By Catherine J. Barrier, Former Franklin Township Councilwoman-At-Large
Two decades ago, I had the privilege of serving the residents of Franklin Township as their Councilwoman-At-Large (2000-2003), a job I took very seriously. Not interested in playing Party politics as an elected official, I instead had one unwavering desire: to do what I could to help provide the best local government policies possible, ones that would benefit the diverse members of our local community.
Thankfully, during those first few years of the new millennium, Franklin’s Town Council was a much healthier one than what we now have. We were not merely a one-Party-rubber-stamping group of followers voting for whatever was placed before us or proposed by the mayor. Since we were four Republicans and five Democrats, ours was a tenure during which very diverse ideas were continually presented, explored further, and debated, all of which, I believe, led to the whole Council making much better policy decisions for the good of the residents of Franklin Township.
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