Musella in 2025 The People Matter

Musella Not Barberio in 2025

If all politics are local, perhaps we have found our man? Attending the recent rally on June 29th i was both pleased and disappointed. Musella though a republican is more independent and concerned with the local issues, and appears determined to become a "people's mayor", not a corporate cronie; or a boasting Barberio, "I make deals with developers". Yes he does; 30 year PILOT Deals, was like Waterview all over again. A promise of Open Space Betrayed, after a grassroots outcome of No Rezone Betrayed! Barberio's allegiance to Republican Party Hack John Inglesino, who while in the paid service of Parsippany Taxpayers represented his real estate developers, and promoted fear in the affordable housing situation.

30-year PILOTS for warehouses in a prime location like Parsippany, smells of political cronyism, these corporate developers with their tax evasion PILOTs will surely reward their political allies with campaign donations; they have placed themselves above the people. Going from tax ratables to PILOTS makes no sense. Local Taxes have gone up quite a bit, $180 a month in my case.

The disappointment was from BOE President Andy Choffo who encouraged all at the rally to vote republican in the next elections. Saying this, without denouncing Trump was disturbing. Is the republican party now the party of Trump? Shall we sanction corruption? Should not the Board of Education be more bipartisan or neutral?

If Musella wins he promises to reach out to the people, this is what former Mayor Soriano had done during his administration until covid struck. Soriano as Mayor also tried to make municipal employees more accountable, this is also a Mayor's job, however he was resented for this unjustly so.
Musella and all of us need to learn the benefits of Highlands Regional Conformance, under the NJ Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act. Parsippany which is 100% in the planning area, has no reason to not want to conform. What good is your master plan, when a rich corporate developer determines it for you, or sues to not get his way? Highlands curtails or prevents inappropriate development. Barberio and Inglesino took us out of the conformance process in 2014 based on falsehoods and disinformation. Soriano reestablished conformance. Musella and all Parsippany Officials need to be educated in it's benefits.

Parsippany resident voters should change their party affiliation to republican for the coming June 2025 primary, and vote Musella. Parsippany overall does need more political diversity.