RECONCILING RED BANK ANNOUNCES RESIDENT SURVEY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE       

January 6, 2022 – A new grassroots community organization, Reconciling Red Bank, is

launching a two-minute survey to help voters voice how they feel about key issues facing the

Borough.

Members of Reconciling Red Bank include many of the activists who are campaigning to reopen

our Senior Center; are vocal about the valuable VNA property being declared an “area in

need of redevelopment” and on New Year’s Day celebrated the inauguration of newly elected,

top-vote winning councilwoman Jacqueline Sturdivant.

“The outcome of the last council election produced a split outcome, reflecting, we believe,

residents desire to encourage sustainable growth while preserving the special charm of our

established neighborhoods,” explained group member John Jackson.

“Our driving question is, if voters supported Ms. Sturdivant’s ten-point pledge, how could we

also elect a candidate whose positions were diametrically opposed?” Jackson continued. “Our

survey is an attempt to better understand what voters see as Red Bank’s future.”

Councilwoman Sturdivant’s 10-point pledge includes closing the Redevelopment Agency,

returning legislative oversight to the council from an executive business administrator and

focusing on critical issues such as infrastructure and financial management.

The survey is online and its 16 questions ask residents to weigh in on topics including:

– How they see Red Bank today

– How they envision the town in ten years

– Development, affordable housing, taxes and a newly-created Charter Commission

tasked with studying whether Red Bank should change to a different, non-borough

form of government.

“Defining a problem is the first step in solving it,” members Aimee and Michael Humphreys

said. “This survey distills the dilemma in Red Bank. Do we want to be town or a city? Take the

survey and add your voice.”

This June (primary) and November (general election) we’ll elect our next Mayor. Reconciling

Red Bank’s guiding principle is to discover and report back to our friends and neighbors what

kind of leadership the majority of Red Bankers expect from our Mayor and Council.

We will publish survey results and accompanying analysis before the parties begin their

nominating processes in mid-winter.

To take part in the survey, click here: https://forms.gle/ejFRA7Ms5XijhhMj6

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