An ordinance to prevent elected officials who own businesses from unfairly cashing in on their positions seems like a great idea. Hire a competent lawyer to draft an ordinance that's enforceable and eliminate unfair competition and favoritism. Simple enough.
Not simple here in Matawan though because here in Matawan, we have elected a tyrant as our mayor. Here, the mayor orders a political hack to draft an ordinance that targets the only two Democrats on the council. Mullaney, a tire dealer and Mendes, the son of an auto body shop owner.
The tire dealer does less than $1,000 worth of business a year with the town...Yet, somehow, Mullaney Tires provides a convenience for Matawan's emergency vechiles that need a tire repair in a hurry is so offensive to the entrenched mayor that he has proposed an ordinance that would prohibit one of the town's largest employers and taxpayers from doing any business with the town.
The tyrant's other target is the son of another successful Matawan business owner and employer. This business has been providing towing services from the scenes of traffic accidents in Matawans for decades and also averages less than $1,000 per year in business with the town. Now the mayor wants this mom and pop business owner to stop providing services in Matawan because his son serves on the council.
Does this mayor have a problem with successful Matawan business owners and employers? He certainly didn't have a problem providing his own services to Matawan.
He told anyone who would listen how he modeled the expensive wood ceilings in The Matawan Community Center in homage to the work of a famous architect (oxymoron his). He is also responsible for that ridiculous and expensive walkway overhang outside the center that he calls a flying bridge. So he can sell us a bridge as long as his fees are buries in the accounts of the general contractor he hired but his opponents are prohibited from providing emergency services to our police and first aid.
Matawan needs ethics reform that rewards good business practices. Matawan needs an ordinance that will eliminiate the unfair advantage awarded to a roof architect whose office is in Red Bank not Matawan. And mostly, Matawan needs elected officials that act in the best interest of Matawan.
It is time for Matawan to stand united and reject the hypocrisy of this mayor. Don't take the Advisor's word for it - Do the research and see for yourself the hypocritical actions of this Mayor.
It is time for a change. It is time to support the small business owners who have given so much to this town instead of the hypocricy of this mayor.
Monday, July 27, 2009
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