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[quote="Jay T"]Below is a letter Dan and I sent to the Press for Today.

Who we are as Residents and Candidates

After last week's debate we were speaking with a long time resident in town and the discussion turned from a conversation about the town to who we are as individuals and why we were not discussing our ties to town more often.  This week we’d like to answer the question of who we are as fellow friends and residents.

Like his dad, Jay grew up in town (actually, his family roots in Cranbury extend back to the 1700’s) and he returned to Cranbury a couple years ago with his wife to start a family.  They now have an infant daughter who will be the fourth direct generation to live in Cranbury. Jay grew up living on South Main St and in Shadow Oaks.  Today, he lives on South Main St and his parents still reside in Shadow Oaks.  He understands the issues that are unique to different areas of town and the need for the Township Committee to represent all residents.

Jay has a finance background working for Aon helping multinational employers to set strategy and governance procedures for non-U.S. retirement and benefit plans.  He is actively involved in Merger and Acquisition work.

In terms of community involvement Jay grew up working at the Cranbury Recreation Camp, the Cranbury Hardware store and the Library.  Presently, he sits on the Board of the Historical Society and on the finance committee, is a member of the Robert Wood Johnson Hamilton Young Professionals Group and is a member of the National Foreign Trade Council.

Dan Mulligan also has long time roots in Cranbury being married to Brenda Dreyling who grew up in town.  They have two young children and the oldest one is attending Cranbury Elementary School.

Dan is employed by Ernst & Young within the firms Global Operation Services group.

Dan is also an active volunteer in Cranbury coaching in the Cranbury Plainsboro Little League, working with his son in Boy Scouts and he serves as the Chief Information Officer for “Bat for the Cure Prostate Cancer Foundation.”

In this context it is also important to note that we have lived in towns other than Cranbury.  Prior to moving back to Cranbury Dan lived in Hamilton and Jay in Robbinsville.  While living in these towns we experienced many of the issues facing Cranbury.  We saw the effects on the schools and tax rates due to massive residential growth, we understand the need to review how towns bring in rateables and how we balance that with the appearance of the town and keep our identity, Jay saw first hand the cost and impact of losing a shared relationship for High School in Robbinsville due to growth and we saw the need for proper traffic planning to reduce speeding.  Since we lived through these issues and were involved with town meetings in those communities we have a better understanding of the pit falls and approaches one will need to take on the Township Committee in Cranbury.

While it is great to be a long time resident and we feel fortunate to have a history in Cranbury, we do not believe that should be a litmus test to serve.   Instead, we feel it provides us with a perspective on how things were done in town and why.  It is that understanding that we will draw from when decisions such as the West Property last year arise.  We understand it is important to get the background from past board and committee members and residents who were here at that time prior to changing past decisions or making new ones.  However, we also understand what it is like being new to a town and trying to adjust to a new community.  It is that perspective that we hope will balance our actions and help us to be open and accountable representatives.

We hope that whether you are a long time resident or one who just moved in last week that you will vote for us on November 3.  For more information visit our website www.mulligantaylor2009.com.[/quote]

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