Ronald C. Nielsen of Princeton
The last question directed to the candidates for Princeton Borough Council at the recent meeting of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO) was: “If consolidation is approved, would you be willing to give up your council seat?” Each of the four candidates (with Mildred Trotman speaking for the ailing Peggy Karcher) said they would give up their seat, some even enthusiastically. I’m glad I asked the question, because we now know what kind of people are running.
This is not the kind of representation I want from my elected officials. To slink away from their responsibilities, even for the sake of party solidarity, is at best a sign of indifference and perhaps a cowardly act. I would have asked them next, “If being an elected official means so little to you, then why are you running at all?”
If their attitude is pervasive among Borough Council members, then we in the borough can expect to shoulder the township’s burdens (e.g. paying for rebuilding township streets and adding curbs) and have our assets appropriated by the township (e.g. borough parking meter an fines income) — in the event of consolidation.
Ronald C. Nielsen
Princeton

