Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Citywide Clean-Up Initiatives

Yesterday I had an opportunity with Mayor Sharon to work with eight different agencies to highlight the City’s initiatives with the County with cleaning up empty lots and parks citywide. This is a very important issue; the community is starting to see a positive difference in the city. We are demolishing buildings that are eyesores throughout the City with the $500,000 grant we received from the County of Union for such projects.

I reached out for the State of New Jersey, whose responsibility is to inspect buildings that are four units and above, and I have asked the Plainfield City Committee to inform the residents in their wards and districts to reach out for their neighbors, so that if there are any buildings or lots that need to be cleaned, they can notify the Mayor’s office and/or my office. I am confident that this initiative will help usher in more pride into this City, reaffirming a clean atmosphere and pleasing sights.

Working with these groups yesterday and being part of cleaning up the areas between Greenbrook Park and Plainfield was more important than spending a day reiterating the court’s decision on Adrian Mapp’s embarrassing challenges. Even the Superior Court Judge had to laugh at Adrian Mapp’s allegations.

Is this the agenda of Adrian Mapp’s team if elected mayor? Spending taxpayers’ money on silly issues in court? Adrian Mapp said that Plainfield wants a new face; Mapp's face is the same one that 25,000 people voted against when he ran for Freeholder. The only reason he won the 3rd ward seat is because his friends ran a negatively charged campaign against Don Davis, accusing him of being a drunk and an embarrassment to the City. Is this the type of Mayor you want for Plainfield? Even when the courts ruled Don Davis innocent?

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