Dear Editor:
I recently received a letter from Assemblyman Garcia that was addressed to all local businesses. While I appreciate that Assemblyman Garcia made the effort to send out a letter, I was disappointed that the letter was sent by first class mail.
Bulk mail offers a discount in excess of 40 percent over regular first class mail. To qualify for bulk mail one needs to have 150 pieces of mail and one needs to sort the mail by zip code. Since Hoboken has only one zip code all mail to Hoboken is automatically sorted by zip code.
The few thousand dollars saved by sending his letter bulk mail would not have made a huge difference in the overall state budget, but it would show that Assemblyman Garcia cares about how our tax dollars are spent. Details matter.
I encourage the assemblyman to do even better by keeping us informed and spending our tax dollars wisely.
Paul Lichstein