Cindy Rau-Hatton

Below is a letter from sitting Democrat Councilwoman, Crystal Evans, to Gloucester Township residents.

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Dear Friend,

You have always been such a strong supporter of mine, I wanted to write to you today about something very important: The Election on November 3rd.

The New Jersey Environmental Federation (NJEF) has endorsed Gloucester Township incumbent Mayor Cindy Rau-Hatton.

"For her exemplary environmental commitment and leadership, and based on her record of achievement and activism, the Vote Environment Committee of the New Jersey Environmental Federation has endorsed Cindy Rau-Hatton’s re-election for mayor of Gloucester Township," the federation announced this afternoon in a press release.

A Republican in a South Jersey Democratic town where elections were traditionally in May and nonpartisan until this year, Rau-Hatton is battling Democrat David Mayer, a former Assemblyman.

The Dave Mayer Team, desperate to deflect attention from their own tax, spend and roadblock record, looks to avoid responsibility for their mandated obligation to approve the Township's budget.

Their hastiness to play politics with taxpayers' livelihood while dragging their feet on elected obligations, shows not only their disregard for their mandated duties in modifying and adopting the budget, but also their incompetence in providing for the essential services needed to run the Township.

Last night, Council voted against a resolution mandating the GEMS sub-committee meet and present to them an RFQ prior to October 12, 2009.  The resolution, introduced by Councilwoman Shelley Lovett and seconded by Councilwoman Crystal Evans, noted that with the budget proposal indicating a severe revenue gap, it was the Council's "responsibility to further cut expenses while maintaining essential Township services and entertaining all practical ways to generate homegrown income to Gloucester Township."

"Jon Corzine and Dave Mayer severely handicapped a majority of New Jersey towns with their irresponsible policies in Trenton.  It speaks volumes that Hutchison and Schmidt would prefer Trenton politicians to run Gloucester Township rather than govern themselves.  More than anything, I guess their ‘no' vote was based on their lack of confidence in their own ability."

While Mayor Cindy Rau-Hatton has fulfilled her promise over the last 3 years to serve Gloucester Township as its full-time mayor, instituting an open-door policy to meet the needs of the town’s residents, her opponents in this November’s election have been notably absent from the community or have worked actively against residents to further their own financial and political agendas. Some members of the team – Dave Mayer to be specific – rarely even bothered showing up at council meetings unless it was in a political fashion.

While Mayor Cindy Rau-Hatton has fulfilled her promise over the last 3 years to serve Gloucester Township as its full-time mayor, instituting an open-door policy to meet the needs of the town’s residents, her opponents in this November’s election have been notably absent from the community or have worked actively against residents to further their own financial and political agendas. Some members of the team – Dave Mayer to be specific – rarely even bothered showing up at council meetings unless it was in a political fashion.

Tonight, the team of Moriarty and Collins for Assembly, running a coordinated campaign with the Dave Mayer Team in Gloucester Township, will host a $1,000 per head VIP Reception with special guest Ron Jaworski – the same Ron Jaworski whose company a judge ruled last week will have their lawsuit against the Township (and against six Valleybrook homeowner associations) thrown out. he legal proceedings brought against GT and its residents by Mr. Jaworski’s company have already cost taxpayers and families an excess of $125,000.

While his campaign website reads, “Economic development is a crucial part of Gloucester Township's future and will require special attention. We need good, common sense ideas and renewed efforts to ensure that Gloucester Township is as economically healthy as possible,” if Dave Mayer’s record is any indication, “Economic Development” and “common sense ideas” would mean billions of dollars in taxes upon our families and businesses and creating an anti-small business attitude, as evidenced by his Assembly voting record (See Figure 1) and his abysmal 20 percent rating from the New Jersey National Federation of Independent Business in 2004-2005.