Well, the deadline for petitions has come and gone. The battle lines are clear. It is the Seda supporters against the Independents. And away we go!!!!!
We have been unbelievably busy. Coffees, meetings, events and hard work. I'm loving it...mostly. Sometimes I get a bit tired, but I NEVER get tired of meeting new people.
The issues are now crystal clear. Gypsy moths, basketball court on a land fill, 32% tax increase, wetland disaster, EMS, etc. I can't promise to straighten out the mess. Even thinking about undoing all the disasters would be a waste of everyone's time. So where do we go from here?
High on our list of priorities is the environment. We need to preserve open space. The Township in the past has bought up open spaces and thus prevented development. Trees were planted, not killed. Parks were formed, not destroyed by gypsy moths.
We MUST slow down the building in Jackson. If every new home brings an average of three children, our schools cannot keep up. We will need new schools, and the builders are not responsible to help in any way. Impact tax is illegal in New Jersey. The homeowner will be forced to foot the bill, since property taxes fund education for the most part. We are currently educating some of our kids in trailers. Imagine a major influx of new students.
There are no easy answers here. But, if we are thinking independently and not voting one way because the Party tells us to, we will be able to get a lot more accomplished. Emily Ingram has stated that she feels diversity on the Council will cause arguing. According to Ms. Igram, the Council is, and should remain, one party, one mind. I guess that's fine if you go along with that "mind." I don't, and I happen to like some differing opinions on the Council. Surely, not everyone in Jackson thinks the same way. And that's what I'm all about.
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