RELEASE: Gottheimer Hosts Fifth District Mayor’s Day
Above: Rep. Gottheimer addresses North Jersey mayors at Bergen Community College
PARAMUS, NJ – Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) hosted mayors from across the Fifth Congressional District in Paramus for a meeting focused on helping towns claw back federal tax dollars and take advantage of the resources available in Washington to help protect our communities and make life more affordable for them. Mayors met with federal experts to discuss grants and programs that help towns claw more of our federal tax dollars back from Washington to lower taxes and support first responders, strengthen public safety, upgrade infrastructure, and deliver real results for their communities. We must fight the Moocher States every day, who steal our tax dollars.
“Mayors have the toughest jobs in government. When a road after a storm floods, when a sewer backs up, when there’s a pothole on Main Street, when a tree comes down in a storm — no one calls Washington. They call you,” said Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5). “My job in Washington is simple: fight like hell for you and the people we represent to make sure North Jersey gets what we need and deserve — and to claw back those federal dollars home, so that you can get the job done.”
Additionally, the mayors met with representatives from several federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Justice, the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, and the New Jersey Law Enforcement Support Office under the Department of Defense.
Before Gottheimer took office, the Fifth Congressional District historically received only 67 cents back on every federal tax dollar it pays to Washington, while states like Mississippi get $4.38. The latest research shows that Gottheimer’s office has increased the return of federal funds to the Fifth District by more than 357% – delivering an average savings of more than $750 a year for every household in the district – to support local schools, boost storm preparedness and response, and help fight crime and terrorism.
Gottheimer was joined by Allendale Mayor Amy Wilczynski, Alpine Mayor Paul Tomasko, Bergenfield Mayor Arvin Amatorio, Closter Mayor John Glidden, Demarest Mayor Brian Bernstein, Emerson Mayor Danielle DiPaola, Harrington Park Mayor Joon Chung, Haworth Mayor Heather Wasser, Leonia Mayor Bill Ziegler, Northvale Mayor Joseph McGuire, Palisades Park Mayor Paul Kim, Paramus Mayor Christopher DiPiazza, Park Ridge Mayor Keith Misciagna, Tenafly Mayor Mark Zinna, Waldwick Mayor Thomas Giordano, Washington Twp. Mayor Peter Calamari, Wyckoff Mayor Roger Lane, Bloomingdale Mayor John D’Amato, Wanaque Mayor Daniel Mahler, Andover Twp. Mayor Thomas Walsh, Hampton Mayor Timothy Dooley, Hardyston Mayor Stan Kula, Newton Mayor Matthew Dickson, Midland Park Council President Lorraine DeLuca, Midland Park Councilwoman Nancy Cronk-Peet, Village of Ridgefield Park Commissioner William Gerken, Bergenfield Business Administrator Corey Gallo, Emerson Acting Business Administrator Michael Carelli, Hackensack Business Administrator Thomas Freeman, Leonia Business Administrator Marisa Mesropian, Maywood Business Administrator Adrian Febre, Montvale Business Administrator Joseph Voytus, Paramus Business Administrator Hector Olmo, Park Ridge Business Administrator Maggie Giandomenico, Ramsey Business Administrator Bruce Vozeh, Tenafly Business Administrator David Fanslau, Tenafly Assistant Business Administrator Omar Stovall, Upper Saddle River Business Administrator Theodore Preusch, Twp. of Washington Business Administrator Mark DiCarlo, Wyckoff Business Administrator Matthew Cavallo, Bloomingdale Business Administrator Michael Sondermeyer, Ringwood Fire Official Scott Conley, Wanaque Business Administrator Robert Hermansen, Hampton Township Business Administrator Diana Juarez, and Wantage Twp. Business Administrator Michael Restel.
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