Saturday, December 17, 2011

Perth Amboy Steps Out as a Leader Again

At the council meeting this week, Mayor Wilda Diaz passed by executive order Best Price Insurance Contracting for the city. This cost savings measure was passed by the school board this year, and has already saved them $3 million.  Only 2 other NJ cities have passed this cost savings measure, Paterson and Plainfield.  Mayor Diaz came into office by mobilizing the youth of Perth Amboy, ousting ex-Mayor Joe Vas in a major upset. Vas is now serving 6 years on corruption charges. When she got into office in 2009,  she passed 5 corruption busting laws to help Perth Amboy rise above its corrupt past and move forward embracing good clean and open government.  A Home News Tribune editorial said that her ethics reforms made Perth Amboy a model for others. And she is continuing this leadership tradition embracing the cost cutting law. All the laws she passed are model reform and cost cutting laws by The Citizens Campaign, a group whose founders also live in Perth Amboy. And who are my parents. Its pretty exciting when people do the right thing. Finding ways to save and not cut services is important for the city.

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