(Editor’s Note: This is the latest installment in an occasional series that lets public officials speak, unedited, about issues that concern Wall. Today, its Committeeman Clinton Hoffman, recorded by Wall Patch at an April 20 Township Committee workshop meeting, espousing his views on surplus in municipal government budgets.) "Every politician may feel differently, although I think it makes common sense to me, the ideal situation is for a government to have no surplus. "Surplus is typically generated from unanticipated revenue, which, that’s good. And  over-budget, which is bad. So if you get…

(Editor’s Note: This is the latest installment in an occasional series that lets public officials speak, unedited, about issues that concern Wall. Today, its Committeeman George K. Newberry, recorded by Wall Patch at a Feb. 9 Township Committee meeting espousing his views on a variety of topics.) On Privitization of Municipal Services: "The situation of privization as often discussed by this township committee, it affects the lives of many people employed by the town. "Privitization of buses in towns is often found to be very economical, until the last yellow bus in town leaves. And then …

Committeeman Clint Hoffman.  (Editor’s Note: This is the latest installment in an occasional series that lets public officials speak, unedited, about issues that concern Wall. Today, its Committeeman Clint Hoffman, recorded by Wall Patch at a January Township Committee meeting answering questions about affordable housing.) On the number of Affordable Homes that Wall must build under state affordable housing mandates: “Right now, that is completely undetermined. Based on the rules that the Appellate court threw out earlier this year – based on those rules, our number was 667 units.” On the …

Mayor Ann Marie Conte (Editor’s Note: This is the first in an occasional series that lets public officials speak, unedited, about issues that concern Wall. We start today with remarks from Mayor Conte, recorded by Wall Patch at the Township Committee’s organization meeting Jan 5.)  On Town Employees: “The Township employees have made many sacrifices while we continue to ask them to do more with less. In 2010 there were 206 township employees. And today, we have 201, with four more retirements happening within 60 days.  In regards to our Police Department: In 2010, there were 64 police …