Now that the holidays, and the meetings to appoint or to reappoint the government officials who will lead our many boards, commissions and committees for the coming year are behind us, the Governing Body of the Borough of Paramus is busy attending to the many responsibilities that come with the elected offices of Mayor and Council. These responsibilities include administrative and financial decisions that have both immediate and long-term affect upon our residents and businesses, as well as the regular and special contact that I and the members of the council have with government officials from other municipalities, the county and the state, along with representatives from many business and community organizations.

Speaking of which, I am certainly looking forward to developing the relationship that has grown through the years between the Office of the Mayor and the Greater Paramus Chamber of Commerce. I have already spoken with the Chamber’s chairperson, Ms. Teri Duda, about continuing the periodic meetings that we started last year to keep each other apprised of events that will affect our community. After all, Paramus may be a suburban town, but we are the “Crossroads of Bergen County” and the “Number One Retail Center in the United States by ZIP code.”

Mayor James J. Tedesco III

Borough of Paramus