Stronger Clark

10/22/2026

It's 2026. We think residents should be able to take part in their own council meetings from home.

You can watch Clark council meetings online. The township streams them on YouTube and that's a good thing. What you can't do is speak, ask a question, or take part from home. No Zoom, no call-in. If you work nights, care for a parent, or can't get to the Council Chambers on a Monday, your only option is a written comment to the clerk.

The council said Zoom would cost "thousands of dollars." That number was never itemized. The township's communications department has a budget over $460,000 this year and bought $21,000 in studio gear to broadcast on YouTube. The municipal court already uses videoconferencing.

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10/21/2026

Meet Mike Shulman. He is running for council in Ward 2.

Mike thinks Clark's leaders have stopped fighting for the town. In his words: “They’ve rolled over for developers. They’ve allowed sweetheart deals to go through, and that’s in their control completely.”

And here is the thing: “People want to move here. People want to live here. People want to have businesses here.” So why the handouts? “There is no reason to be giving these folks tax incentives when you and I don’t get that same benefit.”

It has been the same council for two decades that “hop from problem to problem, from scandal to scandal.” A $400,000 police whistleblower settlement. A former mayor who pleaded guilty. A civil rights lawsuit from the State. And no plan for what comes next. They think things are great, or were great, so they must still be great no matter how bad their decisions are.

Mike has been knocking on doors and near the reservoir project, neighbors said their elected officials handed them a county phone number and told them to call the county themselves. But mike thinks "the job of local government is to act as your representative to those higher up levels of government.”

“Our tax dollars should be spent making Clark better and not cleaning up preventable legal messes.”

Watch the video. Then share it with a neighbor in Ward 2. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.

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10/20/2026

Reminder about our fundraiser this Thursday

Dinner, neighbors, and the final push before Election Day. Join Stronger Clark on Thursday, Oct. 22 at Bistro 1051. $60 includes dinner, kids eat free. Every dollar goes to getting out the vote in Clark

10/20/2026

Last night a few people sang and shouted their way through public comment at the Clark council meeting. Some want to pin that on Stronger Clark. Here is Mike Shulman at the podium a few minutes later.

"While we may disagree wholeheartedly, I do think that we've attempted to keep our modicum of decorum there."

That is how we have done it for years. We come with records. We ask hard questions. We push, and we keep pushing. We also give our names, stay inside our five minutes, and speak to Mayor Albanese, Council President Smith and the council with respect. Firm and respectful are not opposites.

We do it this way for a reason. A council meeting should work. It should be a place where neighbors show up, speak up, disagree with the people in charge, and still get somewhere. That takes respect on both sides. We bring ours every time.

When the room got loud, Council President Smith stopped the clock so Mike could be heard. Mike thanked him. That is the kind of meeting we want.

The people who sang do not speak for us, and we do not speak for them.

Take the time to see what we think about important issues in Clark at: https://strongerclark.com

10/20/2026

Below is a post Bill Grzyb for Clark Council had written in regards to last nights meeting. The different people there speaking were part of a larger group that were at the meeting to speak out against data centers and make towns aware of their cause. None of the speakers were invited by Stronger Clark nor do we agree with some of the actions.

10/20/2026

HEHNLY SLIDE REPAIRS!!!! 🛝🛝🛝🛝🛝🛝🛝🛝

10/19/2026

Meet Bill Grzyb for Clark Council running in Ward 3.

Bill grew up in Clark. In his own words: “I just want to give something more to the town that’s given everything it has to me.”

His first job if elected is to walk every street in Ward 3 again, this time as a council member, and sit down with neighbors street by street because “No two streets in town are the same.”

Bill talks about the importance of following up with resident concerns. Bill knows what it is like to ask town hall a question and hear nothing back. The town should treat following up with residents as customer service.

He also has an idea for the PILOT deals, the special tax deals on the big new apartment buildings. Negotiate better deals that put money into a fund that fixes up and maintains our parks. That frees up Public Works for other jobs.

“We’re not Republicans or Democrats. First we’re neighbors. We’re families. We are Clark.”

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10/19/2026

I’m resharing this post I made over a YEAR ago, and frankly, it’s infuriating that this park is still in such dire need of attention.
Let’s be clear: Our parks deserve better, and our residents deserve better! These public spaces belong to the community, and they should be treated as an investment in our residents, our families, and our quality of life, not as an afterthought.
I’m glad to finally see the Council looking at making improvements to our parks, but I can’t help but feel frustrated. LAST YEAR, I took the time to put together and submit an entire plan to the Mayor and Council outlining what needed to be done. It was ignored. No acknowledgment. No meaningful action. Just another effort to improve our community that seemingly fell on deaf ears.
How much time has to pass before our parks get the attention they desperately need? How many times do residents have to raise concerns before someone takes them seriously?
I sincerely hope this renewed interest leads to REAL improvements, not just discussions, promises, or cosmetic fixes, but meaningful work that makes a lasting difference for the people who live here.
Our residents pay taxes, contribute to this community, and deserve parks they can actually be proud of. This should never have taken so long, and it shouldn't have taken repeated calls for action to get the attention these spaces deserve.
It’s time to stop overlooking our parks and start investing in them. The residents deserve nothing less.

10/18/2026

Mike Shulman is knocking on every door in Ward 2. Even the ones with a Pat O’Connor sign on the lawn.

His question is simple. They’ve been here 20 years, what has this person done for you?

Sure other towns have problems too. Mike is not running for other towns. He is running for Clark.

Doors are opening. Now it has to turn into votes. Put up a sign. Talk to one neighbor. We know we can't get everyone on our side and 100% of the vote, but what we need is 51 %.

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10/17/2026

Your sewer bill is $280 a year. Do you know where that money goes after you pay?

Clark bills the sewer fee on its own. It is not a tax. So it is not capped by state law. And it never shows up in the tax debate.

Here is what the town’s own records show:

The bill Clark pays for sewage treatment has fallen since 2012.

The fees Clark collects have gone up. That includes a 24 percent increase in 2016.

Last year the sewer fund added $1.5 million. $700,000 of it went to the town budget.

This year’s budget moves out even more, $925,000. It also charges new health and pension costs to the sewer fund.

That is money from your sewer bill paying for general town spending. Clark’s council and mayor approved it. Because it is a fee and not a tax, it never got the tax debate.

Watch the video. Then ask town hall two questions. What should the sewer fee pay for? Why is the extra money being moved?

Every number comes from Clark’s own budgets and audits. The record shows the line.

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