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Letters to the Editor
By STEVE MILLER
November 6, 2022
I realize I am extremely biased as I write this letter about my wife, Jennifer Miller, and her running mates and current incumbents, Patrick McKernan and Niamh Grano; however, I feel like I would be remiss if I didn’t point out a few things about each of them and their campaign for ...
First this is one person’s opinion. You can choose to agree or disagree. Two areas I am looking at - 1. Whether you have children in the school system or not, there is a lot of Taxpaying $$ going to school education and the question is where is it going. 2. What is being allowed into the ...
Information that is spread with the intent to fool or deceive the public is extremely dangerous. When candidates for the Board of Education share information with the public, first and foremost, it should be true. A recent statement released by candidates from the Students First slate suggests that ...
Decision day for the future of Sparta is almost here! Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2022. As you know from my previous letters, I strongly oppose the Mega Warehouse being railroaded through by the current town council. Their motives are unclear and unknown to Sparta residents. With the ...
This year, the elections seem more contentious than any other year. At all levels. But especially at the micro-local level of the Sparta School Board. Why? What really is at stake? Are our neighbors and friends a threat to our community, our school, our children? We have been inundated with fear ...
What have residents learned from the fallout from the Diamond Chip Mega-warehouse application? Not to trust our local officials to steward our town. Instead of gaming out what could come when they introduced Ordinance 21:01 for the Diamond Chip project they went along with the dictate from our ...
I feel like all slates, along with their supporters, have spoken well to the initiatives they plan to work towards for improvement within our district, so I did not choose to piggyback on any of it for what I wanted to share. I do, however, encourage those who did not, to read them to educate ...
At a recent school board meeting I brought up the fact that New Jersey Education Association held a three-day seminar for teachers on teaching political activism and also how to host a drag queen story hour for 1st graders. I questioned if Sparta would allow this in our schools. One of the woman ...
It seems we are heading down the wrong road surrounded by 54’ tractor trailers and 14 miles from the nearest interstate highway! Why did you and thousands of other Sparta residents move here? Why are there many generations of families that still live here? Why did my family move here in ...
I am a 39-year resident of Sparta Township, who still believes in the Faulkner Act,wherein our township municipal election is supposedly non-partisan. It doesn’t appear to be in 2022. I am probably like most citizens, tired of the rhetoric by both parties, and sick to death of the political ...
As Election Day approaches I’d like to take the time to endorse the “Sparta Students First” slate. They have carried themselves with the utmost of dignity, integrity, transparency, and grace while being continually attacked and libeled throughout their campaign on social media. The slate ...
Christine Quinn's Opinion Letter dated October 30th is both comical and insulting. Her active participation in the covert attempt to backdoor the warehouse project now has our community at significant risk. For many months she along with Smith and Hertzberg have attempted to limit public ...
As a group consisting of students from every current grade at Sparta High School, and alumni from the previous year, we’ve been paying close attention to the current Board of Education election. We’ve been reading candidate statements, attending events, and going to board meetings. While many of us ...
As parents of four young children - three of whom are enrolled in the Sparta Township Public Schools - we have informed ourselves on the current candidates for the Board of Education election. From viewing Board meetings, reading articles, attending town hall meetings and "Meet the Candidate'' ...
In the 15 years that I have lived and worked in Sparta, no Board of Education election is as important as November 8, 2022. I have sat in attendance at many board meetings over the past 4 years, including through the pandemic. Being a board member is not for the faint at heart. This being said, ...
We have been Sparta residents for most of our lives. Bob went through the Sparta school system and Tami is a mid-western transplant and a Sparta resident for 20 years. As a couple, we have seen the greatness of Sparta residents during Hurricane Sandy. Where neighbors linked arms with neighbors to ...
Congrats to our great Sparta PD on achieving the #1 police force ranking in NJ! I'm personally grateful that we have such an incredible group of professionals who serve and protect, helping to ensure our safety 24/7 and helping to make Sparta such a fantastic community. Let's ensure we ...
Recent publication and picture of Sparta Police on being ranked 7th in USA cities does mention just what this contest was based on. First the Safe Wise who awarded the police is a media website that offers safety solutions of several types. Sparta took part in this survey which only looked at ...
Just over a month ago, seven residents within our Sparta community sat together for the first time as members of the Planning Board Sub-Committee . Seven Spartans - each with different perspectives, opinions, experiences, and ideas. Seven people within our Sparta family that before that day, were ...
When it comes to the roles of leadership, Christina Longo Keiling’s name always pops in my head. I met Christina when I first became a registered nurse back in 2008. She was one of the first mentors I had when I started working the night shift and it was a comfort to see her name on the schedule ...
I understand that questions have arisen about the inception of the original ordinance and associated planning that are currently under discussion with respect to Economic Development zone and megawarehouse. I think I can address that as that was my era of Town Council membership. That is no ...
I had the privilege of serving on the Planning Board Sub-Committee. While my first instinct was in favor of the project, as I learned about the size and scope of the project, I had more questions than answers. I found myself moved to the fence. I entered the committee, open minded I didn’t know ...
Resident Patty Rivas recently wrote a letter to the editor comprised of misinformation regarding the Students First slate of candidates running for the Board of Education. I would like to address same: 1. “…the Students First slate has not participated in a single candidate forum…” On ...
Several forums have been held for the seventeen candidates running for Sparta BOE: The League of Women Voters and the Sparta Education Association held forums, as well as the most recent forum at the VFW which was hosted by a slate of candidates and moderated by a Sparta attorney. At the most ...
Sparta, New Jersey is a gem; a wisp of old rural Americana laced with assortment of luxury, nestled in idyllically rural Sussex County, while an hours drive from the greatest city in the world and another hours drive to an airport that can transport one to anyplace on the planet. Sparta is unique ...
Having competent Town Council officials who we entrust to draft and enact our local laws is one of many factors that contribute to maintaining the unique safety and strength of our community. It requires thorough analysis of the given subject matter prior to the time they cast their vote. Not all ...
Experience. Involvement. Knowledge. Commitment. These are just a few of the characteristics that have supported Kurt Morris in becoming an invaluable member of the Sparta Board of Education. Kurt has spent the past three years serving as a board member and committee chair where he ...
Needless to say, there’s a lot at stake with the 2022 midterm elections – at both federal and local levels. Every voice matters and every vote counts. For those of you with children in the Sparta school district, it’s likely that you’ve been following the Board of Education (BOE) race and know ...
Sparta Officials. What next? Explanations or action? I hope you have had the opportunity to read the recent posting by Anand Dash President of Sparta Responsible Development (SRD). It is a well thought out, supported by public record facts explanation of the true circumstances that occurred over ...
As President of Sparta Responsible Development and on behalf of its Board, I write to share with you the following message: As many of us will remember, almost a year ago, in November of 2021, an unprecedented application for development was filed by Diamond Chip Realty, the owner of property ...
