x x NEWS AUGI/SEPT 2017 "KEEPING ROCHELLE PARK AFFORDABLE & INFORMED” 'SSUE #4 pt. th. aM Oe Oe Oe OOO. SCARPA ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION BID Unmatched Experience and Leadership for Rochelle Park Joseph Scarpa, a proud resident of Rochelle Park for more than 46-yeats, announced he is cunning for re-election to the Rochelle Park Township Committee, and humbly asks for the residents’ support once again An honors griduate of both Midland School and Hackensack High School, Scarpa went on ¢o study Political Science at Seton Hall University. ‘There, he was active in campus affairs, serving as the President of the Student Government Association. Before gmduating summa cum laudein 1988, he received the University Distinguished Service Medal and was inducted into the Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society Scaxpa came home from college and sia successfully for Township Committee in 1990 at the age of 24. He has been on ever since ~ getting re-clecred 8 times, 6 times without opposition. Scarpa was selected by his colleagues 11 times to serve as Mayor. He served as Mayor during Rochelle Park's 125ch Anniversary in 1996, the devastation Of Hurricane Floyd in 1999, the Y2K threat, the terrorist attacks on 9-11-01, and Hurricane Irene in 201, No person has served more consecutive years on the Township Committee in the 46-year history of Rochelle Park. Tn addition, Scarpa has been inducted into both the N} League of Monicipaliies Elected Officials Hall of Fame and the Mayors Hall of Fame Additionally, Scarpa worked 10 years asthe Chief Legislative Aide for State Senator Louis F Kasco, He-was the Borough Administrator in Bogota from 1997-2000, and is curcently serving there in that capacity once again. From 2000-2013, he was the Borough Administrator in Emerson, the longest-serving Administrator in the Pascack Valley dosing that span. He was recognized in 2003 by the New Jersey Municipal Managers Association for his “Ourstanding Service to Local Government.” Scarpa was also an Agjunet Professor at Faeigh Dickinson University, where he earned a Master of Administrative Science degree in 1999. He taught classes on government ethics and weenment management Always conceened with helping youth, Scarpa served as the Vice President of the Rochelle Park Alltnce Against Deug and Alcohol Abuse, as liaison to the Rochelle Park Recreation Committee, and as a CYO counselor at Sacred Heart Church For 22 yeaes, he volunteered his time to teach high school juniors about citizenship and goverament at the American Legion’ Jersey Boys State civics progratn. He also served as a volunteer Commissioner on the Bergen County Housing Authority for Developmen ars, Vice Chair of the Bergen County Housing poration, and was named “Person of the Year” by Assemblywoman Rose Heck in 2000, pO... OOO OOOO, eee. eS SCARPA CASTS KEY VOTES BENEFITING RESIDENTS Opposes Higher Ambulance Fees and Supports Library Re-Entry to BCCLS Committeeman Joe Scarpa voted against raising fees On the issue of the Rochelle Park Library’s participation on residents who need the service of the Rochelle Park in the Bergen County Cooperative Library Service Ambulance. “While T strongly support our Ambulance (BCLS), Committeeman Scarpa decided to join with Corps, I feel this exorbitant fee increase, supported by those who support the Township's re-entry into BCCLS. Mayor Valenzuela, is unnecessary and unjust,” asserted More details will be available in the forthcoming, weeks. Scarpa. The Valenzuela and Committeeman Kazimir fee Mayor Valenzuela had called BCCLS a “crimin: proposal will hike the cost for an ambulance 39% from syndicate” and continually opposes the library service. $575 to $800.LOCAL POSTAL CUSTOMER REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11th Excerpt of Remarks Made on the 10th Anniversary of the 9-11 Terrrorist Attacks on America Who ever thought such On September 11, 201 crimes against humani 9-11 didn’t just affect complex in Virginia. our entire nation, and But through the dark unnecessarily, beaco: That’s because the act best that Americans by Joseph Scarpa, 2011 Mayor urn. out so horrific? shocking, vile, and unprovoked of Pennsylvania, and an office ing impact on us as individuals, adness of thousands of lives lost nanaged to bring out some of the employees t $, prayer vigils ai