Township Council: Theodore Chase, Jr. (D)

Name: Theodore Chase, Jr.

Street Address: 159 Georgetown Rd.

Section of Town You Live In: Southern end, receives mail with Princeton address

If incumbent, how many years have you served: 4 years

Do you belong to any civic organizations:

• Planning Board 1996-to date
• Environmental Commission, 1996-2009 (now Council liaison to)
• Open Space Committee, 2001-2009 (now Council liaison to)
• New Jersey Conservation Foundation, trustee, elected summer 2013
• Advisory committee on D&R Canal Commission Master Plan, 2013-to date

What do you see as your three top issues, and how do you plan on dealing with them:

1) I have been working on the problem of the old and fragile water main along Rte 27 from Rte 518 to Little Rocky Hill for the last three years.  Application of more than 20 lb/square inch pressure causes the pipe to blow, so residents have little water pressure for use on second stories, and hydrants are unusable.  After examining other alternatives, the Council has given the go-ahead for design engineering of a replacement main.  Larger pumps at the Rte 27/Rte 518 intersection will also improve water service along Rte 518.  This is part of a larger initiative to update the township’s water system, finding leaks, and replacing the oldest, most leak-prone sections.  We must maintain our infrastructure, but not further extend it, since this could lead to additional high density development that would change the quality of life in the rural areas of the First Ward.