Wyckoff's Gov't Is An Oligarchy, Resident Says

To the editor:

I have been a resident in Wyckoff since 1996. My two sons have grown up and have learned about democracy in the Wyckoff school system.

The other day my college-aged son explained to me that the Wyckoff political system more closely resembles an oligarchy, in which a small group of people have control of an institution.

If we do not change our system in Wyckoff, and make it a fair and nonpartisan system, perhaps the Wyckoff school system can start teaching our children the advantages of oligarchy, cronyism, winning and maintaining power at any cost, and of course the danger of the “tyranny of the masses.”

Our citizens are not fools. We know why Mayor Boonstra and the other Wyckoff oligarchs are stalling and not endorsing a ballot question. They are afraid of the answer they might receive.

Keith Seidenberg
Wyckoff, NJ

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