On November 8th, you the Milltown residents and taxpayers are asked to make a decision on who will lead this town into the future. Evaluate the decisions your past Democratic led councils and the current Democratic candidates made during their previous tenures on council.

Decision #1 – On December 30th,1998 during a special “Lame Duck” meeting, current Mayoral candidate Eric Steeber and his Democratic led council voted 4-0-1 to grant the Arisa Development Company a 30 year tax abatement for the East Mill Plaza shopping center (Acme and Staples Shopping Center). This abatement will cost the residents of Milltown $13,000,000 in lost tax revenue until the abatement expires in 2030

Decision # 2 – Mayoral candidate Eric Steeber and Council candidate Randy Farkas have gambled and lost with your electric rates while they were on council. Both, as finance chairs, authorized separate fixed rate contracts for wholesale electric at the height of commodity prices when other towns decided to purchase through managed contracts. These two decisions cost Milltown utility customers a combined $6,000,000

Decision #3 – In 2005, the Democratic led council decided not to act on an application to continue Milltown’s low income housing requirement of 16 units as agreed to by COAH in 2003. According to Judge Hurley’s recent decision, all Eric Steeber and the Democratic led council had to do was pass a simple resolution. This lack of foresight and leadership resulted in a $ 1,000,000 (and counting) builder’s remedy lawsuit and an increase of Milltown’s required low income housing from 16 units to 70 units

 
The Cost of Democratic Leadership in Milltown

$20,000,000 in Democratic Decisions

The Mayor and Council Members are asked to make hundreds of decisions during their term. These Democratic candidates cost you $20,000,000 with only three decisions. The average homeowner lost $ 7,200 on these decisions alone.

The Truth About Milltown’s Electric Rates
What Their Poor "Negotiation" & Decision Making" is Costing YOU

If you aren’t ready to pay for someone else’s misguided decisions —
Vote Responsibly, Vote Republican.

In 2010 The Milltown Democratic Organization printed a disparaging campaign flyer stating:
“Farkas was responsible for the fiscal mismanagement of the Borough and the unprecedented tax and utility increases over the prior three years.” — NOW RANDY FARKAS IS THEIR CANDIDATE

As a Milltown Republican serving in 2007 Randy Farkas was quoted in a campaign flyer:
“I have seen such things as the Democrats raiding the ‘electrical utility surplus.’ This surplus is in place to protect our aging infrastructure. They did this so they could have lawn signs that say ‘no tax increase in 2007,’ while letting our electrical rates nearly double. This was all for political gain.” — NOW HE ASKS YOU TO HELP SUPPORT HIM AS A DEMOCRAT

As an Independent in 2010 Randy Farkas in a campaign flyer stated:
“In Milltown … the main interest of the two major parties has been to keep themselves in office … Prior to expiration of my second year (on Council) I decided that I MUST become an INDEPENDENT.” — ONE YEAR LATER, IN THE VERY NEXT ELECTION, HE IS RUNNING AS A MEMBER OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

WHAT WILL THEY SAY NEXT TO GET ELECTED IN 2011?

Ron Dixon, Stacey Waters and Jules Dekovics WILL:
1. Work in a bi-partisan way to determine the best solution for our electric utility. This issue is too important to the future of Milltown to play “Politics as Usual”
2. Work towards resolution of the ongoing floodwater management issues Ensure the protection of our electric substation and the center of town
3. Improve our vital infrastructure and plan for its future Establish maintenance schedules and backup plans to reduce failures which require costly emergency expenditures

Ron, Jules and Stacey will continue the progress:

Resolve the future of the electric utility - Relocate / Sell
     • Repair the unusable flood gates
     • Work with Lawrence Brook Watershed and towns along the waterway to find solutions
   
Immediate action on Office of Emergency Management (OEM) program for Milltown
     • Review and update OEM program that meets the needs of our town TODAY
     • Create safe and equipped emergency shelters outside the flood plain
     • Create a communication plan which incorporates 21st century technology (Facebook, Twitter)

Continue shared services and seek out additional options that will continue saving residents tax dollars

Prepare for infrastructure needs today, tomorrow and the future to avoid any further catastrophic situations