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Cranford pools draw heated public comment as mayor raises possibility of concentrating resources
Summary
A large public-comment segment focused on the future of Cranford’s pools after the mayor said declining resident membership and rising costs could make operating three facilities unsustainable; residents urged more transparency, data and time to vet community proposals.
The future of Cranford’s municipal pools dominated public comment at the Township Committee’s Sept. 16 meeting, where Mayor Terrence Curran said the committee must confront falling resident membership, rising costs and limited capital funds.
"We cannot keep operating three facilities on a shrinking budget," Mayor Terrence Curran said, noting that resident membership rose by less than 1% (from 1,852 to 1,870) while nonresident membership jumped nearly 30% (from 560 to 727). The mayor said pool utility revenue this year was $1,400,000 and forecast next year at $1,530,000, and he called for…
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