How about some sense here?

Again, the “Leaders” of the township of Wantage Committee, Parker Space, Clara Nuss, And William De Boer, have put themselves in harms way of more litigation. This time it is not a developer but the non-profit organization, Friends of Lake Neepaulin, an all-volunteer membership, comprised of mostly Wantage citizens. FOLN was the saving grace for the township, which held more than 14 years of tax liens on the lake, after the former owner abandoned the property, the town’s reluctance to foreclose would have required taking on responsibility, liability and maintenance, so they did nothing! After becoming a grown-in eyesore, a caring group of lake and community minded families, took a deteriorating situation and with hard work and donated funds, turned it into a positive asset from what was once nicknamed the”Armpit of Wantage.” (Oh yes, at that time, it was a cheap place to buy a home!) After passing unanimous approval of Ordinance 2008-16, our “leaders” provided a draft of the “Co-borrowers agreement” which was riddled with inappropriate and illegal demands, I feel that they realized, they could not shift their duty and responsibility to protect the interest and quality of life of our community, (that they were elected to do), onto the shoulders of a non-profit, the caretakers of the lake, and who have provided many services to the community and town, with limited financial resources. (About 40% from fundraising) Their refusal to broaden the focus on the overall situation and consequences, were narrowed down to one focal point, a “Special tax assessment” which quite frankly, I, along with everyone else in this town, don’t want to pay more taxes. (I still question the over $3 million in new Bond Ordinances with ironically $560,000 allotted for a new fire pumper truck and no lake for water) Our “leaders” allowed this to fester into anger against FOLN, with the aid of a core group of community individuals, with up to 30 years of pent-up animosity and hostility. (I would like to know what service these individuals have achieved for the betterment of our community and how that compares to FOLN”s extensive list?) It makes us wonder, what makes our” Leaders” feel they can be so defiant, that they don’t have to abide by the laws that were set by the voting public of this state and expect our taxpayers again, to flip the bill for their legal “defense”. I invite the public to do your own investigating, through the “open public meetings act” via the town website WWW. Wantagetwp.com , more than two years worth of testimony (not just the last few months) especially the meeting from Nov. 29, 2007. The detailed audio versions are available upon request and I have no doubt, when all the minutes are reviewed, that it will show willful blindness to the independent expert testimonies, the law and information that was provided, failure to protect the silent majority, and self-incriminating statements made by our “leaders”. How do they plan to defend against the law sponsored by Senator Littell, P.L.2003c.l62, (We are the model that this law was intended to prevent from happening), information from our Administrator James Doherty and John Ritchie of NJDEP, most damaging and difficult to discredit is the investigation and information provided by former Committee member, and now Freeholder, Jeffery Parrott. How much damage and cost from Mr. Doherty’s Adverse Domino Theory is acceptable to our “Leaders” until the law, logic and common sense starts to kick in? Peter Johr Wantage