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The contrast between these two candidates is striking, to say the least. In the introductory comments, Sinclair states, among other things, that he would not have challenged the volunteer ambulance corps. Interesting statement coming from a candidate that is supposed to be representing the best interests of ALL Mahwah residents. His comments come, I assume, from his many years of volunteer service with the fire department. With all due respect to he dedicted volunteers, volunteer does not equal best for the community. As the Chief Operating Officer of the community, not just the errand boy of the counsel, that you so eloquently stated gave you the marching orders which you obediently followed, your responsibility as the leader of the community is to objectively look at all community services and ascertain if the residents are receiving the best possible services. Whether or not the services are being delivered by volunteers is IRRELEVANT, or should be if you are doing your job as Mayor. Coming to the position with preconceived ideas about such things disqualifies you to be Mayor, in my opinion. Bottom line, if the volunteer ambulance takes 20 minutes to respond to the needs of a resident and another service takes 10 minutes, I want the other service. I'm sure you would too if your life were at stake, and taking any other position is not only short sighted, but dangerous and stupid. How do you take your position, out of the box, without facts to back up your position?

By the way, Mr. Sinclair, the people of Mahwah are not living through tough ECONOMICAL times. You said it at least twice and the word you meant to say was ECONOMIC, not ECONOMICAL. The words have two different and distict meanings, and I would hope that a prospective Mayor would know the difference. I like the home-town thing, and the "aw shucks", "Andy of Mayberry" thing, but this is the big time, Mr SInclair, Mayor of the largest municipatlity in Bergen County, not taking instruction from the Council but,hopefully, challenging them to do things that are above and beyond the norm. If you are not up to that task, you have no business seeking the position. "I've always wanted to be Mayor" is not enough, and certainly not a qualification.

Finally, Mr. Sinclair, I am still baffled by the support you have received from the Republican Party, and I have yet to have a response from any of the members of the Mahwah Republican "organization" explaining the basis for this support. As a long-time fund raiser and supporter of Republican causes, I am appalled at the blatant disregard for Party ideals and principals that this support represents and ask you to state now, for the record, if you are open to making cuts in union jobs, in any area necessary, if those cuts are in the best interests of Mahwah, based on objective assessments. For example, you made it a point to explain how you were opposed to bringing in a new recycling vendor because their estimate was “too low”, in spite of the fact that the bid came from an established recycling vendor. Will you seek to lower costs for the taxpayers of Mahwah if the result is lost jobs for municipal employees? Straight answers, Mr. Sinclair. And, how about some straight answers from the “Republicans” that support you.

Mr. Lott,
Your blatant rudeness in numerous comments on Patch is sickening!

a lott, instead of boring us all with your rude remarks and inuendos, why don't you just go to the source and ask your questions. If you really are interested in an answer to all these remarks ask Mr. Sinclair on his web site. I have asked him a couple of questions and he has responded almost immediately. The more you spew , the less people want to hear from you as you are rude. If you did this in a more civil manor maybe you would get the answers you are looking for.

Oh, any by the way Mr. Lott, I needed an ambulance on night at 3:00 in the morning. These volunteers were out of their beds, in the ambulance and at my house within 15 minutes. No complaints there!

I see that you both take exception to what I said, but neither of you address the issues raised. You may interpret my comments as rude, but in my mind, we need someone to start telling it like it is. If you have the best interests of Mahwah at heart, as I do, you too would be asking the questions I am. As far as the ambulance corps, Lori Dorie, do you know what the performance metrics were when the discussion was raised by Laforet? DO you know what they were in other towns? And, more important, do you know what they arenow in Mahwah since the issue was raised by the Mayor? Do your homework and then join the discussion. The time for uninformed blabber is over.

So Mr Lott, my homework is always completed. I am thrilled that we will no longer be hearing from you since the time for uniformed blabber is over!

Thanks for the contribution, Regenbogen. I'm sure we are all grateful your most recent post. Nothing meaningful contained therein but, none the less, appreciated. Kind of like candidate SInclair. All talk, no substance.

Excuse me empty Lott,just because your candidate Laforet uses his gas satation as credentials and his dealings with the public to assume he should be mayor, there is no reason for you to disrespect other people who are running. its no ones fault but your own that you were caught on tape so don't be a sore loser, maybe your candidate should come clean for a change.

MoanA; Like Ed, we also received excellent Ambulance Service when needed. But there's a bigger issue at stake. If you agree that we ALL live in a very litigious society, then you will also have to agree that it is not a matter of IF a lawsuit will be filed for a "delayed response to a medical emergency" but WHEN. And when the when happens and the suit is filed, it will cost the town (read: the taxpayers) tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands to defend itself, PLUS... MILLIONS if the town (read: the taxpayers) lose!

MoanA: Are you really this naive? It's called addressing the elephant in the room. This is exactly what keeps many a mayor up at night as the ambulance dispatcher keeps getting No Reply after no reply with each and every call, and begins to run out of names of first responders he/she can call.

Get your facts straight Mrs. Rite,dispatchers dispatch for police fire and ambulance,they(dispatchers) do not call individual members to have them respond to an ambulance call and Im sure your mayor does not spend to many nights without sleep unless he wants to stay up all night and day.