Myers Rebukes Adler Over State Police Fees

Says voters should hold Adler directly responsible for higher property taxes fees cause

          Mount Holly, August 4, 2008-Successful businessman and decorated combat veteran Chris Myers, candidate for Congress in NJ-3, today rebuked his opponent, career Trenton politician John Adler, over forcing eleven small towns in the 3rd Congressional District to absorb the cost of State Police coverage they have received for years, saying it will collectively cost those towns $1.64 million in higher property taxes this year, on top of the $8.5 million property tax increase Adler already hit them with when he cut municipal aid to all 52 municipalities in the district by voting in favor of Jon Corzine's bloated $33 billion State Budget this year.

          "These municipalities and their residents-and the State Police coverage they receive-are not the reason this State is becoming more unaffordable by the day, yet John Adler and the Trenton politicians would rather pick on them than tackle the real fiscal problems facing this State," said Myers.  "Before asking these towns and these taxpayers for more of their hard-earned money, how about Senator Adler and the his friends tackle the real waste, fraud and abuse under the Capital Dome in Trenton and in unaccountable big cities like Newark and Camden that is making this State more unaffordable by the day for working families and seniors on a fixed income?"

          Myers renewed the challenge he made to Adler back on June 20th (letter and press release attached), urging him to eliminate costly government waste like "special municipal aid" to big cities-which was cited by the NJ State Auditor for mismanagement and lack of accountability-the hiring of political appointees and awarding of blatant patronage, and the state's outrageous 15,000+ vehicle fleet paid for by taxpayers struggling to afford gas for their own cars.

          "The money to provide State Police coverage to these towns-which was the original mission of the State Police-can easily be found in the budget by eliminating any of the wasteful spending I identified to Senator Adler," said Myers, who said Adler has never responded to his letter and is running scared from his failed record in Trenton.  "Yet, Senator Adler refuses to do it.  Clearly he would rather scapegoat these towns and raise their residents' property taxes, than stand up to the Trenton and Camden political bosses that are helping to bankroll his campaign for Congress."

NOTE:  The eleven affected municipalities in the 3rd Congressional District and how much they are being forced to pay in higher property taxes are as follows: Bass River Township ($69,169), Hainesport Township ($266,643), New Hanover Township ($22,390), North Hanover Township ($90,885), Pemberton Borough ($40,100), Shamong Township ($213,391), Southampton Township ($514,766), Tabernacle Township ($246,711) Woodland Township ($59,895), Wrightstown Borough ($27,210) in Burlington County and Eagleswood Township ($95,110) in Ocean County.

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