Gary Kapner

Small Business Owner, Community Volunteer & Local Politician

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From my home on N. Gate Rd in Ralston, it took me 50 minutes to drive 11 miles to Summit Health off Park Ave in Florham Park at 11 am yesterday. The return trip at 4pm was slightly worse. Think traffic in Mendham and Morris County is bad now? It's only going to get worse.

While Mendham Township is largely exempt from state-mandated large-scale, high-density affordable housing developments until public infrastructure (water and sewage systems) is developed.

Surrounding communities, such as Mendham Borough, are required to meet their state mandated affordable housing obligations. The state has no plan to help municipalities address the traffic its high-density affordable housing mandate will create.

The power to stop the madness in New Jersey lies with the Governor, an advocate of high-density, affordable housing, and the State Legislature, a body controlled by the Democrats for the past two decades.

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4/28/26

Interesting budget presentation at last night's committee meeting. Thank you to Jason Gabloff, Mayor Neibart, and the finance committee. The municipal portion of our property taxes, including the total trash utility bill, was held to a near-zero increase. After much talk of fiscal restraint and the finance committee's outstanding job, budget amendments were proposed.

Increase the township's $235,000 donation to the library, despite limited information on how the money is spent. There was discussion about the number of programs run by the library, but no data on the need for those programs, how their effectiveness is measured, or how many residents use the library. It was also briefly discussed to fund the library through a tax assessment, similar to the open space tax.

An amendment was proposed to increase the arborist or tree professional budget line item. No job description was discussed. The budgeted amount proposed by the finance committee has historically never been spent. The increase will seemingly be used to enforce the yet-to-be-agreed-upon tree ordinance. Thank you to Deputy Mayor Monaghan for trying to hold the line here.

Both amendments were passed.

Also discussed was the possible need to raise the municipal portion of your property tax in 2027 to increase the fund balance and maintain fiscal stability. The municipality's goal is to maintain a fund balance between 10% and 15%; we are currently at 12.5%. Committeewoman Duarte suggested raising taxes this year.

[NJ Assembly GOP @NJAssemblyGOP]

I'll take 'New Jersey Housing' for $640,000, @KenJennings

More high-density housing does not make living in NJ more affordable, says @AswVickyFlynn on @PIX11News

The Affordable Housing EO signed by @GovSherrillNJ looks to accelerate approvals for high-density housing, leaves out local input, and ignores the impact to infrastructure, schools, and municipal services.

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In Mendham Township, will removing evasive species like the Bradford Pear or Norway Maple require a permit? Will a costly replacement tree be required?

The banned species are:

Norway maple (Acer platanoides)
Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
Mimosa tree or Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
Porcelain berry (Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata)
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
Japanese clematis (Clematis terniflora)
Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
Weeping lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula)
Winged burning bush (Euonymus alatus)
English ivy (Hedera helix)
Japanese hop (Humulus japonicus)
European privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)
Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii)
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Japanese crabapple (Malus toringo)
Chinese silver grass (Miscanthus sinensis)
Eurasian water-milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
Oriental photinia (Photinia villosa)
Callery or Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana)
Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)
Jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens)
Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)
European water chestnut (Trapa natans)
Siebold’s arrowwood (Viburnum sieboldii)
Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda)
Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis)
Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata)
Running bamboo (Phyllostachys)

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[NJ Assembly GOP @NJAssemblyGOP]

Murphy and the Democrats sold the World Cup as an economic windfall.

Reality: The “boom” isn’t booming — bookings are soft and prices are being cut. But @NJTRANSIT still wants to charge fans $150 to ride the train.

When demand drops, normal markets adjust.
Government just squeezes harder.

[New Jersey Senate Republicans @NJSenateGOP]

Property taxes continue to put real pressure on homeowners across NJ. Ensuring long-term relief will require responsible budgeting, smarter spending & sustainable fiscal policies that keep our communities affordable and stable - all of which Republicans have been advocating for.

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Another Successful Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt! Thank You to all the kids and their parents for making this a Great Event! Thank you to the members of the New Providence LIONS, the New Providence Police and New... https://t.co/zylbHzu94U

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Thank you for your Support.

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Great turnout for tonight’s Suburban Chamber of Commerce Wine Down Wednesday at Grain & Cane in Berkeley Heights. This networking event was free to members, join the chamber today.

Please tag yourself and your business.

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