Click on the LATEST Link below for her interview on NPR on 7/8
and her article in the 7/11 Daily Record
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What is Courage To Connect NJ?
The video ’Can New Jersey Connect?’ (below) introduces the concept of connecting communities where multiple distinct towns share an administrative structure. Mayor McCormac of Woodbridge Township explains how the ten towns in his township function under one government but they each maintain their own sense of community. Interviews with residents of the township show how each neighborhood retains its own name and feel. The film takes you to the stores of Iselin, the streets of Colonia and the Tide Watchers Club in Sewaren to show the richness and diversity of New Jersey and how we can keep that diversity without separate costly governments.
Dear Concerned Fellow New Jerseyans,
I care about my community. I ran for public office and in 2006 became mayor of Long Hill Township. If you do not know Long Hill Township, that’s OK. It’s Millington, Stirling and Gillette. While in office I started to ask some questions. How could we provide services more efficiently? Is there a better way to structure New Jersey? I felt the frustration and anger over property taxes. Could we use that frustration to create new options for the state?
What I found through my inquiry astonished me. There are hundreds of very identifiable New Jersey towns that have no independent government. Then I came upon Woodbridge Township. What a great example of what our future could look like – ten towns with one government. When residents recognize that their local government is not the sole creator of their sense of community, then we can begin to connect communities through petitions and referendums. Connected communities with one government are more efficient, more affordable and can create better plans for the future of the community. Be a part of the change. Be a part of the solution.
Gina Genovese
Executive Director, Courage to Connect NJ
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