State aid is being slashed and consolidation is king, so welcome to Cape May Westpoint or Wildnorthwestcrestwood or Avalon Harbor Isle City or Dennisbine Township.

Welcome to Cape May Westpoint or Wildnorthwestcrestwood or Avalon Harbor Isle City or Dennisbine Township.

These are just a few branding ideas I’ve developed for the new consolidated towns the governor is forcing upon us with his “my way or the highway” plan, which punishes municipalities with fewer than 10,000 residents.

Lower, Middle and Upper townships as well as Ocean City are safe with populations well above the Mendoza Line, but even some of my combinations above fall well below the needed number of souls.