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Taxpayer funded newsletter being used to self promote?

GWENN HAUCK

November 21,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Just when I thought I’d seen it all, the latest “Ridgewood Parks and Recreation News” arrived at my home via US Mail this week, and in it I was shocked to find notice of a upcoming program entitled:  LETS STAY ACQUAINTED WITH GWENN HAUCK “Community Wide Outreach of Available Senior Services.”

The Councilwoman’s name was printed in bold caps and was highlighted in yellow.  The names of no other Village Council members appear anywhere within the two (2) page newsletter, nor, for that matter, do the names of any Village of Ridgewood Parks and Recreation Department employees.

“Mayor’s Office Hours For Residents”, “The Mayor’s Corner,” now “LETS STAY ACQUAINTED WITH GWENN HAUCK.”  When can we expect the Deputy Mayor to announce his regular offering?

Can we just put an end to all of this self promotion, please.  Next thing you know, we’ll be painting the names of Council members on municipal vehicles and hanging names off of signs to our parks just like they do in Hudson County.  We’ve got to stop this ego driven madness now.