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[quote="anon-572n"][quote="anon-004s"][quote="anon-572n"][quote="anon-p0o2"][quote="anon-0421"]Good news is at least invisible didn't get everyone in. Great news for Cranbury that Spann is in :)[/quote] This poster is disgusting. I have never been as disappointed in Cranbury as I am today, we are the embarassment of NJ. The two best candidates were Eman and Barbara. They understand this town needs to be more inclusive and welcoming. They understand that the good ol'Boy TC and the exclusivity of this town is horrible. We have million dollar homes and spend nothing on trash, or other services. The TC and PB just dumps all over Monroe without care. Who cares that Cranbury Trucks impact residents in Monroe, not our middle aged white male TC for certain. This is wrong on many levels. We should be building homes by our neighbors and diversifying our town. We should be welcoming new residents not more warehouses. So what if the school grows a bit? It's better than trucks. Plenty of people send kids to Peddie so don't tell me PHS is so great. This election just shows how regressive Cranbury is. Our Mayor is a Democrat, but says he doesn't endorse people publicly. That may be true, but his job is to represent his supporters who were Dems first as they got him into office. His first loyalty should be to the Dems who elected him that is not his priority. He should resign now and let Eman take his seat. Do what is right for the town for a change and the people who elected you and step down. He should have been like Mike on Facebook stressing the importance of Eman and Barbara. Mike did not say let the residents decide. No he showed leadership and backed Eman and Barbara as the clear choice, the Dem choice and the forward thinkers. Mike did not say, I am Switzerland residents should decide and it is not my role to endorse people. As they say, be like Mike Mr. Mayor show a back bone and do your job supporting your party. Residents are looking to you for guidance and direction or would be if you were truly a Dem not some ignorant Republican who happens to have a D after your name. Like Switzerland all he cares about is making money too. How many times does he need to raise taxes on us every single year before we wake up? My taxes continue to rise every year with nothing to show. To go a step further his family all lives in town. Why weren't they out supporting Eman and Barbara? This is so bad for the town today. I am embarassed to say I am from Cranbury a town that belongs in the mid-west with the rest of the Trumpians. At least Barbara got in and Mike will be Mayor so we have some hope that this town is not the cesspool it appears to be today. But, with two no votes with Jay and Evelyn I doubt we'll see a library now, so our kids will never benefit from what we should be. Any benefit to residents is likely to be fought and our community will continue to be laughed at by Robbinsville, Monroe and East Windsor who show real care, community and leadership.[/quote] What is happening here? Are you okay? I'm genuinely asking, you sound like you're really taking this personally.[/quote] Don’t mind her... that’s just ol’ Hell Kat Johnson. She’s always sounding off like stray in heat.[/quote] Oh the one who stood up at a town meeting and falsely claimed (lied through her teeth) that people on this board and Dan Mulligan's Facebook page called her degrading names? That checks out. To this day I was never sure if she was certifiable or if someone dared her to say the C word at a public meeting. I guess it's Door Number 1.[/quote]
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anon-7ns6
Posted: Tue, Nov 19 2019, 1:30 pm EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
anon-89s8 wrote:
I'm loving Jay's new shed. Too bad it's not closer to his neighbor's property line. Maybe he should have tried to pass an ordinance to benefit him? Oh wait, he did try and he conveniently skipped that meeting when it was read.
It's good to be a mayor and work closely with the planning board.
This repeat example of misinformation is a good example of why I want nothing to do with the Indivisible Cranbury and it's political supporters. I philosophically align with most of what they stand for, but there's no integrity to their tactics or behavior. They may stand for different things that Trump and his cronies, but they share exactly the same lack of ethics and affinity for dishonesty and political trickery.
They probably tell themselves that the ends justify the means, that you have to fight fire with fire, etc. Whatever makes them sleep at night while they work to undermine our free society and democracy a just like Trump does. From a distance, different their beliefs, they are defined by their actions which look much the same as each other.
anon-4831
Posted: Tue, Nov 19 2019, 7:11 am EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
Lol. This was already shown false numerous times including the meeting notes. Plus, you seem geometrically challenged. If the ordinance passed and he decided to move the building it would have been further away from his neighbors house. Not closer. It was the rear setbacks not side that were reviewed. But he would have needed a variance to build it which would have cost him thousands more. So he had no benefit. Love you Indivisible Dems. Calling our town and people horrible things.
anon-89s8
Posted: Mon, Nov 18 2019, 7:46 pm EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
I'm loving Jay's new shed. Too bad it's not closer to his neighbor's property line. Maybe he should have tried to pass an ordinance to benefit him? Oh wait, he did try and he conveniently skipped that meeting when it was read.
It's good to be a mayor and work closely with the planning board.
Help for anon-p0o2-3234
Posted: Sun, Nov 17 2019, 2:28 pm EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
Some of poster anon-p0o2's greatest hits.
"Our Mayor is a Democrat, but says he doesn't endorse people publicly. That may be true, but his job is to represent his supporters who were Dems first as they got him into office. His first loyalty should be to the Dems who elected him that is not his priority."
Or should the first priority of any elected official in our town be to work in and for the good of the town, not petty politics.
"He should have been like Mike on Facebook stressing the importance of Eman and Barbara. Mike did not say let the residents decide."
Is this to say that the residents should not decide the outcome of a local election?
"Jay is building a 100k+ building in his yard, his wife is a simple stay at home mom with nothing to do, and they can afford to have three kids so he must be making crazy money yet no one complains about what he's doing with his money!! All the other TC members have wives that work. Maybe instead of the big 100K expense for an ugly building he could have donated to the libary instead of arguing against it all the time."
Just LOL. No, most people don't complain about how others' earn or spend their incomes, including making donations (or not) to some cause or another.
anon-9077
Posted: Sat, Nov 16 2019, 6:27 pm EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
anon-p0o2 wrote:
You are just proving my original point about the cesspool that Cranbury is. The town is joke with all of the other communities around us. All your comments are doing is supporting my case that this community is horrible to anyone who is not a a middle aged white male.
Then leave!!! People like you have changed this town. I am not a middle aged white male and have lived here my whole life. Just proves my point.
Guest 1276-4r70
Posted: Sat, Nov 16 2019, 5:52 pm EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
Anon-pO02 you obviously did not grow up here and do not know Cranbury. I suspect you also have may have been hurt somehow. I did grow up here, and everyone was an equal. It didn’t matter if you were the kid of a migrant worker or a kid of a professor at Princeton, we all played together and ate together. We were friends. I raised my kids to be the same. If you think differently, then maybe you had a different experience where you lived, but this is Cranbury, and this is why people move to Cranbury. Just don’t bring your prejudices here.
anon-4os8
Posted: Sat, Nov 16 2019, 3:56 pm EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
anon-p0o2 wrote:
You are just proving my original point about the cesspool that Cranbury is. The town is joke with all of the other communities around us. All your comments are doing is supporting my case that this community is horrible to anyone who is not a a middle aged white male.
LOL. Sure. This town is the envy of all the towns around us. We have a better tax rate, better schools, more open space and all with a smaller population. We even manage our affordable housing obligations without having to resort to builders remedy like most of them do.
If we're such a joke, why is the most terrifying prospect the possibility of us being merged with a neighboring town? Because they would all bring us down.
anon-1o92
Posted: Sat, Nov 16 2019, 2:57 pm EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
anon-p0o2 wrote:
You are just proving my original point about the cesspool that Cranbury is. The town is joke with all of the other communities around us. All your comments are doing is supporting my case that this community is horrible to anyone who is not a a middle aged white male.
Relax, Hell Kat. That's just a ridiculous thing to say.
I'm not typically one to say "love it, or leave it" but voluntarily paying a premium to live in a community you describe as a "cesspool" seems like a pretty stupid thing to do. If that really is "your truth", why would you live here?
anon-p0o2
Posted: Sat, Nov 16 2019, 11:58 am EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
You are just proving my original point about the cesspool that Cranbury is. The town is joke with all of the other communities around us. All your comments are doing is supporting my case that this community is horrible to anyone who is not a a middle aged white male.
anon-9077
Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2019, 8:44 pm EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
shut down this board-574o wrote:
Calling out a single person over and over and over speaks to some pathological immature mean spirited problem you must have, it’s unhealthy and unbecoming of this town. Can’t you just leave her alone? Jeez!
This board can be here. Just because you do not like it does not mean it cannot exist. Just like Trump is our president. You crazies can try to impeach him, it will not work. Stop crying and deal with it. Annoying!!
Also, you do not need to come to this board if you do not like what is on it. Truth hurts.
shut down this board-574o
Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2019, 6:26 pm EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
Calling out a single person over and over and over speaks to some pathological immature mean spirited problem you must have, it’s unhealthy and unbecoming of this town. Can’t you just leave her alone? Jeez!
anon-2673
Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2019, 11:51 am EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
Presentation on the Formation of a “Diversity and Human Rights Committee”
Ms. Holly Johnson, Station Road thanked the Committee and Mayor Johnson for adding them to the
agenda. She and some Cranbury residents presented a proposal for the establishment of a Civil Rights
commission for the Township of Cranbury. She stated they will explain why Cranbury needs the
Commission, what the Commission can do, and how it will benefit all residents.
Ms. Jessica Ware, South Main Street and a Cranbury resident since 2012, stated they have always felt
very comfortable in this Town. She stated there are 27% minorities in Cranbury and stated
representation is important in higher office.
Ms. Eman El-Badawi, Cranbury Neck Road, stated she has many good friends and has had many
wonderful experiences in Cranbury; however, she stated there have also been moments that have been
hurtful, not because she is Muslim, but because she is a minority. She stated people have forgotten to
be nice to others and need to remember that we are Americans first. She stated children in the school
say hateful things to other children, but pointed out that they did not learn these things on their own but
from their homes. Ms. El-Badawi stated it is hard to look beyond these hateful events, but she can
because she has people around her that care. She stated there are many people who do not have
support systems. She stated it is easier to prevent problems like these from getting larger than to repair
the damage it caused.
Ms. Jessica Irons, Old Cranbury Road, stated she loves the small town warmth of Cranbury; however,
she does share the concern of others and is bothered that anyone would feel less than welcome here.
While she has not experienced anything personally, she stands in support of her friends that have had
negative experiences. She stated she supports the proposal to create a Civil Rights Commission, which
would be a resource for the Township Committee and Township as a whole. The primary goals of the
Commission would be:
To create a network of community leaders and to provide a comprehensive and coordinated
effort to promote and support tolerance and inclusivity
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING
April 9, 2018
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Presentation on the Formation of a “Diversity and Human Rights Committee” (cont’d.)
To provide an assessment of the community to determine its needs in relation to human rights
issues.
To define, execute and participate in civic awareness and educational events to cultivate an
awareness of the needs and experiences of minorities. She stated Cranbury is a very diverse
town and there are many great opportunities to explore and celebrate that diversity.
To provide a safe forum for residents to report if they have experienced or witnessed a potential
hate or bias incident and to collect their information, provide support and to refer them to the
appropriate authority as needed. She pointed out the Commission would not be responsible for
having a direct role in actually mediating an incident.
To develop programs to implemented at the municipal level and/or to participate in regional
diversity programs.
To serve as a liaison between the Township and the State Department of Law and Public Safety.
Mr. Shuchi Mehta, Hardley Drive, stated his family moved to Cranbury because of Cranbury School.
He stated he has travelled extensively in the United States and abroad and feels he has grown as a
person by interacting with multiple cultures. He is supporting the proposal because he feels inclusion is
important since we are multi-colored, multi-faceted and multi-cultured. Inclusion helps because people
are more welcome and there is more tolerance and less hate crimes.
Mr. Preet Kamal, South Main Street stated his personal experience with Cranbury has been fantastic,
including the community and his neighborhood, and stated the proposed Commission would make
Cranbury even better. He stated it takes a village to raise a town and he stated while the Township of
Cranbury is a town, it is like a child and everybody needs to be given a chance. He stated he feels the
proposal is about community and everyone respecting everyone else.
Ms. Johnson thanked the Township Committee for listening and the public for attending. She stated
when she speaks about the Commission, she gets a lot of support as well as a lot of blank stares. She
stated many people do not understand, and while she agrees with them that Cranbury is wonderful, she
stated there is a part that is harming all of us, even those who are not directly affected. She stated
having 27% minorities in the Township and not having any minorities in the municipal government
means there is not representation. She cited several examples of where minorities were “slapped in the
face.”
Mr. Richard Kallan, Wynnewood Drive, stated he has come to Township Committee meetings for
almost 43 years and most meetings no one shows up. Concerning complaints about minorities not being
represented in government; he explained being on the Committee starts with attending meetings. He
stated he also experienced bias when he moved to Cranbury many years ago as being one of only a few
Jewish families in Town. Mr. Kallan stated if you want to know what is going on in Town, you have the
opportunity to attend meetings and that’s the way appointments occur.
Ms. Deanna Ferrante, North Main Street, pointed out the number of people attending the meeting this
evening indicates the level of support and passion for the establishment of a Commission, which asks
people to commit on a long-term basis to serving their town in this way. She stated the way you get on
the Township Committee is to serve on other committees to gain the knowledge and experience to
eventually run for office. Ms. Ferrante stated Cranbury has an opportunity to project to others that it is a
community that respects and values diversity and inclusion. She stated the demographics of Cranbury
is changing and it is important to welcome people of different backgrounds and ethnicities. Ms. Ferrante
stated she sees nothing negative about the Commission, only positive.
Dr. Laura Collins, Bunker Hill, stated she wanted to address Mr. Kallan’s comments about recruitment.
She stated she is on the Board of Health and was recruited by a Board of Health member, which is
mostly how people are recruited for Boards. She stated residents appreciate the Township Committee
and are grateful they serve; however, the Committee consists of five (5) white men, which does not
represent any of the 27% minorities living in the Township. She stated if there was a Civil Rights
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING
April 9, 2018
10
Presentation on the Formation of a “Diversity and Human Rights Committee” (cont’d.)
Commission that could reach out and be a better liaison with minorities, there might be an easier time
recruiting minorities.
Mr. Tom Weidner, North Main Street, and Chair of Parks Commission, stated some Boards are harder
to get on than others; for example, Zoning and Planning are harder because they have more power.
Parks Commission is currently full although in the past Parks was looking for members. He stated there
is a form on the website that can be filled out specifying what Board you would like to serve on. He
encouraged everyone to research the Boards and volunteer. Mr. Weidner stated it is reprehensible for
negative comments to be made against people and not all comments can be stopped; however, it is up
to the Township Committee to do what it can when making appointments to not contribute to the problem
but to solve the problem.
Mr. Mulligan reiterated Mr. Weidner’s comments, stating the forms are on the web and people are
encouraged and welcome to join Boards. He stated recruitment happens because residents are not
volunteering for positions. He stated Cranbury has been struggling with recruiting volunteers, not only
with government boards, but all organizations in the Township, such as the Volunteer Fire Company. He
stated the Woman’s Club has aged and is looking for members. He encouraged the audience to
consider volunteering for organizations.
Ms. Betty Conover, North Main Street, stated she has lived in Cranbury her whole life and stated the
Township has always had “someone on the outside looking in.” She stated she is 87 and has learned
there are lots and lots of different people. She stated she admires the people who sit on boards, and
while she cannot make that time commitment, she volunteers in the Township.
Ms. Jill Murphy, South Main Street, stated she grew up in Cranbury and had no friends in school for
eight (
years. She wanted to know if her experiences of being an outsider would include her in the Civil
Rights Commission.
Ms. Carlene Reyes, Bergen Drive, stated she came to the meeting to learn more about the
Commission and stated there are two (2) issues: representation and being kind. She stated people
need to be educated and though we may look a little different, we are all the same. She stated it is a no
brainer if the Commission can do something positive.
Ms. Michele Gittings, Park Place West, stated it is a lot of work to be a volunteer and encouraged
people to volunteer.
Mayor Johnson closed the public portion of the meeting. Mr. Scott commended the group for their time
and efforts in preparing the proposal. He stated he felt proud to see citizens act for no financial gain to
see something wrong and do something about it. He stated he moved to Cranbury from North Jersey a
few years ago and felt it was a great place to raise a family. He stated they did not want to change
Cranbury; they wanted to be a part of it. He stated he believes the group wants to feel a part of
Cranbury and not feel ostracized. Mr. Scott stated some of the members on the Committee and some of
his fellow citizens see others and change as a threat, and fundamentally, he feels that is wrong. He
commended the group for also wanting a “piece of the pie” and thoroughly endorsed the Commission.
Mr. Mulligan thanked everyone for coming to the meeting and stated it is good to see people sharing
their points of view. He stated it is not common to get a lot of people attending the meeting and stated
getting involved in Town is important. He stated he tried to get on Boards and was not accepted on any
Boards. He stated he had to run twice before he was elected. He stated he would like to see more
facets on the Committee and would applaud more people being involved. He stated he is for diversity; it
is the way he lives his life and raises his children. He stated there was a woman on the Committee last
year and a woman is running for Committee this year. He stated there are opportunities to take
advantage of. Mr. Mulligan stated he loves Cranbury and loves living here; however, to be honest, it is a
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING
April 9, 2018
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Presentation on the Formation of a “Diversity and Human Rights Committee” (cont’d.)
Town of cliques and it has nothing to do with color, sexual orientation or nationality. He applauded the
group and thanked them for coming out.
Mayor Johnson also thanked the group. He stated he has been the Chairman of the Democratic Party
on and off for ten (10) years. He stated this was the first community where there were not a lot of young
people waiting their turn to run for office. He stated he has had a very tough time recruiting candidates
and on two (2) occasions, he ran alone because he could not find a running mate. Mayor Johnson
stated Cranbury is an upscale community and he believes people want things done for them. He has
knocked on doors and cold called residents to ask them to consider running. He stated he has an
excellent relationship with the Republican Chair and she has the same experiences with finding
candidates..
Mayor Johnson also addressed the comments about the blue stripe down Main Street in support of the
police. He gave a background on how the stripe was painted. He stated we have an excellent police
department and Cranbury does not have the trouble other towns have. He stated the Police
Department appreciated the support. Subsequent to that, Mayor Johnson stated the Township found out
it was in violation of a federal law. He stated the stripe was to honor our police department and was
never intended to mean black lives don’t matter.
Public Comment
Mayor Johnson opened the meeting to public comment. He stated if there were no further comments
from the Public, the Committee would take all the comments under consideration. He stated the
Township Committee does not take the creation of new Boards lightly, but they will consider and come
back and discuss the topic again.
Ms. Betty Conover, stated she believes the Township Committee does a wonderful job and recognized
the number of hours they volunteer. She thanked the Committee members for their service.
anon-89r9
Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2019, 10:41 am EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
anon-9562 wrote:
Look. I roll my eyes at this board whenever I visit, and basically figure there are only two or three of you numbskulls who post over and over (often pretending to be both sides of an issue). Whatever -- do what makes you happy. But please avoid calling out individuals by name and telling them they'd be better off somewhere else. Mad about an issue? Fine -- complain about it. Mad about what someone did? Sure -- also fair game. But calling out an individual simply for existing and wishing they weren't here? You're just an asshole. Stop it.
Actually, Holly Johnson is an elected official at the county level, one who is constantly stirring the pot and seems to enjoy wagging her finger in everyone’s face and yelling them that everything they do and say is offensive to her. Wishing she would move somewhere else and be the morality police there is absolutely fair game. This is not some private citizen criticizing her neighbors in her own home.
anon-572n
Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2019, 10:02 am EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
anon-572n wrote:
anon-4os8 wrote:
LOL.
"This person lied that people were calling her names in posts!"
Next post: calls her a name...
The things she said people were calling her were far more inappropriate than that. Like, by a mile. Bitch will get a movie a PG13 Rating, the words and phrases she detailed at the meeting would earn an NC17. She was clearly going for shock value.
And now that I look, nobody called her that, it was used as a verb. Unless "Blunt" or "not a nice person" or even "HellKat" is what you are referring to, then okay. But my point stands, the horrifically graphic things she took great delight in detailing at a town meeting were far more inappropriate than anything I've ever seen on this board. She clearly has a severe persecution complex and no problem lying to get her way.
anon-572n
Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2019, 9:59 am EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
anon-4os8 wrote:
LOL.
"This person lied that people were calling her names in posts!"
Next post: calls her a name...
The things she said people were calling her were far more inappropriate than that. Like, by a mile. Bitch will get a movie a PG13 Rating, the words and phrases she detailed at the meeting would earn an NC17. She was clearly going for shock value.
anon-4os8
Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2019, 8:51 am EST
Post subject: Re: Congrats
LOL.
"This person lied that people were calling her names in posts!"
Next post: calls her a name...