Instead, the candidates answered questions submitted by residents on issues ranging from affordable housing to a proposed oil pipeline.
Mahwah Township Council candidate David May at the meet the candidates forum on Oct. 19, 2017.Galow noted that seniors, veterans and the disabled rely on affordable housing, but the decision for more housing should be left to municipalities, she said.
Mahwah Township Council candidate Susan Steinberg meets residents during the meet the candidates forum on Oct. 19, 2017.The candidates also answered questions on the Pilgrim Pipeline, a proposed 178-mile dual pipeline system that would run from Albany to Linden and could travel near Mahwah’s wells linking to Ramapo River.
Mahwah Township Council candidate Vicky Galow speaks during the meet the candidates forum on Oct. 19, 2017.May said he advocated for the council to pass a wellhead protection ordinance that restricts development around the township’s wells.