RECONCILING RED BANK ANNOUNCES RESIDENT SURVEY
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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