Andrew Ahn

Short Hills, New Jersey

1. Our town has great civic pride as evidenced by the many annual events which bring us together as a community (e.g. Snowflake Parade).
2. Our town is quite philanthropic as demonstrated by our support for the many great causes including the numerous American Red Cross blood drives that are held each year.
3. We have easy and quick access to New York City, Newark airport, the Jersey Shore, the Poconos and Philadelphia.
4. We have a terrific restaurant scene with a cornucopia of culinary delights.
5. We have truly impressive schools which are committed to educational excellence.

1. Parking can be a challenge, especially at the train stations and during evenings and weekends in the downtown district, where the movie theater and the restaurants are located.
2. Traffic on Main Street in downtown can become unwieldy particularly during evenings and weekends. More should be done to alleviate the congestion in the downtown area.
3. I wish that more bike lanes could be created so that people could take in the beauty of our town while cycling through our many leafy and hilly neighborhoods.
4. Our beloved library is in desperate need of major expansion. It needs to be tripled in size to meet the needs of our community.
5. Our town needs to make more of a commitment to our community center so that it is used much more by people of all ages. More programs and resources at the center will translate into much higher use by the people of our town.