Candidates Night

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[anon-8166]

Due to a busy work schedule as well as running around with three children between school and after school activities I was not able to attend candidates night. I would like to thank all the individuals involved in making this event happen. I was curious if anyone knows which candidates support the lollipop kids?

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[anon-1son]

Voting for Jay is a no brainer. If you know anything about what the TC has done for the last decade, you’ll vote for Jay because he has done a great job and helped guide the town through some serious challenges.

On a personal level, I have always liked Mr. Ferrante and I would be otherwise inclined to vote for him, except I can’t get past the shenanigans his group tried to pull off this spring. Secretly trying to “primary” someone who has given so much of himself to Cranbury just does not sit right with me. It shows me that Mr Ferrante is far too willing to set aside the views of the majority of the town to satisfy his small group of zealots.

Conversely, I’ve never had a particularly warm relationship with Wayne, but I have seen him put the interests of the town first. I’m not sure I’ll vote for him, but I am open to the idea. I’d like to hear more about why he is running and his views on key issues. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it to candidates night so I hope to find a way to learn more before the election.

[anon-026n]

How much do TC officials get paid a year?
Do they qualify for a pension?

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[anon-5459]

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It is evident that half of the posts (if not more) are from Jay promoting himself while trying to present a misleading version of Mr Ferrante and Wittman responses. Anyone who was unable to attend, should read tomorrow's Cranbury Press from the reporter's perspective and not Jay's version. If not, residents should take the time to reach out to the candidates individually to hear their responses directly.

There was one point that I feel needs a bit more focus-- the $800- 1M in surplus. If Jay (the self proclaimed finance expert) is so fiscally prudent, why is there such a significant amount of surplus? In order to create this type of surplus, one would have to believe there was significant "over" budgeting, or bad financial management to continue to tax residents if funds weren't actually needed? Jay talks about returning the surplus to tax payers however, I would ask why TC kept collecting unnecessary taxes in the first place? Several issues came up that haven't been adequately addressed such as dredging the lake and repairing roads therefore, why hasn't the surplus been applied to address these issues that have been ongoing for years? If residents are supposed to rely on Jay's experience, why haven't these issues been addressed, clearly there are funds available? I would have like to hear a little more about his vision and plan moving forward, and a little less patting himself on the back at every turn.

[anon-s316]

Why not use the money to improve pedestrian safety and lighting in town? Why do improvements take so long? Who is slowing down the process and not making it a priority? And --- if we believe Jay, who says it is a priority, then it is just SAD! Imagine all the projects that are not priorities? How long they will take?

I know, I know....let's hire more police officers.

[anon-54r5]

The town did improve lighting I saw lights being changed just this past week or so.

The crosswalks are in discussion with the county because as stated on this board numerous times the town cannot just do what they want on Main St and Cranbury Neck. It requires county approval. The Mayor, Police Chief and Administrator are the traffic subcommittee and they are giving an update to everyone on Monday night. But, you could have airport landing lights and it still won't stop a car. Ask our crossing guards who are almost hit at least once a month and they have bright safety gear and a large stop sign in hand.

Even if the county agrees the improvements need to be funded, so if the county says we approve of the plan it has to wait until the budget time when the funds can be allocated. The town can't just go out and buy whatever they want like we do at home. This too has been explained a lot of times on this board and in TC meetings. So the improvements will not come until next Spring. The lights saved money and PSEG and makes the change.

The only true way to slow traffic down is enforcement and that is why they hired more officers and bought the electronic speed signs. For a specific traffic bureau and that is their only job.

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[anon-8q94]

... at least we can be sure there will be enough light to keep people safe.

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[anon-1100]

Maybe the divers were blinded by the sunshine.

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