Our new Mayor hopes a big real estate developer will help Chatham fix up the land along the Passaic River.

https://patch.com/new-jersey/chatham/election-2023-carolyn-dempsey-chatham-borough-council%20

But to get that “free” help, what would we need to sacrifice in lower quality of life, more traffic, pollution, higher municipal and school costs, and lower quality education?

Would a pretty trail along the Passaic River really make up for all that sacrifice?

Shall we plunge ahead on blind faith or shall we first do our due diligence?