Millstone committeeman responds to critical letter

I have been patiently sitting by and reading Committeeman John Pfefferkorn’s letters to the editor and feel I must respond to statements in his letter of Sept. 5. He is great at planting seeds of doubt and uncertainty. Pfeffer-korn states that "co-liaisons [Deputy Mayor Cory] Wingerter and [Committeeman] William Nurko were removed from their finance chair roles." On the face, this sounds sinister or foreboding.

The fact of the matter is that each year there is a reorganization of the Township Committee. Included in that evolution is the review of all liaison and chair positions, during which the workload is distributed and shared amongst all committeemen. Each member of the committee is willing to step forward to assume duties and responsibilities to which they feel they can contribute to or possibly learn from.

Considering Committeeman Pfefferkorn’s background and experience in the financial field, he was offered the opportunity of finance chair. However, Mr. Pfefferkorn would not accept the position unless it was under his terms, and that was as "sole" chair.

Why is Mr. Pfefferkorn not willing to share his knowledge and experience openly and forthrightly with another committeeman at his side? Not withstanding his condition, it was agreed to by the entire rest of the committee, and both Committeeman Wingerter and I willingly relinquished the finance chair position. Our actions have been, and continue to be, with the best interests of Millstone Township, the residents, and the effective operation of town government in mind.

Committeeman Pfefferkorn alludes to "major financial blunders." Three different CFOs have stated that the township is in good financial condition. The annual audits have not indicated any problems or major errors. Are we to assume that all these professionals are wrong and only Mr. Pfefferkorn is correct?

Monday morning quarterbacking is easy, but calling the right play at the right time is a lot more difficult.

William Nurko

Millstone Township Committeeman