Hooray for volunteerism
It seems like all the best things about Teaneck are the ones we the residents do ourselves. Today's Record reports on the latest accomplishment of the Friends of the Hackensack River Greenway through Teaneck, whose efforts over the past few years have improved the environment while increasing recreational and educational opportunities in town.If only we could figure out how to get similar results from those we pay to provide services...
posted by Teaneck Blog @ 10:43 AM
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If only we could figure out how to get similar results from those we pay to provide services...
Okay, I'll bite. To which payees are you referring? Seems like a broad brush you're using here.
Yes. Teaneck is a mess. The streets are filthy, pitted with potholes and strewn with trash, crime is spiralling out of control, the schools are mere holding pens for future hoodlums, and there are no places left for children to play as the parks have become a tangle of weeds and broken glass.
I remember when Teaneck was a nice place to live...
You have got to be kidding. Teaneck has some of the best services in Bergen County -- more parks used widely (have you seen the crowds there on Saturday afternoons?), a terrific recreation department, a paid fire department, the best Ambulance Corps for miles around, a responsive police department, and what was that nasty crack about the schools? How dare you?
I apologize for not including a smiley in the above comment to connote sarcasm.
Oh, relax!
I think we can all appreciate that the efforts of our civic and volunteer organizations, conducted at no cost with a smile and a positive attitude, are often better and more pleasant to deal with than some of our hired services (if you insist that I name names, I'll point to the Building Dept. and the Recycling Center). And the fact that our volunteers file far fewer lawsuits than our paid personnel is just icing on the cake. :-)
I would have to concur about the Building Department....
I've always found the employees at the recycling center friendly and helpful.
Maybe the problem is not theirs.
I've always found the employees at the recycling center friendly and helpful.
Maybe the problem is not theirs.
Good point. It was probably the elderly lady who I witnessed being yelled at for putting newspaper in the wrong place (despite the posted sign) that was at fault for having a negative attitude. Or perhaps the young mother who was balancing a child on her hip while trying to get a heavy cardboard box up and over the side of the dumpster as an employee looked on without lifting a finger didn't have a service mentality.
I've seen mixed behavior by DPW employees at the Town's dump. Sometimes they're very helpful and offer to take my basket, other times they're standing around smoking while people are struggling. I always thought that they needed someone in authority to get on their backs. I don't think there is anyone in authority there.
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