Waldwick January 11, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 7 New mayor pledges to listen, learn, help, and lead ernment, so that every resident can enjoy the benefits of living in the great borough,” and he said he is determined to stay focused on core values and goals that include: • Explore new avenues for budget reduction, working hard to prepare a budget that “fits our community.” • Try to restore the Summer Rec Program and the Concerts in the Park that were cut by financial constraints last year. • Continue talks and efforts at White’s Pond. “It will be a hard task; we cannot promise anything, but we will try the best we can to restore it to what we all remember it to be. We have to look to the future and make sure it is preserved for all of us to enjoy,” he said. • Continue to support all the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce in beautifying the community, and of the WCA towards the restoration of the Train Station, which is the history of the community, thus making Waldwick “The Beauty of Bergen County.” Giordano expressed appreciation to former mayor Russell “Buddy” Litchult for his service. “Buddy, you have given your heart and soul to our borough, and you have made Waldwick a much better place due to your leadership, and I thank you,” Giordano told his predecessor. He also thanked the council members, former mayors and council members, current borough employees and volunteers and his fellow fire fighters for their outstanding service to the community. And he thanked his family and friends for “your love, your constant support and being a part of the journey that is ahead of me.” The new mayor ended his message paraphrasing John F. Kennedy inaugural speech. “Let us not worry about what Waldwick will do for us, but rather what we all together as residents will be willing to do for each other at Waldwick,” adding: “Our destiny is ours to determine. How we go is ours to control. Let us continue our destiny to lead Waldwick forward into a future that we can create for all of us to enjoy. Let us never look back but always have our eyes on our future. For in Waldwick as our borough gets older, with all of us working together, it will become stronger and better. All of us together will make Waldwick a community that shines bright for all to be proud of, a community wher e we all join together when someone is in need, a community where friendship and family are our values. A place we will always call home,” he concluded. Mayor Thomas Giordano takes the oath of office as his wife Marian holds the Bible and their daughter, Ali, looks on. Waldwick’s new mayor, Thomas Giordano, has set as the trademark for his administration four words borrowed from a Newt Gingrich speech: listen, learn, help and lead. To this end, he has established regular office hours on the last Friday of every month from 2 to 4 p.m. so that residents can stop by to talk about issues that concern them. “I will always be available at any time to meet or talk on the phone to any resident that has a concern,” Giordano said in his mayor’s message following his swearing on New Year’s Day. On his office wall at town hall is posted the mission statement by which he will be guided:”The residents of Waldwick are the sole reason we are here. We are committed to working hard to provide a responsible local gov-