OPEN LETTER TO ABERDEEN RESIDENTS

We would like to take this time to thank you, the voters of Aberdeen Township, who supported us in the recent local election. We congratulate the winners. Although not successful in our endeavor, the election numbers were close enough to give pause to the Aberdeen Democrats to reconsider the direction in which they are leading our township.

Lest they feel their victory to be a “mandate” to go ahead with their plans to build Grand Central Station or the Port Authority at the train station, we would point out that all districts surrounding the station went Republican, rejecting the Democrats’ “Metropark” plans. We encourage the Mayor and Township Council to revise these plans to something more in scale with Aberdeen, Matawan and Monmouth County, then post these plans on the township’s web site. The secrecy must end.

We continue our support of Monmouth County’s efforts to acquire a park in Freneau, which would prevent an undesirable developer (Anthony Spalliero) from building in that rural section.

The Democrat administration in Aberdeen and the bosses behind the scenes present an ongoing situation crying out for reform. In 2003, they accepted contributions of $4,000 from JPI, developer of Jefferson apartments, now Versailles, and $5,000 from Kara Homes, developer of Aspen Woods on Route 34 and Aberdeen Forge in Freneau. And so far this year they “wheeled” $1,000 to the Hazlet Township Democrat campaign! It’s no wonder the Democrats in Trenton continue to fight meaningful reforms of “pay-to-play” laws and an end to “wheeling”; they subsist upon it.

In 2008 the Republican Party will continue to monitor the activities of the Mayor and Council, and to stand up for the citizens of Aberdeen.