ITS COLD

  Fall is here; 30 degrees cooler than last week.  The "Hoos" won a football game beating favorite Duke. 

  The one status quo is that autocrats do not change, and even so-called liberal ones revert to the sigma of repressive dictators. Face facts; their one agenda is to stay in power

  There is no question that Trump admires “strong men” irrespective of their respect for human rights. He still will not concede that the Saudi Crown Prince was not involved. Instead he states that the Saudi’s potential military investment in US companies is more important than one man’s life.

   If facts were acknowledged at no time has our support of a dictator produce a “democracy”, instead when we stopped supporting some form of a democratic society gradually emerged. An October 22 Washington Post opinion goes into detail.

  Local governments are not immune from all the falsehoods and fake news of autocratism. Our Mayor has written: “There can be no disputing that our City is resurging and growing in leaps and bounds. From new development projects to burgeoning arts and culture movement, to new recreational spaces and state of the art early education facilities; Plainfield is on the move.

In the midst of this exciting growth we in the administration have never lost sight of the fact that our customers are the taxpayers in this great city; Residents, business owners and investors who contribute to the upkeep and wellbeing of our city, and we strive to provide the highest level of customer service to these customers at all times.----

We take our mandate as caretakers very seriously and place service to our residents as our top priority. Today, tomorrow and as long as we keep the well being of our city and our residents in mind, Plainfield will continue to progress, to grow and evolve into a spotlight city of the future. We will emerge from our renaissance as an example of transformation and re-invention.”.

   Can he show what advancements and redevelopments’ have benefitted Plainfield’s economy, tax base or attractiveness’ to area residents. Yes, there has been a new facility for the Second Street Youth Center but what has been done for Plainfield’s tweens/teens to keep them off the streets or out of gangs? Have the business areas been made competitive to Westfield’s or Cranford’s?  

  Please,  Mr. Mayor give us specifics, not goby talk.