Freehold Township Committee Choose 1
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE – Full Term – Vote for OneFreehold Township is governed by five Committee persons, each of whom is elected for a three-year staggered term. At the beginning of each year, the Committee members elect one of their members to serve as Mayor and one as Deputy Mayor for that year.This five-member Committee is empowered to enact local ordinances, to levy municipal taxes and conduct the affairs of the community. In almost all cases, it can review and approve the actions of other Freehold Township boards, committees and agencies. The Township Committee conducts all of its business during monthly meetings open to the public.
Biographical Information
What are the major challenges facing the community, and how would you propose to address these challenges if elected?
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How has your personal and professional experience prepared you to serve in the municipal government?
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What policies, if any, will you to pursue to help mitigate the effects of climate change and promote and preserve environmental quality in the community?
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If elected, how would you address the issue of affordable housing in the community?
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Biographical Information
Slogan
Real Republican. Real Solutions.
Campaign Email
Mrmurphy610@gmail.com
Campaign Facebook Page
http://Michael Murphy for Freehold Twp Committee
Education
BA Rutgers University
Employment
Finance Manager
What are the major challenges facing the community, and how would you propose to address these challenges if elected?
Our elected officials have been asleep at the wheel and have allowed the cost of living to skyrocket while our town’s debt has risen to nearly 75 million dollars. That’s an increase of 59 percent over the last decade. We will implement common sense solutions based on fiscal responsibility to attack these problems head on.
How has your personal and professional experience prepared you to serve in the municipal government?
I have been part of this community most of my life. When I saw firsthand what an unresponsive governing body can do to our families and neighborhoods, I felt the need to get involved. No resident should ever feel unheard. When I am elected, they never will.
Government service has to be more than a vanity exercise. We need committed public servants to do the people’s work. It will be my honor to serve the citizens of Freehold Township.
What policies, if any, will you to pursue to help mitigate the effects of climate change and promote and preserve environmental quality in the community?
We will institute an open space policy based on common sense. Rather than obsess over the amount of acreage we are purchasing, we will instead pursue more developable, albeit sometimes smaller tracts of land. If we use our resources more strategically, we can not only cut down on development, traffic and congestion, but the pollution and environmental challenges that go along with it.
If elected, how would you address the issue of affordable housing in the community?
We will strive to stay ahead of our affordable housing requirements. More importantly, we will make sure our responsibilities are distributed throughout our town. Meeting our obligations will always be a shared responsibility.