Dear Friends and Neighbors,
My name is Maureen Parrott. On June 6, 2017, Joe Trammell and I won the Democratic primary and we will be running on November 7, 2017, in the Democratic column for two full term seats on the Roosevelt Borough Council. The full term is for three years beginning on January 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2020. I am hoping that you will vote for me and Joe, as well as the entire Democratic column on November 7, 2017.
On September 13, 2017, as a result of resignations from the Borough Council, the Governor appointed me to immediately fill the remainder of the term on the council seat for which I am running; the term of my appointment ends on December 31, 2017. As of the writing of this letter on September 27, 2017, I have served on the Council for one council meeting on September 25. During that meeting, the Council passed a resolution naming me as the Chair of the Council's Administration Committee and also placing me on the Utilities Committee and the Community Development Committee. I am working with the Administration Committee, Kathleen Hart (Borough Clerk), and Ana Debevec (Borough Treasurer) to research software developers specializing in the creation and hosting of local government websites. So far we have obtained three quotes for the design and hosting of a new Borough website. The Administration Committee intends to recommend a software provider to the Council prior to the next meeting on October 11 and hopes to have the new website online within a few weeks of the meeting. Once the website goes online, the Borough will implement online payment of taxes and water bills.
I have lived across from the triangle on Tamara Drive for the past 29 years. I became interested in Roosevelt because I knew that several artists, as well as two highly respected urban planners, lived here, and I loved the physical beauty and historic significance of the town. I still love the people and the beauty of our small borough and I am grateful to live here.
I retired in October 2016 after 20 years of public service at the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey where I worked on cases in which immigrants challenged their immigration detention, prisoners challenged their convictions and sentences, and detained persons challenged the conditions of their confinement, such as prolonged solitary confinement and lack of adequate medical care. Before working for the court, I represented low income persons in civil cases at legal services where I represented tenants whose landlords were trying to evict them and mothers who sought to keep the custody of their children.
As a retiree, I now have the time for volunteer service. I will strive to represent and to work with all residents of Roosevelt, whatever their views may have been on past issues. I intend to do my best to make our government open and inclusive, to improve its functioning and service to the residents, to manage the Borough's finances frugally so I and all residents are able to continue to afford living here, and to work to improve the quality of our water.
Having grown up in a working class family, I am careful about my spending and highly sensitive to the financial constraints faced by many residents. I am passionate about social and economic justice; I am conscientious and thorough; and I have a lifelong love of animals. If you elect me to a three year term, I will devote my skills and time to representing you on the issues you think are important and I will work to make Roosevelt even better than it is now. I would be delighted to speak with you and to discuss your priorities for and concerns about Roosevelt. Thank you for reading my letter.
Sincerely,
Maureen Parrott
My name is Maureen Parrott. On June 6, 2017, Joe Trammell and I won the Democratic primary and we will be running on November 7, 2017, in the Democratic column for two full term seats on the Roosevelt Borough Council. The full term is for three years beginning on January 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2020. I am hoping that you will vote for me and Joe, as well as the entire Democratic column on November 7, 2017.
On September 13, 2017, as a result of resignations from the Borough Council, the Governor appointed me to immediately fill the remainder of the term on the council seat for which I am running; the term of my appointment ends on December 31, 2017. As of the writing of this letter on September 27, 2017, I have served on the Council for one council meeting on September 25. During that meeting, the Council passed a resolution naming me as the Chair of the Council's Administration Committee and also placing me on the Utilities Committee and the Community Development Committee. I am working with the Administration Committee, Kathleen Hart (Borough Clerk), and Ana Debevec (Borough Treasurer) to research software developers specializing in the creation and hosting of local government websites. So far we have obtained three quotes for the design and hosting of a new Borough website. The Administration Committee intends to recommend a software provider to the Council prior to the next meeting on October 11 and hopes to have the new website online within a few weeks of the meeting. Once the website goes online, the Borough will implement online payment of taxes and water bills.
I have lived across from the triangle on Tamara Drive for the past 29 years. I became interested in Roosevelt because I knew that several artists, as well as two highly respected urban planners, lived here, and I loved the physical beauty and historic significance of the town. I still love the people and the beauty of our small borough and I am grateful to live here.
I retired in October 2016 after 20 years of public service at the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey where I worked on cases in which immigrants challenged their immigration detention, prisoners challenged their convictions and sentences, and detained persons challenged the conditions of their confinement, such as prolonged solitary confinement and lack of adequate medical care. Before working for the court, I represented low income persons in civil cases at legal services where I represented tenants whose landlords were trying to evict them and mothers who sought to keep the custody of their children.
As a retiree, I now have the time for volunteer service. I will strive to represent and to work with all residents of Roosevelt, whatever their views may have been on past issues. I intend to do my best to make our government open and inclusive, to improve its functioning and service to the residents, to manage the Borough's finances frugally so I and all residents are able to continue to afford living here, and to work to improve the quality of our water.
Having grown up in a working class family, I am careful about my spending and highly sensitive to the financial constraints faced by many residents. I am passionate about social and economic justice; I am conscientious and thorough; and I have a lifelong love of animals. If you elect me to a three year term, I will devote my skills and time to representing you on the issues you think are important and I will work to make Roosevelt even better than it is now. I would be delighted to speak with you and to discuss your priorities for and concerns about Roosevelt. Thank you for reading my letter.
Sincerely,
Maureen Parrott