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PostPosted: Tue, Feb 14 2017, 3:55 pm EST    Post subject: Re: Tax Payer Fund New Library Reply with quote

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Indivisible Cranbury does not want open discussion and cannot accept dissenting opinions. No matter what some members may claim, their mission is resistance, not discussion of different opinions. Indivisible Cranbury is aligned to the national resistance movement.

Posts on this board that were negative to Indivisible Cranbury were removed at the request of the Indivisible organizers. Is that free speech?

Some posters who had satirical comments were threatened with legal action. Is that acceptance of different ideas or bullying?

The threats are especially concerning because of the support of the town. The Mayor, David Cook and another committee member, Susan Goetz are members of Indivisible Cranbury.

Indivisible Cranbury’s Facebook discussion site is completely closed. What are they hiding?

The library is openly supporting Indivisible and offering the library for meeting space. Do we need more taxpayer money spent to increase library meeting space for the resistance movement? Does this make the library an accepting atmosphere for all residents including our children?

I wonder if this post will be deleted.


To the poster above, having two TC members involved does not mean the group has the support of the town. The Cranbury Twp Committee has 5 members. It's like the supreme court.

Dave and Susan are fairly left leaning individuals. This should not be a surprise. But, they may not be active. Perhaps they were just added to the group.

Mr. Johnson isn't a listed member and he's been very pro-business for the town. I don't see him as an Indivisible person.

Dan Mulligan is a Republican. He's also taken on affordable housing vocally. So I highly doubt he is going to join a far left group.

Jay Taylor has been straight middle of the road. Considering he's in the Fire Co. a traditionally conservative field like police. I doubt he's going too suddenly go far left.

All three who did not join have fairly strong personalities if you read the meeting minutes so I can't see any one of them rushing to join this group.

So that is 3 members a majority of the TC and therefore not sure you can say the TC supports this group. At best you can say 2 support and 3 are indifferent.


When I said supreme court, I meant political views are mixed on the TC.
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PostPosted: Wed, Feb 15 2017, 4:43 pm EST    Post subject: Re: Tax Payer Fund New Library Reply with quote

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Onto the library. What the library people do not want you to know is that each municipality is mandated to give a portion of the tax's to the library. In Cranbury's case the library has "pocketed" these funds for several years into a capital fund for the new library. What this tells me, and should tell all is that if they have that much money left over each year is that we do not need a new library. Just imagine what this library could have done with all that money, not sure what the exact amount is but it is my understanding it is over $500,000. This is almost criminal, our tax dollars that are required to be sent to the library is not used to help our kids each year.


The library has taken away taxpayer money meant to provide services to residents to fund their personal agenda, a new library, and call it donations. One important service the Cranbury does not provide is Sunday hours. Other local libraries including Princeton, East & West Windsor (excluding the summer), Plainsboro and Monroe are open on Sunday to service the population when they are not working. If there is not a demand for Sunday hours (as the library claims) then how can the library be considered valuable and how can a new taxpayer funded library be justified.
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PostPosted: Wed, Feb 15 2017, 7:11 pm EST    Post subject: Re: Tax Payer Fund New Library Reply with quote

anon-15o6 wrote:
anon-15ps wrote:
Onto the library. What the library people do not want you to know is that each municipality is mandated to give a portion of the tax's to the library. In Cranbury's case the library has "pocketed" these funds for several years into a capital fund for the new library. What this tells me, and should tell all is that if they have that much money left over each year is that we do not need a new library. Just imagine what this library could have done with all that money, not sure what the exact amount is but it is my understanding it is over $500,000. This is almost criminal, our tax dollars that are required to be sent to the library is not used to help our kids each year.


The library has taken away taxpayer money meant to provide services to residents to fund their personal agenda, a new library, and call it donations. One important service the Cranbury does not provide is Sunday hours. Other local libraries including Princeton, East & West Windsor (excluding the summer), Plainsboro and Monroe are open on Sunday to service the population when they are not working. If there is not a demand for Sunday hours (as the library claims) then how can the library be considered valuable and how can a new taxpayer funded library be justified.


Even as a donor I have come around to this way of thinking. In that I wonder if they applied money from the taxes to the operation would we have a better library? With Sunday hours where families can go, would they have received more donations?

Or and this is not a knock, is the lack of Sunday hours more because they cannot find people willing to work on Sundays? It may be hard to staff Sundays.
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PostPosted: Wed, Feb 15 2017, 9:09 pm EST    Post subject: Re: Tax Payer Fund New Library Reply with quote

anon-s6p5 wrote:
anon-15o6 wrote:
anon-15ps wrote:
Onto the library. What the library people do not want you to know is that each municipality is mandated to give a portion of the tax's to the library. In Cranbury's case the library has "pocketed" these funds for several years into a capital fund for the new library. What this tells me, and should tell all is that if they have that much money left over each year is that we do not need a new library. Just imagine what this library could have done with all that money, not sure what the exact amount is but it is my understanding it is over $500,000. This is almost criminal, our tax dollars that are required to be sent to the library is not used to help our kids each year.


The library has taken away taxpayer money meant to provide services to residents to fund their personal agenda, a new library, and call it donations. One important service the Cranbury does not provide is Sunday hours. Other local libraries including Princeton, East & West Windsor (excluding the summer), Plainsboro and Monroe are open on Sunday to service the population when they are not working. If there is not a demand for Sunday hours (as the library claims) then how can the library be considered valuable and how can a new taxpayer funded library be justified.


Even as a donor I have come around to this way of thinking. In that I wonder if they applied money from the taxes to the operation would we have a better library? With Sunday hours where families can go, would they have received more donations?

Or and this is not a knock, is the lack of Sunday hours more because they cannot find people willing to work on Sundays? It may be hard to staff Sundays.


The library could easily afford to have more community-friendly hours, if they addressed the overspending on payroll and benefits. Our library payroll expense rivals the entire budgets of similarly sized libraries (including libraries with similar hours and stand alone buildings).

Additionally, current library hours and staffing are established to benefit the librarians and not the community. For example, if the library opened 1 hour later every weekday (which is better for the school), they could be open for more weekend hours. Additionally, if you look at all of the days the library is closed, they have multiple days off for every holiday. Why? When you consider the amount of vacation time available to our plentiful full time library staffers, you see we are paying a staggering amount for actual days worked. Then consider that much of the time spent during working hours is actually working toward building a new library.

In short, if they had used the money and time that was supposed to be used for the library to make our current library better, we would have had a much better library for the last 8 or 9 years.

Your donations are essentially funding a multi-million dollar project to move the library across the parking lot in hopes that less annoying kids will go to the library after school and to further justify the existence of a bloated full time library payroll.

SOL Save Our Library
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PostPosted: Thu, Feb 16 2017, 2:47 pm EST    Post subject: Re: Tax Payer Fund New Library Reply with quote

anon-s6p5 wrote:
JamesF wrote:
Thank you, Scott:

Then we are in agreement that the Indivisible Cranbury group is not a hate group. Can we also agree that its use of the library was appropriate?

My concern here is that you stated that you are withholding your pledge to the library until you got clarity and I want to make sure that we are not holding you back. The school needs the space occupied by the library and the library needs more space for its purpose (anyone who attended the NASA event last Friday could see the library needs a bigger space! (pun intended)). If you are still uncertain, let me know. Otherwise, I'd encourage you to send your check!

James


Hi James,

First, I want to be clear that I do not believe that Indivisble Cranbury is a hate group an extreme group like the tea party yes, but not a hate group.

However, I also cannot say how far you go to link to the national group either. I am not going to troll as the other poster, but absent any data (your site is closed so how can I see your postings are benign) I have to trust my instincts that the group is fine based on the people Ink ow who joined. Which is why I suggested your group not associate with the indivisible nationally if it does become even more extreme or turn toward the hate group level (given their language and affiliations nationally it is possible) then many Cranbury people will receive bad reputations. Further, your problem is by associating your supporting that groups language. Rebranding as Cranbury Together /united or something would serve you better.

My concern about the library is that I see two issues. One is the library board and it's members must do what they can to ensure the library remains apolitical. I am fine with the library opening just space, but if the library takes different positions or uses it beyond a meeting I have a concern. The Preside t came on here and made a post about the group and space. That concerned me because it stepped beyond the role of a library.

Look at colleges today where people are told what they can or cannot say in commencement speeches. Or look at how people reacted to Steve Martin and Carrie Fisher. Institutions are blocking free speech and comments that are being made positively are leading protests. We are telling Catholic convents that they must supply contraception cover despite their beliefs when the liberal belief in the past was to respect religion. Society has left the classic liberal norms to adopt a Socialist Stalin type mentality and that is dangerous.

That is why I will never join indivisible Cranbury, because the people I do know in your group share similar views that worry me. A library supporting those positions endangers all.

That stated, Indivisible is not holding me back, it is the library holding me back. I fully support your right as a group to meet, discuss and raise your positions.

As an FYI, I do not believe the schools needs the space. Enrollment is substantially dropping and there is no new major residential impacts on the horizon that will raise enrollment beyond the peak levels.

I was supporting it more for the community aspect.

Scott


They may not be a hate group however their views are very extreme. If you look at the master charter https://www.indivisibleguide.com/web/ they have one purpose and that is to overthrow anything the Trump administration is doing. This is wrong, we as a country need to have a open dialog and work together to find common ground and common solutions. When you have a group like this that hides its agenda and membership what are they really doing that they need to hide everything. A group that believes in what they are doing is right should not be afraid to show it. Agree with other posters Very suspicious.
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PostPosted: Thu, Feb 16 2017, 4:50 pm EST    Post subject: Re: Tax Payer Fund New Library Reply with quote

anon-992n wrote:
anon-s6p5 wrote:
JamesF wrote:
Thank you, Scott:

Then we are in agreement that the Indivisible Cranbury group is not a hate group. Can we also agree that its use of the library was appropriate?

My concern here is that you stated that you are withholding your pledge to the library until you got clarity and I want to make sure that we are not holding you back. The school needs the space occupied by the library and the library needs more space for its purpose (anyone who attended the NASA event last Friday could see the library needs a bigger space! (pun intended)). If you are still uncertain, let me know. Otherwise, I'd encourage you to send your check!

James


Hi James,

First, I want to be clear that I do not believe that Indivisble Cranbury is a hate group an extreme group like the tea party yes, but not a hate group.

However, I also cannot say how far you go to link to the national group either. I am not going to troll as the other poster, but absent any data (your site is closed so how can I see your postings are benign) I have to trust my instincts that the group is fine based on the people Ink ow who joined. Which is why I suggested your group not associate with the indivisible nationally if it does become even more extreme or turn toward the hate group level (given their language and affiliations nationally it is possible) then many Cranbury people will receive bad reputations. Further, your problem is by associating your supporting that groups language. Rebranding as Cranbury Together /united or something would serve you better.

My concern about the library is that I see two issues. One is the library board and it's members must do what they can to ensure the library remains apolitical. I am fine with the library opening just space, but if the library takes different positions or uses it beyond a meeting I have a concern. The Preside t came on here and made a post about the group and space. That concerned me because it stepped beyond the role of a library.

Look at colleges today where people are told what they can or cannot say in commencement speeches. Or look at how people reacted to Steve Martin and Carrie Fisher. Institutions are blocking free speech and comments that are being made positively are leading protests. We are telling Catholic convents that they must supply contraception cover despite their beliefs when the liberal belief in the past was to respect religion. Society has left the classic liberal norms to adopt a Socialist Stalin type mentality and that is dangerous.

That is why I will never join indivisible Cranbury, because the people I do know in your group share similar views that worry me. A library supporting those positions endangers all.

That stated, Indivisible is not holding me back, it is the library holding me back. I fully support your right as a group to meet, discuss and raise your positions.

As an FYI, I do not believe the schools needs the space. Enrollment is substantially dropping and there is no new major residential impacts on the horizon that will raise enrollment beyond the peak levels.

I was supporting it more for the community aspect.

Scott


They may not be a hate group however their views are very extreme. If you look at the master charter https://www.indivisibleguide.com/web/ they have one purpose and that is to overthrow anything the Trump administration is doing. This is wrong, we as a country need to have a open dialog and work together to find common ground and common solutions. When you have a group like this that hides its agenda and membership what are they really doing that they need to hide everything. A group that believes in what they are doing is right should not be afraid to show it. Agree with other posters Very suspicious.
I can't believe two politicians are in this anti-American group. This is illegal for them to be part of. Impeachment?
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PostPosted: Thu, Feb 16 2017, 5:15 pm EST    Post subject: Re: Tax Payer Fund New Library Reply with quote

Not sure if being part of a group, no matter how offensive, is illegal. It is truly disappointing that our Mayor and another township committee are members of a government resistance group.

There may be a legal issue is regarding the extreme closed and secretive nature of this group. There are laws about open meetings for elected officials.
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PostPosted: Thu, Feb 16 2017, 5:59 pm EST    Post subject: Re: Tax Payer Fund New Library Reply with quote

It's not illegal to join a group.

If three members joined the Presbyterian church and went to sunday service it would not be illegal.

Also, even if both went to a meeting and discussed Twp business it would not be illegal as there was no majority of the TC present.

their only issue is whether people dislike the group to the point where they do not vote for them at reelection.
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PostPosted: Fri, Feb 17 2017, 6:37 am EST    Post subject: Re: Tax Payer Fund New Library Reply with quote

anon-q2q6 wrote:
anon-s6p5 wrote:
anon-15o6 wrote:
anon-15ps wrote:
Onto the library. What the library people do not want you to know is that each municipality is mandated to give a portion of the tax's to the library. In Cranbury's case the library has "pocketed" these funds for several years into a capital fund for the new library. What this tells me, and should tell all is that if they have that much money left over each year is that we do not need a new library. Just imagine what this library could have done with all that money, not sure what the exact amount is but it is my understanding it is over $500,000. This is almost criminal, our tax dollars that are required to be sent to the library is not used to help our kids each year.


The library has taken away taxpayer money meant to provide services to residents to fund their personal agenda, a new library, and call it donations. One important service the Cranbury does not provide is Sunday hours. Other local libraries including Princeton, East & West Windsor (excluding the summer), Plainsboro and Monroe are open on Sunday to service the population when they are not working. If there is not a demand for Sunday hours (as the library claims) then how can the library be considered valuable and how can a new taxpayer funded library be justified.


Even as a donor I have come around to this way of thinking. In that I wonder if they applied money from the taxes to the operation would we have a better library? With Sunday hours where families can go, would they have received more donations?

Or and this is not a knock, is the lack of Sunday hours more because they cannot find people willing to work on Sundays? It may be hard to staff Sundays.


The library could easily afford to have more community-friendly hours, if they addressed the overspending on payroll and benefits. Our library payroll expense rivals the entire budgets of similarly sized libraries (including libraries with similar hours and stand alone buildings).

Additionally, current library hours and staffing are established to benefit the librarians and not the community. For example, if the library opened 1 hour later every weekday (which is better for the school), they could be open for more weekend hours. Additionally, if you look at all of the days the library is closed, they have multiple days off for every holiday. Why? When you consider the amount of vacation time available to our plentiful full time library staffers, you see we are paying a staggering amount for actual days worked. Then consider that much of the time spent during working hours is actually working toward building a new library.

In short, if they had used the money and time that was supposed to be used for the library to make our current library better, we would have had a much better library for the last 8 or 9 years.

Your donations are essentially funding a multi-million dollar project to move the library across the parking lot in hopes that less annoying kids will go to the library after school and to further justify the existence of a bloated full time library payroll.

SOL Save Our Library
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PostPosted: Fri, Feb 17 2017, 6:38 am EST    Post subject: Re: Tax Payer Fund New Library Reply with quote

anon-992n wrote:
anon-s6p5 wrote:
JamesF wrote:
Thank you, Scott:

Then we are in agreement that the Indivisible Cranbury group is not a hate group. Can we also agree that its use of the library was appropriate?

My concern here is that you stated that you are withholding your pledge to the library until you got clarity and I want to make sure that we are not holding you back. The school needs the space occupied by the library and the library needs more space for its purpose (anyone who attended the NASA event last Friday could see the library needs a bigger space! (pun intended)). If you are still uncertain, let me know. Otherwise, I'd encourage you to send your check!

James


Hi James,

First, I want to be clear that I do not believe that Indivisble Cranbury is a hate group an extreme group like the tea party yes, but not a hate group.

However, I also cannot say how far you go to link to the national group either. I am not going to troll as the other poster, but absent any data (your site is closed so how can I see your postings are benign) I have to trust my instincts that the group is fine based on the people Ink ow who joined. Which is why I suggested your group not associate with the indivisible nationally if it does become even more extreme or turn toward the hate group level (given their language and affiliations nationally it is possible) then many Cranbury people will receive bad reputations. Further, your problem is by associating your supporting that groups language. Rebranding as Cranbury Together /united or something would serve you better.

My concern about the library is that I see two issues. One is the library board and it's members must do what they can to ensure the library remains apolitical. I am fine with the library opening just space, but if the library takes different positions or uses it beyond a meeting I have a concern. The Preside t came on here and made a post about the group and space. That concerned me because it stepped beyond the role of a library.

Look at colleges today where people are told what they can or cannot say in commencement speeches. Or look at how people reacted to Steve Martin and Carrie Fisher. Institutions are blocking free speech and comments that are being made positively are leading protests. We are telling Catholic convents that they must supply contraception cover despite their beliefs when the liberal belief in the past was to respect religion. Society has left the classic liberal norms to adopt a Socialist Stalin type mentality and that is dangerous.

That is why I will never join indivisible Cranbury, because the people I do know in your group share similar views that worry me. A library supporting those positions endangers all.

That stated, Indivisible is not holding me back, it is the library holding me back. I fully support your right as a group to meet, discuss and raise your positions.

As an FYI, I do not believe the schools needs the space. Enrollment is substantially dropping and there is no new major residential impacts on the horizon that will raise enrollment beyond the peak levels.

I was supporting it more for the community aspect.

Scott


They may not be a hate group however their views are very extreme. If you look at the master charter https://www.indivisibleguide.com/web/ they have one purpose and that is to overthrow anything the Trump administration is doing. This is wrong, we as a country need to have a open dialog and work together to find common ground and common solutions. When you have a group like this that hides its agenda and membership what are they really doing that they need to hide everything. A group that believes in what they are doing is right should not be afraid to show it. Agree with other posters Very suspicious.
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PostPosted: Fri, Feb 17 2017, 6:39 am EST    Post subject: Re: Tax Payer Fund New Library Reply with quote

anon-q2r7 wrote:
anon-992n wrote:
anon-s6p5 wrote:
JamesF wrote:
Thank you, Scott:

Then we are in agreement that the Indivisible Cranbury group is not a hate group. Can we also agree that its use of the library was appropriate?

My concern here is that you stated that you are withholding your pledge to the library until you got clarity and I want to make sure that we are not holding you back. The school needs the space occupied by the library and the library needs more space for its purpose (anyone who attended the NASA event last Friday could see the library needs a bigger space! (pun intended)). If you are still uncertain, let me know. Otherwise, I'd encourage you to send your check!

James


Hi James,

First, I want to be clear that I do not believe that Indivisble Cranbury is a hate group an extreme group like the tea party yes, but not a hate group.

However, I also cannot say how far you go to link to the national group either. I am not going to troll as the other poster, but absent any data (your site is closed so how can I see your postings are benign) I have to trust my instincts that the group is fine based on the people Ink ow who joined. Which is why I suggested your group not associate with the indivisible nationally if it does become even more extreme or turn toward the hate group level (given their language and affiliations nationally it is possible) then many Cranbury people will receive bad reputations. Further, your problem is by associating your supporting that groups language. Rebranding as Cranbury Together /united or something would serve you better.

My concern about the library is that I see two issues. One is the library board and it's members must do what they can to ensure the library remains apolitical. I am fine with the library opening just space, but if the library takes different positions or uses it beyond a meeting I have a concern. The Preside t came on here and made a post about the group and space. That concerned me because it stepped beyond the role of a library.

Look at colleges today where people are told what they can or cannot say in commencement speeches. Or look at how people reacted to Steve Martin and Carrie Fisher. Institutions are blocking free speech and comments that are being made positively are leading protests. We are telling Catholic convents that they must supply contraception cover despite their beliefs when the liberal belief in the past was to respect religion. Society has left the classic liberal norms to adopt a Socialist Stalin type mentality and that is dangerous.

That is why I will never join indivisible Cranbury, because the people I do know in your group share similar views that worry me. A library supporting those positions endangers all.

That stated, Indivisible is not holding me back, it is the library holding me back. I fully support your right as a group to meet, discuss and raise your positions.

As an FYI, I do not believe the schools needs the space. Enrollment is substantially dropping and there is no new major residential impacts on the horizon that will raise enrollment beyond the peak levels.

I was supporting it more for the community aspect.

Scott


They may not be a hate group however their views are very extreme. If you look at the master charter https://www.indivisibleguide.com/web/ they have one purpose and that is to overthrow anything the Trump administration is doing. This is wrong, we as a country need to have a open dialog and work together to find common ground and common solutions. When you have a group like this that hides its agenda and membership what are they really doing that they need to hide everything. A group that believes in what they are doing is right should not be afraid to show it. Agree with other posters Very suspicious.
I can't believe two politicians are in this anti-American group. This is illegal for them to be part of. Impeachment?
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PostPosted: Fri, Feb 17 2017, 6:40 am EST    Post subject: Re: Tax Payer Fund New Library Reply with quote

anon-s01n wrote:
Not sure if being part of a group, no matter how offensive, is illegal. It is truly disappointing that our Mayor and another township committee are members of a government resistance group.

There may be a legal issue is regarding the extreme closed and secretive nature of this group. There are laws about open meetings for elected officials.
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PostPosted: Fri, Feb 17 2017, 6:41 am EST    Post subject: Re: Tax Payer Fund New Library Reply with quote

anon-s6p5 wrote:
It's not illegal to join a group.

If three members joined the Presbyterian church and went to sunday service it would not be illegal.

Also, even if both went to a meeting and discussed Twp business it would not be illegal as there was no majority of the TC present.

their only issue is whether people dislike the group to the point where they do not vote for them at reelection.
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PostPosted: Fri, Feb 17 2017, 2:04 pm EST    Post subject: Re: Tax Payer Fund New Library Reply with quote

anon-pp98 wrote:
anon-ppq7 wrote:
From the pledge of allegiance:…” indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
These groups advocate being involved in politics - our community, our state, our nation. They are comprised of Democrats, Republican, Independents, Green Party, Unaffiliated. One lesson we all have learned in the past few months is that we need to be involved citizens – be educated, learn how to participate, share ideas. I welcome conversations. I look outside my comfort circle and want to engage in new ideas. I see the library as the perfect spot for these conversations, and all groups to meet.

This is what community library can be - a platform for ideas and getting together and listening to each other. All local groups are encouraged to meet in the public library.
If this is an example of extremism, then you are right: I am an extremist.
Thank you for making my day.
Kirstie Venanzi


libraries trump hate we extremist ask Tax deductible donations by check should be made payable to Cranbury Public Library Foundation and can be dropped off at the library or sent to:

Cranbury Public Library Foundation
23 N Main St
Cranbury, NJ 08512
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PostPosted: Tue, Feb 21 2017, 4:13 pm EST    Post subject: Re: Tax Payer Fund New Library Reply with quote

Dear Cranbury residents,
In light of the recent discourse regarding interest groups including Indivisible Cranbury I thought it pertinent to make a comment and offer a perspective.
As representatives of Cranbury and its constituents the Township Committee including Susan Goetz and I, take very seriously the necessity to be aware of what is important and of concern to all of our residents.
Understanding that the political climate is going through various changes, the need for being conscious of all types of organizations is imperative. It is also helpful to understanding what political changes are occurring locally and how they may affect Cranbury. Being aware of groups including Indivisible Cranbury is part of that process. Though both Susan and I were not aware of being formal members of Indivisible Cranbury, I do know that we are both on FaceBook lists that alert us to their meetings. I do not intend to speak for all of the township committee members but I can say that we don’t look at the Township Committee as a mechanism designed to endorse or validate any group or political position over another. However putting our heads in the sand is not an option nor should it be if we want to make a sincere contribution to making Cranbury a wonderful place to be a resident and an American.

Thank you,
David Cook
Mayor
Cranbury Township Committee
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David Cook, Cranbury-32p3 wrote:
Dear Cranbury residents,
In light of the recent discourse regarding interest groups including Indivisible Cranbury I thought it pertinent to make a comment and offer a perspective.
As representatives of Cranbury and its constituents the Township Committee including Susan Goetz and I, take very seriously the necessity to be aware of what is important and of concern to all of our residents.
Understanding that the political climate is going through various changes, the need for being conscious of all types of organizations is imperative. It is also helpful to understanding what political changes are occurring locally and how they may affect Cranbury. Being aware of groups including Indivisible Cranbury is part of that process. Though both Susan and I were not aware of being formal members of Indivisible Cranbury, I do know that we are both on FaceBook lists that alert us to their meetings. I do not intend to speak for all of the township committee members but I can say that we don’t look at the Township Committee as a mechanism designed to endorse or validate any group or political position over another. However putting our heads in the sand is not an option nor should it be if we want to make a sincere contribution to making Cranbury a wonderful place to be a resident and an American.

Thank you,
David Cook
Mayor
Cranbury Township Committee


Thank you Dave.

I think being aware of groups and what they are doing is excellent. That goes for any group good or bad.

I think being an active member of this type of group is not a good idea for an elected official in a town like Cranbury. Cranbury has always been apolitical and our community is better for it. I am glad to know you and Susan are not actively engaged.

I think your bigger issue is someone adding you as a member to a group without your consent.
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