Better Bradley Together

11/05/2025

Thank you Bradley Beach!
Let’s work for the greater good of this little town so many of us adore. The passion and investment in this election is a testament to the energy of purpose we all share.
We’re a small community with a big heart. Here’s to a Better Bradley together!

11/05/2025

Thank you to every voter and supporter! 🙏

11/03/2025

Here’s my perspective on the Referendum and why I’m voting NO.

10/31/2025

Better Bradley Together – Proudly Serving You

With Election Day around the corner, please consider us in your vote. While we are running unopposed, we hope to get your support. Take a look at our website, Betterbradleytogether.org, get to know us better and feel free to reach out with any questions.

10/30/2025

10/27/2025

I invite you to vote NO on the Change of Government. Thanks to you, our voters, Bradley Beach is running smoothly and successfully. In addition, we can adopt the positive recommended changes, like staggered terms, without a high cost overhaul and risking the future of our beloved Borough. Let’s continue on our positive path forward.

10/23/2025

Why I’m Voting No: We’re Finally Putting Residents First, Let’s Keep It That Way

Why the hard push to change our form of government when even commissioners and supporters admit neither option is perfect? If no form is perfect, why risk the cost, the confusion, and flipping our local system upside down just to hope it works? There’s no guarantee a new form of government will ma...

10/18/2025

Please join us, this Wednesday evening.

Jane DeNoble
Shana Greenblatt
Mitch Karp
Paul Nowicki

…for Council

10/17/2025

Does Bradley Beach Need Change?

On Election Day, the citizens of Bradley Beach will vote on a referendum to change our form of government from the Small Municipality to the Council Manager form. I encourage you to Vote No on the referendum for the following reasons:

In our current form of government, the elected Mayor is the singular point of accountability directly to the people. The Mayor is elected by the people of Bradley Beach and is a resident of our town.

The proposed council manager form gives executive power to an outside hired manager who is not an elected official. The Manager enacts legislation by a majority council vote, and is empowered to be the chief executive decision maker. The Manager is not directly accountable to the voters.

In our current form of small municipality government, the nonpartisan Mayor and nonpartisan Council Members are Bradley Beach residents elected by our neighbors based on values, experience and willingness to work together for the best interests of Bradley Beach. A hired Manager most likely will not live, nor be vested, in our small community and is not directly accountable to our residents.

The hired Council Manager form has been demonstrated to be a more expensive form of government. Not only is the salary higher, surrounding towns have had significant lawsuits when this form fails. It does not ensure successful governing nor prevent political in-fighting and poor leadership.

Adjustments to our existing small municipality form of government can be addressed directly, such as Council staggered terms and the establishing of Business Administrator credentials. This would address concerns identified by the Commission without changing our form of government.

I commend the Commission for their effort in evaluating the available forms of government.

However, I believe that the residents of Bradley Beach should keep our current small municipality form of government by voting NO to change to Council Manager. A “No vote” keeps our current government and the people retain the accountability over the governing executive directly, not through the council to a hired third party.

Paul Nowicki
Bradley Beach Council

10/13/2025

Hope to see you there! Visit our website for more info on our campaign!
www.betterbradleytogether.org