How does one begin to respond to this five-paragraph qualitative pseudo-Executive Summary for what should be five paragraphs of key quantitative points? It is indefensible with the consistency of Jell-O.
Hsueh needs to seriously drill into the West Windsor municipal budget according to two assumptions for a change: What does a -5 percent budget and -10 percent budget look like? Instead, he only presents nonsense rooted in wants, not needs. He only sees increases where there should be re-allocation of scarce resources: our money!
Read my fingers: tax cuts, Mr. Hsueh. Tax cuts!
What is abundantly clear is Hsueh doesn’t understand the value of American taxpayer dollars! He is a true tax-and-spend sort of guy. He is not resourceful. He cannot define the capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses of his own creation!
The current business administrator is neither appropriately representing the administration nor providing the necessary administrative leadership. Consequently, Hsueh presents nonsense of which Council must try to make sense. And cents. In essence, the Council is creating the budget compliments of Hsueh’s laziness!
Either boost revenues — or cut costs. Simple. You have had more than 20 years to know your budgets but you do not. You are either a poor avatar — or perfect avatar.
That tax surplus — fund balance — belongs to the taxpayers. Not you, Mayor. We are not giving you permission to “sequester” our money.
Sadly, tax-saving suggestions are presented every two weeks during Town Council meetings when you are absent without any explanation. To date, you are the problem, Mr. Mayor, and not the solution for which you were elected.
West Windsor could effect significant savings if it were to outsource many redundant and unnecessary services.
Pete Weale
