Dear Editor:

Kudos to the Observer editorial titled: "Dump Dover Recreation Commission Plan."

The put-upon taxpayers of Dover Township need this folly of a commission like Mayor "Pay  For Play" Brush needs more political patronage jobs to give away to campaign contributors and friends.

New Layer Of Political Pros Feeding At The Public Trough

But that was the gist of the editorial in the first place: to prevent a whole "new layer of political professionals from feeding at the public trough." In other words, all those people who contributed money to the new government election campaigns, and are now awaiting a PAYOFF in the form of a job funded with taxpayers money.

We Already Have 14 Parks

We already have a Parks and Recreation Department that oversees Dover's myriad parks - 14 of them, according to official Parks and Recreation WebSite.

Why Do We Need More Bureaucrats?

Besides, doesn't Dover have more important and pressing issues that require immediate attention, like our archaic roads, for instance.

today, the traffic is often bumper to bumper. Route 70 needs to be widened, and left turns added to insure safety.

Me? I commute the Route 70 corridor with one eye staring into my rear view mirror.

Traffic Lights & Jughandles Not Getting The Job Done

Traffic lights and jughandles are not getting the job done, now that Dover's population has swelled to near 100,000.

Another thing, I've noticed that sure sign of spring: the ubiquitous bulldozer taking down even more of our beautiful trees here in Dover.

What happened to the pledge, so generously offered up by the various political candidates last November, to try and put a stop to it.

Just Another Empty Campaign Promise!

Oh, but they sure can create jobs for themselves, and for their "friends," though, can't they??

Bill Heyer

Toms River

Editor's Note: The new Brush administration is barely 100 days old, and already, both the mayor and council have broken nearly every campaign promise they made during the campaign to establish the new government, a contingency that wi8ll lead to higher taxes, more overcrowding and bigger and better traffic jams. The public deserves better, and it is to be hoped that the second and third hundred days are more productive and responsive to the public than the first hundred have been. Our community simply cannot afford any more major mistakes by the local government. the honeymoon is over.

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