CRANBURY: Residents question Township Committee candidates

[Cranbury Press]

CRANBURY: Residents question Township Committee candidates
Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:29 PM EDT
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer

CRANBURY — More than 50 people gathered in the Cranbury School cafeteria Oct. 13, ready to hear what Township Committee candidates had to say about the issues that affect them.

Among the issues discussed by Republican candidates Dan Mulligan and Jay Taylor and Democratic candidates Dave Cook and Glenn Johnson were questions about affordable housing obligations, the Route 130 D affordable housing site and the regulation baseball field.

Cranbury’s third-round affordable housing obligation is set at 269 units, a number many local experts expect will have a price tag of about $13 million.

Both Mr. Cook and Mr. Johnson said they would like to work with legislators to bring the warehouse-to-job ratios down and bring back Regional Contribution Agreements, rules that allow municipalities to shift some of their affordable housing obligations to another municipality.

”I don’t see anything happening for us until after the election, but we have to keep involved,” Mr. Cook said. “It’s got to be a nonpartisan issue.”

Both Mr. Mulligan and Mr. Taylor said the township should find a way to get the community’s story out, a story about residents who are paying more than their fair share. They also said the township should partner with other towns to pass legislation and put pressure on the state.

”We as the residents of the town need to hold our Assembly people responsible,” Mr. Taylor said. “We need to continue pursuing lawsuits and whatever legal actions are available to us.”

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