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Mayor outlines key priorities for 2025 the township has taken to promote economic growth, one is Lawrence Townshipo Mayor obviously keeping our tax rate Patricia Hendricks Farmer said stable. We are addressing infrathe township remains financially structure issues—our roads, stable and continues to attract parks, and buildings—and new business and housing overall improving the quality of development, all while investing life for our community. We’ve in public safety and open space. also become a community of In a recent widechoice for many busiranging interview nesses, which is very with Lawrence exciting. Gazette, Hendricks I know, as mayor, Farmer discussed a I’ve done many ribnumber of topics of bon cuttings throughconcern to township out my first year. We residents, including continue to be a comthe town’s ongoing munity where people efforts to promote want to come to live Farmer economic growth and work. Commerthrough infrastruccial and residential ture improvements, properties are cona conservative fiscal strategy, tinuing to increase in value year and a focus on quality-of-life after year; we’re outpacing many enhancements. other communities in our area. The following is a lightly Through these efforts, we just edited transcript of the conver- continue to promote economic sation, the first part of which growth. So, it’s a very exciting is running this month. The time. interview will continue in next Lawrence Gazette: Do you month’s issue. know of any specific businesses Lawrence Gazette: What is or projects that are planned that the town doing in terms of pro- might be coming down the pipemoting economic growth and line to help bolster the townbusiness developments and proj- ship’s tax base or ratable base? ects that people might want to Farmer: One of the things I know about? can talk about is that, over the Mayor Patricia Hendricks next several years, we’ll witness See MAYOR, Page 5 Farmer: With regards to steps
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Amanda Santos (right) is sworn as the newest member of Lawrence Township Council by Mercer County Clerk Paula Sollami Covello. Councilman Christopher Bobbitt holds the bible. (Facebook photo)
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