Jim Baird

Jefferson Township, NJ

1. Location. On the edge of being rural, but still convenient to shopping, services, and NYC.
2. Recreation,two fine golf courses, a large county park for hiking, Lake Hopatcong, and ballfields for the kids.
3.Competent local government providing good services.(recycling, trash removal,snow removal,etc.
4. Very good library
5.Many volunteers

1. Property taxes are averaging almost 2.5% of house value.
2.Mediocre schools have low standards as demonstrated by inflated "honor rolls"
3.Pistol range next to municipal complex which is noisy to the extreme and probably wasteful.
4. Almost no street lighting.
5.No sidewalks