I am writing this letter to encourage residents of Bergenfield to re-elect Ora Kornbluth to the Bergenfield Council. I have served with Ora the past six years on the Council and prior to that Ora and I served on the Zoning Board together. You cannot find a person more dedicated than her to improving the quality of life in our community.

During her tenure on the Council, borough debt has been reduced, our bond rating has risen, all of our ballfields are now protected by lightning alert systems and implementation of our automated garbage collection system has begun and should be complete by years’ end.

Simply put, “Ora gets it”—the need to balance borough services with containing taxpayer costs.

After six years on the Council I decided not to seek re-election this year. In my place Ora will be running with Salvador “Buddy” Deauna. Buddy has owned a local travel agency on Washington Avenue for over 20 years. Buddy has served for many years on the Zoning Board and will complement Ora’s hard work.

Charles K. Steinel

Bergenfield Council President