My New Friend.

I met this young lady on Labor Day in MacKay Park  She was not afraid of me and I was not afraid of her. At times she seemed to pose for the camera. I don't know how she got there, and I still wonder what happened to her. I have returned several times looking for her. I hope she made it back to her family.

We may not like the fact that this doe is here, but there she is, with gates to Elmore Avenue in the midst of MacKay Park. There are a lot of different elements in the Park that need to be nurtured and yes, controlled. Planning is the key. What is the plan and who designed it? Who controls the plan now? Who answers for the mistakes? How do we hold that person or persons accountable?

Do We Have Trained Elected Officials?

City Council members, like School Board Members are required to get training. 

One does not automatically know how to run a city simply because ONE got the most votes. Why are we not demanding that our City Council members be required to participate in this mandated training? 

When one attends City Council meetings, one notices the lack of knowledge of the real workings of a City. The "Quality of Life" for all residents will improve when elected officials begin to understand their roles. They must begin to set better examples for our children. 

They have been chosen by popular vote and must begin to show more desirable character traits. Children need better role models. Children need to see City Officials engaged in the Scholarly Pursuit of information to improve the "Quality of Life" for all residents. Study up City Council. We are giving you a failing grade.

WE ARE THE CITY!!!

The New Jersey League of Municipalities

http://www.njslom.org/


The official Publication of the New Jersey League of Municipalities

http://www.njslom.org/maghome.html

Ethics: Essential in Government

http://www.njslom.org/magart0505_page26.html

Trust!

4th Ward Residents: Candidates Night

Englewood City Council

Shirley Smith

 
Thursday, May 30, 2013 7:30 pm

Public Safety Complex

73 South Van Brunt 

Meet and question the Candidates. 

Find out who cares

about the best interest of 4th Ward 

residents. We need 

someone who speaks for us. 

Candidates are Wayne Hamer 

and Shirley Smith.

League of Women Voters...Vote 

Election Day...

Wayne Hamer

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Polling Places:

Ward 4, District 1 Public Safety Complex, Court house
73 South Van Brunt Street

Ward 4, District 2 First Baptist Church
351 W. Englewood Avenue

Ward 4, District 3 Community Baptist Church
224 First Street

Ward 4, District 4 Public Safety Complex, Court house
73 South Van Brunt Street

Bring your questions. This is a tight race. We must decide whom to trust with the lives and safety of our children, our elderly, our property and our concerns about education and the municipality...We need a council person who thinks of all 4th Warders and not just property owners. It takes a lot of different people to make up a City. It is not rocket science. Who cares about us. Who speaks up for us.

Part 6: Mother Nature is Pissed!

Don't Mess with Mother Nature...I am sure that we have all heard that expression at one time or another. The natural order of things has been disturbed on this small lot and Mother Nature is not taking it well.

She has her left hand on her ample hips and her middle finger is pointed at the folks who have little or no concern for her hard work or the survival of the planet. The earth is the very best water maintenance system ever created. When the soil is left to do its job, much of the water is absorbed and we never see it. It goes where it fmay do some good for all of us. Once this system is disturbed by heavy bulldozers and the removal of the protective layers of earthworm worked topsoil, Mother Earth gets quite testy. 

The complainers have created a real problem here in making this water slide made of dirt The high end of the garden  still mostly subsoil since no topsoil has been replaced in this area. The soil remaining there is composed of a fair amount of clay. This clay has been packed tightly eliminating air spaces. Water slide anyone? Simple physics. Turn the soil on the high end. There is no danger of sinking into soft earth in that area. Soften up the earth so it will absorb the rain, duh. That is if we are really working together to get our garden back to normal and to protect area residents from flood and mosquitoes.

One wonders why the persons who complained about vegetation at the end of the season did not also complain about the absolute lack of drainage in the entire area. Perhaps that is a problem that has grown more unpleasant over time. Check out this corner where the water is accumulating. Take a walk in your neighborhoods and make a note of where the drainage gates are located. I took that walk in this neighborhood in the company of one of the residents. If I am not mistaken, I think drainage falls under the heading of City Engineer. Perhaps he has been left out of the equation for long enough.