SHARING WHAT I LEARN
I am a Union County Gal, having been born and raised here and I am not going anywhere any time soon!!!
Along with my husband, we have raised our seven children, ages 33 thru 14 years, at the same UC address for the last 25 years. The children all attended the local public schools with a few putting in time at Union County Tech, Union College and Kean College as well. We have been involved in various community activities including Little League, PTA and service organizations.
We have also been in the trenches, so to speak, myself a council woman, chair for a number of years of a municipal committee and lastly as the team leader of a UC Domestic Violence Response Team on call 24-7 working with the PDs of 5 municipalities assisting in domestic violence situations. My husband is a Past President and Co-founder of the Battleship NJ Historical Museum Society.
Currently I am a GOP candidate for UC Freeholder.
Becoming involved in local politics, actually quite by accident, I learned first hand that some things just weren't right and that all the citizens were not being given a voice in the process. Admitedly becoming jaded over the years I started becoming aware of goings on that made me step back and say to myself "Whoa Jack!!".
I concluded that if after working closely with government I was amazed, surely others would be as well, if only they knew. So I have made it my personal mission to see to it that other people do know.
I am confident that as I continue to share what I learn many other people will also say "Whoa Jack" as well. I am also confident that they will share what they learn and together we will change it from what it is to what it should be.
Along with my husband, we have raised our seven children, ages 33 thru 14 years, at the same UC address for the last 25 years. The children all attended the local public schools with a few putting in time at Union County Tech, Union College and Kean College as well. We have been involved in various community activities including Little League, PTA and service organizations.
We have also been in the trenches, so to speak, myself a council woman, chair for a number of years of a municipal committee and lastly as the team leader of a UC Domestic Violence Response Team on call 24-7 working with the PDs of 5 municipalities assisting in domestic violence situations. My husband is a Past President and Co-founder of the Battleship NJ Historical Museum Society.
Currently I am a GOP candidate for UC Freeholder.
Becoming involved in local politics, actually quite by accident, I learned first hand that some things just weren't right and that all the citizens were not being given a voice in the process. Admitedly becoming jaded over the years I started becoming aware of goings on that made me step back and say to myself "Whoa Jack!!".
I concluded that if after working closely with government I was amazed, surely others would be as well, if only they knew. So I have made it my personal mission to see to it that other people do know.
I am confident that as I continue to share what I learn many other people will also say "Whoa Jack" as well. I am also confident that they will share what they learn and together we will change it from what it is to what it should be.
posted by Patricia Quattrocchi at 2:12 PM
1 Comments:
Patricia,
I think we could use your help. New Providence is about to hand over many acres of open space Oakwood Park and the undeveloped acres to the County for $1 in exchange for 3.5 mill in park improvements. The town feels that it too would like ot see some of its tax dollars in action, but as a journalist I feel I have done my research and this board cannot be trusted to manage anything. We are a small historically Republican town that in the past has managed to raise funds for large improvement projects. It seems thought that through lack of experience with the board we are about to get into an unfavorable agreement with them. Here are the details.
I am a former international news journalist and feel I have done my homework on the Board. Prevention of land loss seems a good way to confront the contiued enlargement of the organization.
The Borough of New Providence announces an OPEN FORUM regarding the proposed redevelopment of Oakwood Park on Thursday, April 2 at 7:30 PM in Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 360 Elkwood Avenue, New Providence.
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