Dear YWN,

I have seen little about the candidates for whom Lakewood residents will vote, and I would like to hear some honest opnions.

I had occasion to go to Brick twice this week, along Route 70 and Brick Boulevard, and I found the traffic horrendous. Remember, most NJ residents don’t want to live in NYC, but evidently the planners in Brick didn’t think about this when they allowed the growth of shopping malls and developments.

I really hope this does not happen to Lakewood, which was once a small town with a small nucleus of bnei Torah. Now it has grown so much, and I’d like to konw which candidates will try to control the rampant growth from ruining the town.

Does anyone have information about whether the developers who have benefited from this growth are working hard to build and support enough schools to accomodate all the families moving in?

Of course new shopping areas are being developed, this is profitable and hopefully it will spread out the shopping around town so you don’t have to sit in traffic on Clifton for half of your Friday afternoon.

However, again, as a town grows careful planning become more and more important.

Anyone have any facts to contribute?

Sarah Y.
Lakewood, NJ

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