As David Mayer sees it, a mayor’s office is a great place to catch a glimpse of the future.
“Mayors can see things before others do, because of the developers who come in and express interest,” says Mayer, 49, a Democrat and former New Jersey assemblyman who since 2010 has served as mayor of Gloucester Township.
“Not only are we going to grow commercially,” he declares, “we’re going to grow residentially.”