2025 Commissioner’s Candidate Forum – Be informed before you vote!
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Is Election Day.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 is the last day to register for this election.
Tuesday, May 6, 2025, Deadline for County to Receive your Vote by Mail.
You can vote for 1, 2 or 3 Commissioner’s.
The candidates explain why they are running for commissioner or seeking re-election. They will discuss their platform and answer questions submitted in advance by our Haddonfield residents. The forum is hosted by the HCA and is moderated by a representative from the League of Women Voters.
Watch the video or jump to specific sections by clicking on the time stamps below the video.
01:27 Introduction of the HCA
04:09 Introduction of the League of Women Voter’s/Explanation of Forum Format
07:58 Candidates Opening Statements
15:23 Community Questions/Explanation of Forum Format
15:57 If elected, what is your highest priority to accomplish as a commissioner, and how will we know if it is accomplished?
22:14 Which of the three commission seats – public works, public safety, and finance – most closely aligns with your strengths?
27:31 What will you do as commissioner to improve communication and community engagement, and increase transparency of town decisions and actions?
33:43 Do you or do you not feel that the speed, depth, and ways in which we receive safety and police information are adequate? What ideas do you have for improving this situation?
40:11 As commissioner what are your ideas for reducing costs and/or increasing revenue in order to provide tax savings to residents? Would shared services be part of your plan?
46:26 As any PILOT (Payment in lieu of taxes) is finalized, what are your priorities to allocate the PILOT funds? (For example, Crows Woods, lower taxes, school costs.)
51:51 What, if anything, will you do to improve Haddonfield’s sustainability plan?
57:33 Please detail your philosophy and concrete proposals to make Haddonfield a more just, equitable, and diverse – community in terms of race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
01:03:49 What are your top priorities for supporting small businesses in downtown Haddonfield? What ideas do you have for increasing the value of downtown to Haddonfield taxpayers?
01:09:32 Considering the frequent cancellation of sports events due to lack of water drainage, what are your thoughts for development of the Crows Woods space? What are your plans for other borough-owned field space that allows for more frequent use by residents of all ages?
01:15:53 Many residents in town are concerned with the speeding that frequently takes place on the main roads and on many of the connecting residential streets. As commissioner, what will you do to address this ongoing problem?
01:22:48 What plans do you have for addressing deteriorating roads and curbs in town?
01:28:17 What, if any, plans do you have for upgrading/modernizing borough owned buildings? How will these improvements be funded?
01:33:47 Senior Citizens are often forgotten as far as affordable housing options. There are no places similar to Uxbridge available in Haddonfield. What would you do to improve improve senior housing options in Haddonfield?
01:40:40 Candidates Closing Statements
01:48:38 League of Women Voter’s Closing Statement
01:49:18 HCA Closes Meeting
