The owner of the house at 70-72 Wallace Street defended short-term rentals. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
Red Bank officials postponed a brewing battle over short-term home rentals such as Airbnbs last week.
Still, a number of residents made impassioned arguments pro and con at the borough council’s final meeting of 2022 Wednesday night, previewing what’s likely to come in 2023.
By JOHN T. WARD
A half-dozen residents weighed in Tuesday night on Red Bank’s form of government and how people get elected to it.
Among the commenters at a Zoom session of the Charter Study Commission were several who like the idea that council members can make things happen at the department level.
Clockwise from top left: Mike DuPont, Nancy Facey-Blackwood, Ben Forest, Mark Taylor and Kate Okeson. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
CLARIFICATION: This article reported results as of 11 p.m. on election day, and the outcome may change as mail-in ballots are counted.
By JOHN T. WARD
Red Bank voters went with four of five slate candidates in the borough’s historic election for charter study commission Tuesday.
But first, they said “yes,” overwhelmingly, on whether the study should take place.
Eleven Red Bank residents are running for five seats in this year’s election for charter study commission.
See what they had to say about the issues – and their qualifications to tackle them – in these Q&As with redbankgreen:
Scott Broschart
Mike DuPont
Nancy Facey-Blackwood
Ben Forest
Jesse Garrison
John Gosden
Aimee Humphreys
John Jackson
Kate Okeson
Mark Taylor
Tom Wieczerzak
In addition, check out the voter resource guide below, with information on the public question that would authorize formation of the commission.
On the ballot November 2: charter study commission candidate John Gosden. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
Red Bank voters will have 11 candidates to choose from when they elect a five-member charter study commission November 2.
Here’s what candidate John Gosden had to say in response to a questionnaire sent to all contenders by redbankgreen.
On the ballot November 2: charter study commission candidate Nancy Facey-Blackwood. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
Red Bank voters will have 11 candidates to choose from when they elect a five-member charter study commission November 2.
Here’s what candidate Nancy Facey-Blackwood had to say in response to a questionnaire sent to all contenders by redbankgreen.
On the ballot November 2: charter study commission candidate Jesse Garrison. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
Red Bank voters will have 11 candidates to choose from when they elect a five-member charter study commission November 2.
Here’s what candidate Jesse Garrison had to say in response to a questionnaire sent to all contenders by redbankgreen.
On the ballot November 2: charter study commission candidate Scott Broschart. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
Red Bank voters will have 11 candidates to choose from when they elect a five-member charter study commission November 2.
Here’s what candidate Scott Broschart had to say in response to a questionnaire sent to all contenders by redbankgreen.
On the ballot November 2: charter study commission candidate Mike DuPont. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
Red Bank voters will have 11 candidates to choose from when they elect a five-member charter study commission November 2
Here’s what candidate Mike DuPont had to say in response to a questionnaire sent to all contenders by redbankgreen.
On the ballot November 2: charter study commission candidate Tom Wieczerzak. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
Red Bank voters will have 11 candidates to choose from when they elect a five-member charter study commission November 2.
Here’s what candidate Tom Wieczerzak had to say in response to a questionnaire sent to all contenders by redbankgreen.
On the ballot November 2: charter study commission candidate John Jackson. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
Red Bank voters will have 11 candidates to choose from when they elect a five-member charter study commission November 2.
Here’s what candidate John Jackson had to say in response to a questionnaire sent to all contenders by redbankgreen.
On the ballot November 2: charter study commission candidate Mark Taylor. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
Red Bank voters will have 11 candidates to choose from when they elect a five-member charter study commission November 2.
Here’s what candidate Mark Taylor had to say in response to a questionnaire sent to all contenders by redbankgreen.
On the ballot November 2: charter study commission candidate Aimee Humphreys. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
Red Bank voters will have 11 candidates to choose from when they elect a five-member charter study commission November 2.
Here’s what candidate Aimee Humphreys had to say in response to a questionnaire sent to all contenders by redbankgreen.
On the ballot November 2: charter study commission candidate Kate Okeson. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
Red Bank voters will have 11 candidates to choose from when they elect a five-member charter study commission November 2.
Here’s what candidate Kate Okeson had to say in response to a questionnaire sent to all contenders by redbankgreen.
On the ballot November 2: charter study commission candidate Ben Forest. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
Red Bank voters will have 11 candidates to choose from when they elect a five-member charter study commission November 2.
Here’s what candidate Ben Forest had to say in response to a questionnaire sent to all contenders by redbankgreen.
On the ballot in November: whether to review Red Bank’s form of government, and who should do it. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
It’s official: Red Bank voters will have 11 candidates to choose from when they elect a five-member charter study commission in November.
Also on the ballot: a referendum on whether the study itself should be conducted.