>We need to look at how our BOE is run, and how Trenton wastes out tax dollars. Beyond that? Its way too easy to call out the Super’s Blackberry and laptop. Its easy to post comments on a blog, being critical of what a secretary gets paid. Low hanging fruit.
All of these are symptoms of a much larger problem: government waste. NJ is corrupt. Fight to change it, locally with our village gov and the bathroom at vets… then fight in Trenton with your vote.
Until then, dont make the children of Ridgewood pay for past mistakes. This bond vote comes at a critical time. Our schools are in need of repair.. NOW, not later, after you all “send your message” to the administrators, secretaries, and teachers out there. Stop mixing the facts until their suit your view. PS… same secretaries, teachers, and administrators whom you’ll all be buying holiday gifts for next month. Tell them then to their faces that you think they’re overpayed. Opps..! I didnt think you would.
Critical vote… critical time. My family supports this and we are willing to pay more per year to service this debt. Interest rates are historically low. Do it now. 3-4 years from now, when the economy has turned around, you’ll all be on board? No way. You’ll then be complaining about the high interest rates on the bond. You cant have it both ways.
If you have a leaky pipe in your house, or a leaky roof over your head, do you fix it? Do you take out a home equity loan, at low rates, to do so? Or do you sit your family down at the dinner table and say “This is a lesson for you all. We’re going to suffer through it. Just ignore the water and the mold.” OR, do you address the need… fix it, and get on with your life? Find a way to pay for much needed repairs and improvements? Would you tell your kids that the leak was from the previous homeowners, so you dont want to pay to repair it?
We support this, as do MANY families in Ridgewood. Dont bother with your references to my “BRATS”… it wont change my vote.
YES !
