The West Windsor Council meeting of September 19 was a major milestone: the vote of 4 to 1 by council for the acceptance of the two amendments on the agenda related to the InterCap portion of the redevelopment of the West Windsor/Princeton Junction train Station. This result provides a settlement of the litigation by InterCap.
The audience side of the meeting must also be mentioned. It was a full house, not the average attendance, telling me that West Windsor cares for a Transit Village. The audience was very diverse in many respects: age, economics, profession, and ethnicity. Young people in their 20s to seniors in their 80s spoke and gave their thoughts and opinions. Not all agreed, but the large majority was in favor of the transit oriented concept. This tells me that people cared and came to voice their wishes to the council.
What about the one vote against the amendments. It was cast by Councilman Charles Morgan. His “let’s study this issue a little bit longer” manner and delaying tactics have been the major impediment in this process. If elected, I am sorry to say, the so-called “Strong Leaders for West Windsor” will follow in his disingenuous playbook.
So please join me in voting for the “West Windsor Moving Forward” of George Borek, Lindsay Diehl and Kristina Samonte on November 8.
Paul Eland
Coneflower Lane, West Windsor
When you go to the polls on November 8 to vote to fill the three positions on the West Windsor Town Council, please vote for George Borek, Lindsay Diehl, and Kristina Samonte.
I believe each candidate offers diverse knowledge, background, and life experiences that will serve them, and the residents of the township, well as they deal with the Township’s many challenges and opportunities. I also believe they will work with the mayor and his administration in an objective and unbiased fashion; supportive when they feel the mayor’s actions are appropriate and offering alternatives in a constructive and civil manner when there are differences. Most importantly, unlike the other four candidates in the upcoming non-partisan election, Borek, Diehl, and Samonte will sincerely represent the interests of all our 27,000 residents, not solely little cliques of disgruntled people.
I feel the other four individuals running for the three Town Council positions neither possess these positive attributes nor even attempt to represent the interests of all the township residents. Their positions, somewhat arrogantly expressed, seem to be more narrowly aligned with the malicious and negative postings of the members of the Google West Windsor Community Discussion chat room and the mean-spirited parroting of these postings by the same members at Council Public Comment sessions. To me, these actions are simply ad hominem attacks on members of the administration aimed at impeding projects contributing to the growth and prosperity of our township. I fear that these four candidates, if any are elected, will only perpetuate these ugly tactics.
West Windsor needs Council members who will encourage cooperation and civility among residents and elected representatives. Listen carefully to all seven candidates for Council. I believe you will decide, as I have, to vote for George Borek, Lindsay Diehl, and Kristina Samonte.
Daniel J. McCarthy
Nestlewood Way, West Windsor
