Posted on Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 9:55 pm:

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Question Number One:

Electing Joel Ziegler and Ed May to the Township Committee would provide Maplewood with a Balanced Government that represents the diverse viewpoints of Conservative Republicans, Unaffiliated Voters, and Liberal Democrats. How could Balanced Government and diversity of thought ever be achieved if the Township Committee remained all Democrat?

Question Number Two:

Joel Ziegler and Ed May plan to reduce property taxes by applying Total Quality Management (a process that has been proven to reduce costs and improve services in municipalities), running the town like a business, enforcing zoning laws, adding ratables, controlling expenses, eliminating unsupported programs, eliminating waste at the county level, reducing the school budget, expelling illegal students, etc. Can you conceive of a plan that would actually reduce property taxes, or do you view property taxes as something that always rise and cannot be controlled?

Question Number Three:

How would you address the problems of gang activity, car theft, weapons possession, home break-ins, and other serious crime, given the horrendous condition of the Police Station, low police morale, the high turnover of police officers, and the other negative factors that have been allowed to develop over the last several years, while the Township Commitee was Democrat controlled?

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