Jerry Mercado

October 2, 2008 - 12:56am

Seeking government change, New Brunswick activists agree to wait for next year

Jerry Mercado on the steps of New Brunswick City Hall Wednesday evening.: Politicker photoJerry Mercado on the steps of New Brunswick City Hall Wednesday evening.: Politicker photo 

NEW BRUNSWICK - Community activists conceded momentary defeat tonight after the New Brunswick City Council secured a stay from a superior court judge to stop a ballot question from appearing on the Nov. 4th ballot.

But they vowed to fight on to get the ballot question placed on next year’s ballot, and in fact claimed renewed energy to topple what they see as an old and ineffectual structure.

"We are in need of change in the City of New Brunswick, and there is nothing they can do to stop us," said Jerry Mercado, a former unsuccessful candidate for city council, who now calls changing the form of government here mission number one.

Empower Our Neighborhoods (EON) wanted voters to consider altering New Brunswick’s form of representation from an all at-large council to a ward system, which would field elected officials from all of the city’s specific neighborhoods.

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