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  Dear residents of Bellmawr. My name is Mark Sharp, and I have registered to run for a seat on Borough Council during the General Election November 8.

  I will be on the ballot as an Independent. To get on the ballot, I had to get at least 61 signatures from Bellmawr residents. Thanks to the residents who signed the petition while I was walking door-to-door meeting people this past March. I listened to many concerns – the primary one raised by many residents is high property taxes. The average property tax bill in Bellmawr is $4,755, according to http://www.state.nj for 2009 tax property information, and the average NJ Saver Rebate for a resident in Bellmawr was $884 for the same year.

  Residents, if afforded the opportunity to serve on Town Council. I look forward to meeting with the residents of Bellmawr, and communicating openly with everyone and addressing immediately any concerns. My number one goal as a member of Council would be to ask at every opportunity what is being done to reduce property taxes?

  I look forward to meeting as many residents as I can within the next few months. I will be handing out flyers door-to-door to assist in communicating my message to the residents and taxpayers of Bellmawr. Finally, if anything is going to change, new leadership, and a new way of thinking within local government, has to occur.  I seek your support in this year’s fall election. 

Mark T. Sharp Sr., Bellmawr