In the court of public opinion, the taxpayers of West Windsor are getting the short-end of the “I think, I feel, I believe” form of government from its township and school district.
A reduction in township management staff is long-overdue. The school administration is top-heavy.
Municipal and educational spending must be cut. Concurrently, public employees need to contribute significantly more toward their health and pension benefits to mirror the private sector. Simple in theory. It is tantamount to newfound revenue. How can administrators and unions see three to five years into the future by committing taxpayers to unsustainable wage and benefit increases when costs consistently exceed tax revenues?
Whenever there is a tax increase in West Windsor , it is a mini-bankruptcy. It is no wonder there is plenty of money in this municipality for land purchases, unbridled Arts Council support, and no-bid professional service contracts. West Windsor has been the poster child for profligate spending.
While West Windsor squanders its goodwill debating a $75,000 shopping center sign, Plainsboro is completing construction of a $450 million medical center.
The budget was due January 1, but the incessant excuse and refrain for the continuing resolutions remains: “We don’t know how much state aid we will receive.” Read my fingers: calculate zero state aid, and budget accordingly.
Pete Weale
144 Fisher Place, Penns Neck
