FISCAL
CONSERVATIVE
• Flat municipal tax
levy in 2017 while
maintaining service
levels.
• 2016 municipal
spending below
2009 budgeted
expenditures.
• Bonded debt levels
at 1/3 the state
allowable amount.
• Overall tax base
has returned to
growth after years
of decline.
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
• Successfully
collaborated with
ExxonMobil on a major
expansion of their
research & development
facility that will add
300 jobs and
$10 million in assessed
value to the tax base.
• Responsibly managing
our affordable housing
plan to ensure we comply
with mandates from
Trenton while defending
against development that
is inconsistent with our
rural character.
DEREGULATION
• Restructured Board
of Health ordinances
to expedite septic
repair requests and
lower expenses
for applicants.
• Eliminated costly
municipal building
code inspections for
residential home
sales, reducing
homeowner fees
and expediting
closings.
QUALITY OF
LIFE & RURAL
CHARACTER
• 8th safest community
in New Jersey in
2016 according to
Safewise.com's
analysis of FBI uniform
crime statistics.
• Acquired 84 acre
property with dedicated
open space revenues.
Improving public access
to existing open space
with volunteers.
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30 Year Clinton Township Resident
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Retired 40 Year Merck Executive
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Former Chair of the Planning Board & Member of the Board of Education
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Vestry Member & Former Senior Warden, Church of the Holy Spirit
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Trustee: ARC of Hunterdon; Hunterdon Economic Partners;
NORWESCAP; Clinton Art Museum and Red Mill Museum
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