Can the gov. really punt?

June 16, 2010 1 Comment

Gov. Chris Christie was quoted in the Ledger today as saying he could punt a football from his house in Mendham Township to Mendham Borough. (That would be a very long punt).

His point is that talk of a 2.5 percent cap should encourage towns and school districts to seriously consider mergers. 

Nothing wrong with that. But here’s the problem _ the governor also says that the state would not force mergers.

So, here is the bottom line _ If the state does not force towns and/or school districts to merge, nothing is going to change.

The state should take the lead on this issue; not punt it away.

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About fsnowflack
Fred Snowflack was editorial page editor and a political columnist for the Daily Record of Morristown for almost 12 years. He has won numerous awards for editorial and column writing from the New Jersey Press Association and has written a blog on county and state politics for the last three years. He lives in Ledgewood in Morris County.

One Response to Can the gov. really punt?

  1. Patsy from 23rd Street says:
    June 20, 2010 at 5:55 pm

    By mistake, I once punted a pixie into the priests cemetery at St. Michael’s Monastery and had to retrieve it.

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