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As the sun sets over the Delaware, Steinmann walks the perimeter of the GM site. In the distance, you can see the lights of TCNJ’s stadium and, further out, the gold dome of the Statehouse in Trenton.

“I thought I’d be doing budgets and zoning hearings until I retired,” Steinmann admits. “Suddenly, I was the face of the town during a pandemic.”

“Crime is down,” he says flatly. “The data is on our website.” ewing nj mayor

That’s why the GM site—now rebranded as “Ewing Logistics Park”—is so critical. When fully built, it’s projected to bring 2,500 warehouse and light manufacturing jobs and contribute $4 million annually in property taxes. It’s a bet on logistics over retail, trucks over trendy coffee shops.

“This town was built by General Electric, by Roebling Steel, by GM,” he says. “Those companies left. But the people didn’t. My job isn’t to bring back 1955. It’s to build 2035.” As the sun sets over the Delaware, Steinmann

Steinmann doesn’t pound a gavel. Instead, he pulls out a whiteboard and draws a pie chart showing the cost of a sharpshooter program versus a contraceptive dart program. He cites data from Rutgers.

His administration has launched “Operation Smooth Asphalt,” a data-driven program that repaved 22 miles of local roads last year—a visible win for suburbanites. But he’s also pushed through a controversial zoning change allowing “missing middle” housing (duplexes and townhomes) near the Trenton border, angering some residents who fear density. “Suddenly, I was the face of the town during a pandemic

“You don’t win elections by talking about brownfields and soil remediation permits,” Steinmann says, gesturing at the construction crews. “You win by fixing the roads. But if you don’t fix this, there is no future.”