In an election year filled with so much disappointment, I find excitement and hope in the fact that I will be casting my vote to re-elect Mike Friedman to the Voorhees Township Committee. I urge every Voorhees resident, regardless of political affiliation, to do the same.
Whether you know it or not, Mike Friedman has been working tirelessly for you and your family to ensure that Voorhees’ government is run more transparently, ethically, and responsibly since the day he took office in 2011. Before Mike was first elected, the Voorhees was controlled by a one-party monopoly. Back then our property taxes increased by an average of over 6% each year. With no minority member of the committee to keep the majority honest, the government simply spent more money each year, enriching their political allies and handing out township jobs like they were candy on Halloween. Since Mike has taken office, the rate of tax growth has dropped to about 2% annually and he has never voted to increase our property taxes, not even once. We can’t afford to go back.
Mike fought against taxpayer funded healthcare for politicians at a cost of over $125,000 per year, and he made them stop. Mike has pushed for greater public safety by growing our Class II police officer numbers, making sure every school has a cop to protect our kids, and introducing anti-solicitation and peddling laws. Mike has fought for non-tax revenues such as sponsorships for parks and fields in town so we can pass the savings on to taxpayers.
Voorhees taxpayers deserve the best, and Mike Friedman is the best our local government has to offer (which is probably why he was named 2015 Citizen of the Year by the Voorhees Rotary Club). He is a great representative for all of Voorhees. Please cast your vote on Nov. 8 to re-elect Committeeman Mike Friedman.
Brian M. McGovern
