I would like to take this opportunity to respond to the obviously biased letter that recently appeared in the News Transcript by Democratic Com-mitteeman Hyman Grossman in which he attacked me for being partisan.
Mr. Grossman conveniently failed to recall the fact that several years ago, while I was a Republican member of the Marlboro Township Council, I uniquely supported the four new incoming council members who were Democrats.
He also conveniently failed to recall that as a Republican I voted in the affirmative in support of his former Democratic municipal chairman for the position of water commissioner when Democrat Councilman Barry Denkensohn voted against him.
So, Mr. Grossman, the plain answer is that I looked upon Norman Graham as a concerned citizen. I am sorry that I failed to research the fact that he was now a member of a local political organization.
Also, I am not used to painting people as being politically motivated as obviously you are.
And by the way, do you really believe that Mr. Graham sits at council meetings to the wee hours of the morning simply because of his political involvement?
I am glad to see that you do agree with me regarding the focal point of my letter, that this council should never be acting on Marlboro business at 1 a.m.
This was obviously a breach of the council’s original promise of open government and was only revealed by Mr. Graham’s perseverance to remain at the meeting. In any case, your suggestion that meetings end at 11 p.m. deserves consideration.
Another avenue that deserves particular attention is the limiting of council discussion and decision-reaching in so-called "executive session," and I have supported its limited use in the past, but what is happening lately is alarming.
Major decisions regarding zone changes, downzoning and the addition of numerous homes to Marlboro are being discussed in closed session. This excludes the public from the inner information that is afforded to public officials.
Thomas E. Broderick
Marlboro