Watch the 2024 Special Election Commissioner Candidate Forum
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00:00–01:20 HCA Introduction – HaddonfieldCivic.com
01:23 League of Women Voters Introduction and Forum Rules
OPENING STATEMENTS
04:15 Candidate Opening Statements
QUESTIONS
08:14 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 senior housing options in Haddonfield?
12:13 One of the biggest issues facing the township is the resolution of the former Bancroft site. What is your vision and priorities for the site?
15:57 What will you do as commissioner to improve communication, community engagement, and increase transparency of town decisions and actions?
19:22 Currently town commission meetings are typically recorded but not posted or easily available to the public. Would you commit to ensuring a good quality, publicly-accessible recording of all town commission meetings?
21:54 How do you plan to improve storm water management?
24:47 How will you address issues of diversity (or lack thereof), equity, and inclusivity in our Borough?
27:46 Of the three commission seats – public works, public safety, and finance – which of these areas do you think your strengths most closely align?
30:50 What are your top priorities for the small businesses downtown and ideas to increasing the value of downtown to Haddonfield taxpayers?
33:43 What is your position on the land swaps between the Board of Education and the Borough?
36:29 After school taxes, our next largest cut is off to the Camden County. Aside form the usual and reasonable items these funds support , Roads, parks, county policing, what can you do to bring back money from the county to support or fund projects in Haddonfield?
39:30 Is there a plan for the deteriorating roads and curbs in town? Will money be spent on upgrading/modernizing borough owned buildings?
42:30 Many residents in town are concerned with the speeding that constantly takes place on the main roads and many of the connecting residential streets. What will you do to help with mitigating this ongoing problem?
46:03 Haddonfield has a municipal ordinance that requires all dogs to be on leash in public including Crows Woods. This ordinance is routinely disregarded by residents and not enforced by police, unless actually seen by police. What would you do as a commissioner to better enforce or enhance our leash laws?
49:33 What will you do to improve Haddonfield’s sustainability plan?
52:27 As commissioner what is your plans for shared services, cost savings, and revenue generating ideas to reduce new taxes or provide tax savings to residents?
55:44 What is your short term and long term plan for our dormant properties (such as Boxwood) that provide no current value to residents?
58:23 How do you plan on dealing with the Affordable Housing requirements? How do you plan to avoid the stigmatization of crowding all affordable housing into one small space, like is currently proposed for Snowden?
1:01:22 What policy or advocacy differentiates you from the other candidate?
CLOSING STATEMENTS
1:04:22 Candidates Closing Statements
1:08:11 League of Women Voters – VOTE411 – lwvccnj.org or vote.nj.gov
1:09:58 HCA Closing – HaddonfieldCvic.com
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