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Cranford officials defend pool finances as residents press for advisory-board transparency and fundraising options
Summary
Township leaders say pool budgets are audited and staff have cut expenses while residents and volunteers criticized the pool advisory board’s record-keeping and urged fundraising and broader review as membership declines.
Mayor Terrence Curran and other township officials told residents Tuesday that Cranford’s municipal pools are being run on a lean budget and that the town is working to boost membership, while several residents questioned the legitimacy and record-keeping of the pool advisory board and urged fundraising and independent review.
The township committee emphasized the capital budget and investments in town infrastructure but spent a substantial portion of public comment and discussion on recreational pools. Curran said the pool budget has been reduced from about $1.8 million in 2001 to roughly $1.4 million today and that staff and programming cuts have followed…
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