USodolophu uDiaz ulandela ikota yakhe yesithathu kule-kaNovemba.(Ifoto: nguAlyana Alfaro waBabukeli) Indlela yokonyulwa kwakhona ayisosiqinisekiso somphathi wasePerth Amboy uSodolophu uWilda Diaz. Kule nyanga ka-Novemba, urhulumente kuphela ngoku okhonza usodolophu wase-Latina oza kujongana nomceli mngeni kwabanye abathathu abafuna isikhundla sakhe: u-Councilman Joel Pabon, u-Miguel Nunez kunye no-Sharon Hubberman.
Ngokokuvota okuzimeleyo okukhutshwe liphulo likaDiaz, usodolophu umiselwe ngokufanelekileyo ukuphinda akhethwe kwakhona. Iziphumo zithi ukhokelela kumbangi wakhe osondeleyo ngamanqaku angama-26 (44% kuDiaz ukuya kwi-17% kuPabon). Iziphumo zikwabonisa uDiaz ngeepesenti ezingama-64 zokuvunywa kwemisebenzi, iipesenti ezingama-61 ezithandekayo (ezingama-22% ezingathandekiyo) kunye neepesenti ezingama-51 zabavoti besithi izinto ePerth Amboy zisingise kwicala elifanelekileyo. Nangona kunjalo, oluvoto lubandakanya uCeba uFernando Gonzalez njengomntu okhuphisana naye. Nangona uGonzalez ekuqaleni wayecinga ngokubaleka, uceba ugqiba ekubeni axhase uPabon kwiphulo lakhe lonyulo.
Ngelixa abachasi bakhe bekhawuleza ukugxeka usodolophu, uDiaz uthi irekhodi lakhe kule minyaka isibhozo idlulileyo ibingumzekelo kwaye ebenento yokwenza nokuhambisa uPerth Amboy kwicala elilungileyo.
Ndinebhongo ngerekhodi lam, ndiyazingca ngomsebenzi wam, utshilo uDiaz. Ndihleli ndigxile kubahlali bendawo yethu nakwizinto ezenzekayo esixekweni. Ndibe ngurhulumente ongafihlisiyo. Ndiwenzile amatyala kuluntu, sihlawule ngaphezulu kwe-50 yezigidi zeedola kumatyala ebesinawo ukuqala kwam ukungena. Sikwazile ukuzinzisa irhafu kule minyaka mithathu idlulileyo kwaye isizathu sokuba sikwazi ukuzinzisa irhafu lonke uphuhliso lotyalo mali lwabucala olwenziwe esixekweni. Sine ngaphezulu kwesiqingatha sezigidigidi zeedola kutyalo mali lwabucala esixekweni. Lulonke ulwakhiwo olutsha kwiindawo zesixeko ebezingenamntu kangangeminyaka engama-20.
UDiaz ukwacaphule uloyiso olufana nokuphucuka okuqwalaselwayo kwinqanaba lokuthenga ngetyala njengesixhobo sempumelelo. Kodwa, ngaphandle kokuqinisekiswa kukaDiaz kwimpumelelo yakhe njengosodolophu, abo bakhuphisana naye bonke bathi uPerth Amboy ufuna ubunkokheli obutsha. 
UPabon kunye neqela lakhe bacela umngeni kuDiaz.(Ifoto: Lisa Nanton)
Kubekho ukwehla okubonakalayo kumgangatho wobomi, utshilo uPabon malunga nokuba kutheni ekholelwa ukuba uPerth Amboy ufuna usodolophu omtsha. Isithili sethu seshona ezantsi edolophini siye sonakala kwaye kuye kwakho ukwanda okukhulu kulwaphulo-mthetho olunobundlobongela. Izikolo zethu zixinene kodwa usodolophu wethu uyaqhubekeka ukukhuthaza uphuhliso lwezindlu eziqeshisayo. Amaxabiso ezinto aqhubekile ukwehla, ngelixa abahlali besokola neerhafu eziphezulu kwaye nokubhenela kwabo kwi-dolophu yeofisi ngoncedo ngemicimbi kuyakhatywa.
NgokukaPabon, uDiaz uye wasilela ukwenza izibonelelo zendalo zesixeko kunye nendawo efanelekileyo kunye nokufumana izixhobo ezikhoyo zikarhulumente, ukunqongophala kombono athi ugcina uPerth Amboy ephumelela.
UNunez uziva ngathi iinkokheli zikaDiaz ziyasilela, into eyamkhuthaza ukuba angenele ugqatso.
U-Perth Amboy kufuneka abe nobunkokheli obutsha obuza kudibanisa uluntu, oluza kuba noxanduva kwezemali kwaye ngubani oza kwakha ngokutsha iziseko zophuhliso, utshilo uNunez. Usodolophu wangoku, kunye nebhunga lesixeko njengesitampu sakhe esikhulu serabha, usebenzise ukunyuswa ngokuthe ngqo kwerhafu, ukwandiswa kwetikiti lokupaka njengerhafu eyongezelelekileyo, kunye nokuhlaselwa kwemali ebekelwe bucala… ukulungelelanisa uhlahlo-lwabiwo mali lwesixeko; Ngelixa kwangaxeshanye unika intengiso entle yentliziyo kwiinkampani zangaphandle. Usodolophu kunye nebhunga baye badlala esidlangalaleni isicatshulwa esidala esivela kwimovie embi, abahlali basePerth Amboy behlawula onke amatikiti. 
UHubberman wagijimela inkululeko ngo-2015.(Ifoto: Sharon Hubberman)
USharon Hubberman ngowayesakuba ngumgqatswa kwiRiphabhlikhi eMiddlesex County. Ngelixa wayephulukene nesicelo sakhe sokonyulwa kule ofisi kunyaka ophelileyo, uthathe isigqibo sokungenela ugqatso ePerth Amboy kule yeNkanga. Nangona ebengene emva kwexesha kugqatso, uHubberman ukholelwa ukuba angazisombulula izifo zikaPerth Amboy.
IPerth Amboy sisiXeko esomeleleyo ngembali, sinoluntu olwahlukeneyo oludlamkileyo, kwaye iyindawo enobuchule enokubakho kokukhula koqoqosho. Ngelishwa, kule minyaka isibhozo idlulileyo, abahlali abaninzi bazokuxelela ukuba asikho bhetele namhlanje, kunokuba besineminyaka esibhozo eyadlulayo, utshilo uHubberman, ecaphula amaxabiso ezindlu awileyo, ukunyuka kweerhafu zepropathi kunye nentswela ngqesho ePerth Amboy. Ingayinto entle ukuba sisebenzele abahlali basePerth Amboy njengoSodolophu, kwaye ndiyazi ukuba ngomsebenzi onzima, izisombululo, ubuchule nokuzimisela, isixeko sethu asisayi kubizwa ngokuba 'yikhwapha' laseNew Jersey, kodwa Endaweni yoko iya kuba yindawo ekuqaqambela kuyo ubungangamsha beentsuku ezintsha.
U-Pabon kunye nebhunga lakhe abasebenza naye u-Kenny Puccio kunye no-Angel Mota Ramirez babaleka phantsi kwesiqubulo sesibhozo kwanele ukubhekisa kwinto yokuba xa uDiaz wayeqala ukuba ngusodolophu wathi uza kulandela izihlandlo ezibini kuphela e-ofisini. Ukuba uphumelele ukuphinda ukhethe unyulo, unyaka omtsha uya kuphawula ixesha lakhe lesithathu. Isininzi sebhunga, ngaphandle kweqabane likaDiaz elisebenza naye u-Ceba uFernando Irizzary, baxhasa uPabon kwiphulo lakhe lokuhlalisa usodolophu. NgokukaPabon, loo nkxaso ithumela umyalezo onamandla kubavoti bakaPerth Amboy.
Akukho mntu ePerth Amboy owazi amandla kunye nobuthathaka bukasodolophu kunamalungu ebhunga lesixeko. Uninzi lwebhunga ledolophu lukhathazekile kwaye ludanile kukungakwazi kukasodolophu ukusebenza nebhunga ngentsebenziswano nangendlela eyakhayo, utshilo uPabon, ebanga ukuba ubudlelwane bukasodolophu nebhunga lesixeko buye baba butshaba ngakumbi. Uthe ukutshintsha kobudlelwane bukaDiaz kwibhunga bekuyinto engeloncedo kwisixeko.
Kufuneka kuqatshelwe ukuba ibhunga elihlangeneyo ngoku bonke babengabaxhasi bakasodolophu, utshilo uPabon.
UHubberman ukwabonakalise ukungasihloniphi isigqibo sikaDiaz sokuqhuba ikota yesithathu.
'Isifungo Breaker Wilda' wafunga ukuba uzakugijima amatyeli amabini kuphela, kwaye abavoti bandazisile ukuba kufuneka aphendule kweso sithembiso. Abahlali bethu balulungele utshintsho kubunkokeli oluza kuzisa inkqubela-phambili kwidolophu yethu, kwaye abanamdla kakhulu kwezopolitiko, utshilo uHubberman.
Ngelixa uDiaz eqonda ukuba imeko yakhe yokuqala yokubaleka ikota yesithathu itshintshile, usodolophu uthe utshintsho kwisikhundla luyimfuneko.
Ndisebenzile ngokwenene kwiminyaka yam esibhozo. Ndifuna ukukwazi ukugqiba into endiyiqalileyo, utshilo uDiaz. Olu phuhliso lutsha lungene kule minyaka mibini idlulileyo. Abachasi bam banokugxeka kwaye bathi benditshilo ngelo xesha kodwa mkhulu umsebenzi ophambi kwethu kwaye ndim onamava onke. Ndim oye wakhona ebandakanya abantu beshishini.
UDiaz kunye no-Irizarry bayabaleka kunye nomgqatswa webhunga u-Jelmin Caba. UHubberman usebenza ne-Enid Crespo. UNunez usebenza noVirginia Lugo kunye noMiriam Quiles.
Ukuba unyuliwe, uPabon wathi ulawulo lwakhe luza kugxila ekutsaleni abatyali mali ukwandisa isiseko serhafu kunye namathuba emisebenzi, ukuphucula iinkonzo zikamasipala, ukuvuselela idolophu, ukuphucula ukuhamba kwezithuthi esixekweni, ukudala ulonwabo olujolise kulutsha ngakumbi, ukumilisela uphuhliso lwasemanzini, ukukhuthaza ukhenketho kunye ukuseka ubudlelwane bokusebenzisana nebhodi yezemfundo. 
UNunez (embindini) noLugo kunye neeQuiles.(Ifoto: Tony Giordano)
U-Nunez uthe yena kunye nabalingane bakhe abaza kusebenza bayakugxila kunciphiso lwerhafu yepropathi, ukuphucula iziseko zophuhliso kubandakanya ukupaka kunye nomda wamanzi, ukunciphisa ulwaphulo-mthetho ngokudala ibhunga elitsha / lamapolisa, ukuphucula ubudlelwane be-BOE kunye nokwandisa ukucaca kurhulumente wesixeko.
U-Hubberman uthe icebo lakhe liza kugxila ekwehliseni irhafu yepropathi, ephumeza into ayibiza ngokuba yiSmartter Perth Amboy Plan egxile ekuphenduleni nasekuphileni ngokuzinzileyo, izinto ezintsha / iteknoloji, izisombululo ze-e, kunye nenye ingeniso efumanekayo engaqhutywa ziirhafu zepropathi, etsala umzi mveliso oza kuthi ukubonelela ngamathuba emisebenzi kubemi, ukuphuculwa komgangatho wobomi kubahlali kunye nokuphumeza imida yexesha kusodolophu nakwibhunga.
Ngokuka-Diaz, eyona mimandla yakhe mikhulu ekugxilwe kuyo ukuba iphinda ikhethwe iya kuqhubeka nophuhliso ePerth Amboy, yonyusa ukhuseleko loluntu, ikhangela izibonelelo zokunceda abasebenzi bezokhuseleko kunye nesebe lezemisebenzi yoluntu kunye nokuphucula ubomi boluntu kwisixeko sasePerth Amboy.
Amava am kunye neminyaka yam yokuba kwilizwe lezemali kuncede ngokwenene ukuba sifike kweli nqanaba kwaye akukho namnye wabachasi bam onokuthi ngokufanayo, utshilo uDiaz.
Usodolophu wasePerth Amboy kunye nemidyarho yebhunga ayixhasi kwaye izakubanjwa kweyeNkanga.
