Phil Kramer

Mayor2024-01-02 to 2027-12 (month-level)

About

Phil Kramer's platform emphasizes balanced public safety measures, specifically addressing community concerns regarding surveillance technology by maintaining existing camera programs without further expansion.

Campaign promises (1)

public-safety
The council will keep existing Flock safety cameras but will not expand the program.
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Term ending Dec 1, 2027.

Voice

Meetings spoken in: 14
Total speaking time: 3:20:44
Avg per meeting: 14:20
Segments: 3584

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Top issues during term (20)(Development)

high↑Oct 2026[22]

Sentinel Data Center air permit (NJDEP)

A data center could add tax revenue and construction jobs, but residents and ratepayers could get stuck with higher utility and infrastructure costs.

high↑Jan 2026[19]

Affordable housing at 260 Davidson Avenue and 40-year PILOT

$3.5 million from the affordable housing trust fund over ten years, with PILOT revenue at 4% of gross revenue instead of full property taxes.

high↓Sep 2026[12]

Habitat for Humanity Land Sale at 168 Churchill Avenue

The lot generates no tax revenue for the township and counts toward the affordable housing obligation if built.

high↓Jul 2026[12]

Affordable housing on Main Street and Kossuth Street

Building on township-donated land keeps costs down, but the project counts toward a 659-unit state obligation rather than adding tax revenue.

medium↓Aug 2026[10]

Habitat for Humanity Land Conveyance

The township conveys the vacant lots to Habitat rather than selling at market rate, in exchange for affordable housing units.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Dispensary drive-through reactivation on Route 27

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Sterling Pointe second apartment building

No direct township cost; the township will work with the applicant on full water supply once the master permit is issued.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

L'Oreal plant expansion extension

high↓Mar 2026[8]

Proposed 258,150 sq. ft. warehouse at 1950 Easton Avenue

Not quantified at this hearing; no ruling yet.

low↓May 2026[7]

Extension of development approvals at 195-215 Davidson Avenue

Extension fee of $250 paid; no direct cost to taxpayers.

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Short-Term Rental Regulations

high↓Aug 2026[5]

Second 30-unit apartment building at Spangenberg Lane

Adds 30 apartment units to the Somerset section, with tax and school-impact effects not detailed in the agenda.

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Three-lot subdivision at 426 Ralph Street

Two new single-family homes would join the Ralph Street neighborhood, adding to the tax base; costs not quantified.

medium↓Jan 2026[3]

295 Cedar Grove Lane 16-lot subdivision

Fourteen new homes would expand the tax base while adding service and school population demands.

medium↓Apr 2026[3]

Skillmans Lane farm subdivision

No direct township cost — the easement preserved farmland at no new expense; the new home will go on the tax rolls when built.

medium↓Apr 2026[3]

EV charging stations at Somerset Street Wawa

No direct township cost; private investment in charging infrastructure.

high↓Mar 2026[3]

Future of 135 Davidson Avenue: church/school retention vs. large warehouse

A large speculative warehouse could bring jobs and ratables to the corridor but residents worry about truck traffic and the loss of the cultural center.

low↓Jun 2026[2]