A new resident to the Village ran two years ago. Lawyer. Smart and well spoken. Made a nice pitch at the council debate that “newcomers to the town have voice and perspective”, and it sounded ok. Problem was more apparent in hindsight that we was pushing a pro-development agenda that few longtimers wanted (and few newbies wanted either). And he really had been “planted” on FAC for the sole reason of building a resume for a run council. Essentially, either he came here with HIS ideas to push on us, or, he wanted a job in politics and our former Mayor thought he could implant the guy on council for their mutual benefit. Harwin is like that guy, but on STEROIDS. Why is she even running? It’s not out of love for Ridgewood, that’s clear. In fact, one could reasonably infer that sewing discord IS her aim. Newcomers should get involved. But recent history suggests newcomers running for office is a really bad idea.
