Dear Neighbor:
In less than two weeks we will select our councilperson for the next four
years. I ask you to vote for Beth Mason.
Hoboken is a city with a small town feel. You walk down the street smiling
and nodding to your neighbors and trading family news with the shopkeepers.
The parks are full of people of all ages, enjoying the opportunity to be out
of doors together. There is still diversity in this town, even though the
cost of living does keep rising. Hoboken has its own personality, and
doesn’t look like every other town in the USA with big chains choking out
local business. This is why I¹m proud to call Hoboken my home, why I love
having friends come to visit, and why I encourage others to come live here.
This is a crucial time in Hoboken’s history. The city budget has a $10
million dollar structural deficit, and development continues with little
regard for the wishes of the residents. Unfortunately, local politics seems
to have taken the lead from our national politics with regard to big money
and special interests having the ear of our politicians. We need
representatives with an eye toward the future, representatives who will not
let the voices of special interests drown out the needs of the constituents.
Beth Mason has been working hard for the future of this town. She already
has earned credit for attempting to bring Stevens and the community to a
consensus on parking unfortunately City Hall has been unable to capitalize
on this effort and bridge the gap with Stevens’ Students. Beth also
encouraged Stevens in their development of a Master Plan; she was the
driving force behind the much-touted master plan for the city; she has been
a strong proponent of fiscal sanity and emergency preparedness.
Beth Mason is concerned for the future of all Hoboken residents. Please vote
for Beth, as accountability to the people of Hoboken is what we need most,
not accountability to the developers.
Sincerely yours,
Dana Ricci