Township candidates have demonstrated leadership

Walter Bliss, Princeton
As Township Committee addresses the challenges of reducing costs and creating efficiencies in local government while also addressing the harsh realities of our state’s regressive property tax system, I hope they will keep in mind the values that define our community.
   Although a slash-and-burn approach to budgeting may appeal to our frustrations in the current economic climate, Township Committee must be sensitive to the impact of reckless cuts — the kind often promised in the vacuum of a political campaign — on our long-term financial and social health. Of greatest importance to me are the policies and services that preserve our diversity as a community and create for our children a place to grow up that they will be proud to call their hometown.
   Of course many other aspects of local governance are of similar importance, such as environmental regulation and sensible land use, strong recreation programs, town-gown relations that are both innovative and respectful, and the range of human services required by our populations in need, to name a few. It all must be affordable and difficult choices lie ahead.
   Yet most important is whom we elect to make these choices. In this spirit, I will be voting for Lance Liverman and Liz Lempert for Township Committee. They have track records in local government that demonstrate the strength of their leadership in pursuit of responsible policies that serve our community values. I commend them for their positive campaign addressed to the full array of issues that will challenge our Township Committee in the next three years.
Walter Bliss
Princeton