What's Happening in Wall Township, NJ…

Governor Chris Christie has chosen Wall Township as the location for the first of his many “fairness forums”.

Termed forums, as opposed to town hall meetings, the governor will be talking with voters throughout the state in an effort to drum up support for his proposal to extensively overhaul the state’s school funding system. The first ‘fairness forum’, as they are being dubbed, took place on June 28 at the Wall Township branch of the Monmouth County Library.

Christie gained a reputation for being a straight-taking, blunt politician by participating in numerous town hall meetings. His interaction with his constituents helped him in gaining national attention, but in June of 2015, on the verge of initiating his presidential campaign, the governor announced he had done his last town hall. Saying he was tired of the medium, he said his 137th town hall meeting on May 14, 2015 in Sparta was his last.

The governor’s proposed “fairness formula” would earmark a standard amount ($6,599) per student, across the state. The change in funding would necessitate a New Jersey constitutional amendment, which requires a vote by the state’s Democratic-controlled Legislature to place the measure in front of the state’s voters. Should the measure make it to the voters, then both those for and against the measure will likely employ brochure printing services to make their case before the electorate.