Letter to the Editor: From Dan Levine, Democrat for Fanwood Borough Council

Dear Editor,

I am a first time candidate for the Fanwood Borough Council, and I believe it is appropriate that the voters have an opportunity to know who I am and why I am asking for their vote on November 6th. My wife, Miette and I have lived in Fanwood for over twenty five years and we raised our children here; we know that Fanwood is a great community. We also know that we face serious fiscal challenges with unprecedented rising costs and state budget caps that will put a tremendous strain on our ability to retain manageable property taxes while maintaining the same or improved level of municipal service that we have come to expect.

I support the efforts of Mayor Colleen Mahr, who has done a terrific job at managing these challenges with the support of her Democratic colleagues. When she asked for my help, I gladly agreed.

My professional background, including having served as New Jersey’s Assistant State Treasurer, has adequately prepared me for the challenges of managing state and local budgets first hand. While in Trenton, I was instrumental in promoting a pro economic development agenda and personally spearheaded the passage of major new legislation intended to keep jobs in New Jersey (BRRAG program).

Today, I run my own management consulting firm that works with businesses, both large and small, on where they might best locate their operations to increase efficiency and better meet their business objectives.

With your support on Election Day, this experience in promoting economic development, reducing operating costs, while maintaining service is what I hope to bring to the Fanwood Council.

For more information on our campaign and my running mate, Jack Molenaar , please visit www.fanwooddems.com . Because in Fanwood every vote does counts!

Sincerely yours, Dan Levine