Gov. Christie to Hold First Town Hall in Five Months, In Moorestown

Gov. Chris Christie is set to deliver his Fiscal Year 2016 budget address on Tuesday, Feb. 24. One day later, he will discuss the budget at a town hall meeting in Moorestown.

The town hall is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 3 p.m. at the Moorestown Recreation Center, 111 West Second Street. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. The last one he had was in August 2014.

Christie will discuss the budget and reform initiatives. He will take questions from members of the audience.

Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP to TownHall.Moorestown@nj.gov.

Seating is on a first come, first serve basis and open to the public. No bags of any kind are permitted in the venue and all personal items are subject to search.

Due to safety requirements, law enforcement officers will be in attendance and will wand all attendees.

Christie delivers his budget address at the state house in Trenton, 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The budget address will air live on NJTV.

The announcement comes at a time when the governor is being criticized for frequent travel out of state in what appears to be preparation for a presidential bid.

According to a recent Rutgers-Eagleton poll, Hillary Clinton holds a 58 percent to 35 percent edge over Christie among likely New Jersey voters in the 2016 presidential election.

The attached image of Chris Christie is a Patch file photo.

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