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[quote="Guest"][quote="Guest"][quote="Guest11111"]5k is the cost for the fireworks display itself. It doesn't include the insurance, DPW, or police overtime. It is a nice event but in the day of fiscal responsiblity(remember separating wants from needs) and a 2.5 cap I cannot help but wonder if this is the sort of sacred cow we should be spending money on. I put the Memorial Day Parade and Cranbury in this same category. I like these events, don't get me wrong, but I'm just not sure that they are responsible anymore.[/quote]

Okay so don't go, but why ruin for the majority of us.  I pay taxes too, more than most.  As do the group of about 10 families I was with on Memorial Day and the 4th.  We all  commented about the fireworks how lucky we are to have them and that the costs are well worth it.  The DPW crew does not work OT on the 5th, the police do, but it's not a full squad and the fireworks are for the whole town to enjoy.

It is posts like this that can cause problems.  The TC sees them and then at budget time starts cutting, soon we don't have any of the things that make Cranbury fun.[/quote]

Add me to your list of people who pay more than average taxes (3X the township average) who is for spending a little on the fireworks, parade and Cranbury Day.  I am all for being fiscally responsible and didn't support buying the bank building or the ballpark.  But this is extremist.

We don't need to worry.  The TC members know these are popular events for a vast majority of locals and pretty cheap.  They aren't going anywhere.  So the tiny minority who want to complain about everything can vent all they want but it won't change a thing.[/quote]

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