Disappointed with Brooklawn Mayor & Council

I am extremely disappointed with the Mayor and council with regards to sketchy answers given regarding serious questions.

Questions were asked regarding what \”appears to be\” work done on private properties in conjunction with publicly funded jobs that leaves the residents of Brooklawn wondering just how that private property work was paid for.

The best Mayor and council could do was refer us to filing OPRA requests for documents to verify that information as Mayor and Council were unaware of what those jobs entailed initially,(which I find hard to believe). I was told only the town engineers would be aware of the actual job specs.

A disappointing answer to a valid legitimate question that the residents of Brooklawn deserve to have an answer to. Its kind of strange that Mayor and Council voted to move ahead on projects that they now claim to have no knowledge about what was included on those jobs.

Other questions with regards to Brooklawn are that several council people have been found in violation of construction permits and tax assessments by the Camden Co. Board of Taxation. The residents of Brooklawn want and deserve answers from the representatives but to date Mayor and Council seem unwilling to provide acceptable answers to clarify to the tax payers what is being done, why its being done, and how its being paid for.

Unwillingness to communicate with the people you represent. Proceeding with work on town projects without any knowledge of what the work was supposed to entail. Knowing that work was done on privately owned properties and refusing to answer questions with regards to it. Then showing no interest in finding an answer as to why work was done on private properties in conjunction with a town project does not make for a prudent government with the towns best interest in mind.

Earl Foster

Brooklawn