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 Posted: Fri, Jan 6 2012, 8:00 pm EST Post subject: Re: Patch.com - Route 130 South in Cranbury to be Resurfaced |
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| guestsquared wrote: | | perspective wrote: | About 25% of Cranbury residences are within 3 or 4 houses of the highway. From these houses, the highway is loud and clear. The value of these residences would increase if the highway were noise were to be minimized.
If a wall costs $1 million per mile, Cranbury would need to pony up about $2.5 million to build a wall, assuming no help from the county or state, other than permission to build in the right of way. That amount to about $1,000per household, or less than $100 per year for 20 years. Seems like an idea worth considering. |
I don't live anywhere near Route 130. When I picked my house I didn't want to be near a highway which limited my options and forced me to live where I miss the benefits of walking to Main Street or having my kids able to walk to school. I also don't get the benefit of gas service, water service, sewer service or sidewalks, all of which would be nice. If you would like me to contribute to your wall to block out the highway that's been there for decades, I would like you and the rest of the Township to get those sidewalks and utility services to my street. I'll take responsibility for getting them from the street into my house. Fair? Otherwise why should I pay for your wall? |
Undoubtedly, you enjoy some benefits that I pay for and vice versa. We also both pay for things that neither of us benefit from and we pay less for the services we do use than we would otherwise pay if we paid for them ourselves. Thus is the nature of taxes.
For example, I don't derive much benefit from the lake, yet I am not protesting spending millions of dollars to replace the dam. I consider it part of the common good.
The same is true of the library. Whether you agree with them or not, I believe there are enough interested people that it is a worthwhile topic. If the town votes to pay for it, then I will pay my share.
I think the wall is worthy of consideration because it will directly benefit a substantial number of Cranbury residents and have indirect benefits for the town at large.
Some of your ideas may also meet these same criteria. For example, the idea of having safe pedestrian paths throughout Cranbury is probably worthwhile of consideration, even though it may directly benefit a minority of residents.
Perhaps your pedestrian path idea and the wall idea will become part of a compromise plan to improve the residential infrastructure of Cranbury? |
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| Posted: Sun, Oct 14 2012, 1:35 pm EDT Post subject: Re: Patch.com - Route 130 South in Cranbury to be Resurfaced |
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If those who bought houses next to the highway, knowing Rt. 130 was there, want a wall, they can pay for it. It might be possible to do this through assessments. There is no reason why our taxes should go up to build a wall. The same would hold true for any SHadow Oaks resident who wanted to hook up to sewer (if it ever became available); they would have to pay approximately $15,000 per household hopefully through assessments. They would not charge the expense to taxes.
As to fixing the spillway, it is not to benefit those on the lake but rather those who wish to get in and out of town. If it is not fixed, the road could collapse. |
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