In a recent interview, Democrat minority leader Harry Reid
admitted he lied about Mitt Romney’s record to help Barack Obama win the election.
When one can no longer win on his or her record they distort, distract or
outright lie to keep power. What is sad is that these tactics are also used at
a local level. For the sake of our great borough and the wonderful people that
live here, we can only hope the incumbents stick to the issues, their records and
the facts without the political spin.
For instance last year we were told that the Athletic field
would only cost $2 to $3000 but it is
actually cost us $31,000 extra this year alone. White lies lead to big issues
when it comes to our well being. Facts like, $33,000 in debt service payments
due to the AFC and neglected infrastructure projects, $7,000 increase to the
Recreation department, $17,000 for the Planning Board, $11,100 to the Municipal
Clerk, $23,845 initial cost for computer software, $20,000 Taxes Raised,
$18,800 in Legal Fees, $17,000 for pension line items, and $37,000 in Municipal
Roof repairs that should be covered in the "surplus." In addition the
failure of the Finance Committee to understand and prepare for fluctuations in
RVSA fees will now cost us $86,000 even though the fees are flat over the past
five years.
More facts they choose to ignore: The budget proposed by the
Garwood Finance Committee is more per household than Westfield and Cranford
combined. How can a borough of 4,200 people see such drastic increases year
after year? It is because we have people in charge that have zero real world
budget experience. They simply copy and paste from the previous year and add
increases. They have no plan, no solution. They push through their pet projects
without allowing the people to vote on them and now our small town with a big
heart is starting to see the ramifications of their carelessness.
We look forward to a spirited debate, the facts and of
course seeing Ileen and Joe elected to our next Council.
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