Mulligan or Johnson or Hasselbach

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There are three candidates running for two open Cranbury township committee seats

- Dan Mulligan
- Glen Johnson
- Art Hasselbach

Campagin season has begun and it would be good to see comments on all candidates

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Mulligan, Johnson ans Hasselback, oh my!

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I like Art Hasselbach.
I don't know him, I just like the name!!!!!

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Hassekbach and Mulligan are Tea Party candidates- although they'll never address it saying they want to keep politics out of local elections. So we'll have Beck and Palin attending our TC meetings

Dems and moderates had better come up with an agreed-on write in candidate or God save us all

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I just wanna know which candidates believe that Obama was born in Kenya and NOT in Hawaii!!!!!!
Thats how I parse out the crazies.

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I am just glad here in Cranbury we are non-partisan. In just a couple of days we have managed to smear all of the candidates of both parties. One party could not manage a full slate of candidates, why do you think that is. Could it be that no one wants to get publicly smeared by a group of anonymous twits who volunteer for nothing. By the way I don't think any of the candidates in either party put party, federal, or state interests above Cranbury. Do I prefer certain candidates over others? Of course, but I don't need to anonymously slam anyone. In fact when I run into the candidate/or candidates that I have a quibble with, I will bring it up with them directly so it can be addressed in a reasonable way. For the rest of you on the board enjoy your excercize in public political masturbation.

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All 3 are fine candidates this is nothing more then a troll. Take your national politics agenda elsewhere. Any of the 3 will be fine representatives of our town.

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it the posters that anonymously rip the candidates that don't care about Cranbury.

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Who really cares? Johnson headed an Obama Rally for Cranbury back in 2008. Does that make him a socialist? All I care about with our candidates is how they feel about the issues which are about Cranbury. We can say Mulligan and Hasselbach are tea party members and we can say Johnson is an Obama Moveon.org Union socialist who is an NJ Democratic Party Hack. However it gets us no where. All I am worried about is that Johnson, Hasselbach and Mulligan care about Cranbury.

Lets get back to the issues.

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Issues - This is from Glenn Johnson's website.

Consolidation and Shared Services

Cranbury already shares services with other governments in a variety of area, including police dispatch and sewage transportation and treatment. I am in favor of pursuing such arrangements when they make sense, but I am neither in favor of merging Cranbury into another township nor our school into another district.

Council on Affordable Housing (COAH)

Cranbury has a history of providing affordable housing that pre-dates the COAH legislation. At present nearly nine percent of our housing stock is in the affordable category. This is an achievement of which our small town should be proud. Had there never been a COAH I believe Cranbury would have continued to build affordable housing without being compelled to by an unfunded state mandate.

Legislation was passed by the New Jersey State Senate in June that would dismantle COAH and create a new and more reasonable system that allows municipalities to manage their own affordable housing obligations. It also says that if at least 7.5% of a community's housing stock is in the affordable category, that community has fulfilled its affordable housing obligation. This legislation is our best chance for relief. So far there is no indication of when the Assembly will vote on this bill.
Cranbury is certified for COAH until April 2012. That means we will not be required to buy another parcel for affordable housing until then.

Farmland Preservation

Phyllis and I moved to Cranbury, in part, because of its policy in favor of farmland preservation and open space acquisition. There are still a few farms in Cranbury that would present serious problems for us if they were to fall into the hands of developers. I will work to get as many of those remaining farms as possible under protection.

Public Library

I am content to leave the library where it is for as long as we can. But if one day the School Board decides they need the space now occupied by our library, I believe we should build a free-standing library in a place that is convenient for the children. The best place is on the Wright property close to the school. People who need to drive to the library will have the use of the school parking lot. We can design a library that will satisfy the needs of the community for years to come, and be energy efficient.

Plannind and Zoning

I have served on the Cranbury Zoning Board of Adjustment for five years. I have also appeared before the Zoning Board as a property owner seeking relief from our zoning ordinances. I hope to find ways to make it less complicated and less expensive for our residents to make changes to their properties.

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What do people perceive to be the key issues facing the town?

COAH
Consolidation
Farmland Preservation
Library
Main Street businesses
Route 130 development
Liberty Way/OTR

What else?

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Wow,

So Glenn wants us to pay for a free standing library? Can we afford to do this?

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