits and health care. >> reporter: now, i've been on the phone with town managers across the area. they say aside from tax hikes, we can expect benefit cuts in a number of towns that face these shortfalls. a lot of places could also see a move towards plans like a 401(k) that many private industries have as opposed positive public pensions. live in delaware county randy gyllenhaal "nbc10 news." >>> water service is still out for homes in upper dublin montgomery county following a water main break. the eight-inch break was shut down around 6:15 this morning. crews expect the water to be off for another few hours. this morning the water froze over and then caused a car to crash into a median. >>> the south jersey police officer has been indicted on charges including aggravated assault. tuckerton officer allowed his canine partner to b