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 Paul
Rinear is a lifelong resident of Aberdeen, living
at the same address for 48 years. He graduated from Matawan
Regional High School class of ’77 and went on to
study electrical engineering at M.I.T. He holds an AAS
in Computer Science from Brookdale, BA in Physics from
Thomas Edison, and an MA in Mathematics from Georgian
Court University. Paul is employed as Director of Information
Technology at CMI in Red Bank.
“One day I received a letter that a large housing project,
Aberdeen Forge, was being planned for my street. I attended the
Planning Board hearings and discovered that my house was on the
proposal map in an ‘optional redevelopment zone.’ After
contacting then Township Manager Marc Coren to find out what this
meant, I was told ‘it really does not mean anything.’ I
said, ‘come on Marc, it means something.’ He eventually
told me it means ‘if a developer decides they want your property,
we (the Township of Aberdeen) will help them to get it.’”
Ever since, Paul has been keeping a watch on local government by
attending and participating in Council and Planning Board meetings
not just in Aberdeen but in neighboring towns as well. He now has
a good handle on local government functioning and has identified
some of the deficiencies which keep our taxes high while our quality
of life continues to erode. “One of the general problems with
local government is a lack of transparency and an often disdainful
regard for the public these officials are elected to serve. A real
effort needs to be made to reach out to the public and solicit their
input, not stifle them and make despotic deals behind closed doors.”
Paul believes some of the biggest issues facing Aberdeen are eminent
domain abuse, loss of environmentally sensitive areas to development,
sprawl and its effect on transportation and affordable housing,
a lack of community involvement, a lack of ecologically and spiritually
based education, and the impact of climate change. “We can
effect positive change in all of these areas, even at the local
level of government. Change starts here.”
Paul is a member of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Alliance,
which focuses on energy efficient building and transportation practices,
and is involved in local environmental groups such as the Bayshore
Watershed Council, Sierra Club, and Aberdeen Environmental & Shade
Tree Advisory Board. He is also active in the Monmouth County Green
Party. “Government of the future will require a level of courage
not seen in most of our elected officials. The Green Party candidates
of Aberdeen are a strong team with bold ideas and a sense of fairness
that is sorely lacking in the incumbent party.”
Paid for by Aberdeen Green Party,
109 Wilson Ave., Aberdeen, NJ 07747
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