Twp. Committee Votes to Introduce Another Charter Study Ordinance
A final reading on ordinance 20012-38 will take place Dec. 17.
The Township Committee agreed to introduce an ordinance for a referendum to establish a charter study commission that could recommend a change in Cranford's form of government. A charter study advisory group was established in 2008, after a similar referendum was passed the year before. Commissioner Kevin Campbell, who voted against the ordinance said it was coming at the wrong time. "Why we're doing it now in November, almost into December, when we've been crushed by Irene, humbled by Sandy," he said, "While we're fighting Birchwood, while we're going through finding interim administrator, and hopefully a full-time administrator, is beside me." Campbell said finding stability in the town was paramount to any change in government at this …
