Residents elected Robert Brown and Philip Giusto to two seats on the Plainsboro Fire District’s Board of Commissioners while also approving this year’s spending plan. In the annual election on February 19, voters approved a $2.1 million budget that carries no tax increase this year by a vote of 148-69. The $1.8 million proposed to be raised through taxation — as well as the tax rate of $.05 per $100 of assessed value — are the same amounts set by the 2010 budget.
Brown, a challenger, received 130 votes to incumbent George Krebs’ 27 votes. Incumbent Giusto defeated Michele Holder, 128 to 118 votes.
Brown is a 16-year resident of Plainsboro and a train operator for New York City transit. He had been the president of the Plainsboro Fire Company and its representative to the Fire District from 2007 to 2010.
Giusto, chief information officer for Ascena Retail Group (Dressbarn), has lived in Plainsboro for 20 years.
