Even as Maury Perilli was the Mayor who began the process of founding our beautiful Veterans' Park, so too was Jack Rafferty the Mayor to whom we should all be grateful for bringing two local treasures: Kuser Farm Park and Sayen Gardens. Kuser Farm was saved from the developer's bulldozer, thanks to the Rafferty administration's determined efforts to keep Hamilton as green as possible. Ms. Doris Rafferty and her corp of talented ladies brought back the ambiance that was the original Fred Sayen home, while the township Public Works employees restored the beautiful outdoor landscaping.
In recent years, the glory years of municipal financial responsibility has left us. Kuser Farm's one-of-a-kind Carriage house is falling into ruin. The rear of the building could soon be beyond salvaging. The old chicken house was set ablaze a few years ago by ignorant vandals, and the roof has been covered with a tarp for a year of two. The Kuser tennis court, acknowledged to have been among the finest clay courts in New Jersey, has become a weed infested eyesore which served as an animal display in recent Kuser Winter Wonderland affairs. All these historic treasures are victims of the financial crisis we are experiencing here in Hamilton Township.
In recent years, the glory years of municipal financial responsibility has left us. Kuser Farm's one-of-a-kind Carriage house is falling into ruin. The rear of the building could soon be beyond salvaging. The old chicken house was set ablaze a few years ago by ignorant vandals, and the roof has been covered with a tarp for a year of two. The Kuser tennis court, acknowledged to have been among the finest clay courts in New Jersey, has become a weed infested eyesore which served as an animal display in recent Kuser Winter Wonderland affairs. All these historic treasures are victims of the financial crisis we are experiencing here in Hamilton Township.
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