A petition drive is aimed at letting voters decide.ĭuring a recent tour of the township, he pointed to the work needed along Route 27, visited the Glendale and Silver Lake Avenue site, and talked about his role as a fulltime mayor, the need for municipal broadband and the town's diversity. He now says the ward system would create division in the community of 100,000. Joshi, however has reversed course on his push for a Township Council ward system, which he had supported during the campaign. The township will buy the South Edison property where a developer wanted to build a massive warehouse and a developer will drop plans to build 23 townhouses on the site of the former Charlie Brown's restaurant on Plainfield Road. Keith Hahn, who ran against Joshi in the mayor's race, admits Joshi is working hard, but hopes he's able to follow through on ambitious projects he has proposed.Īs Joshi gets ready to mark his first 100 days in office, two campaign pledges, spearheaded by residents protests, are already being fulfilled. Paterniti, George Spadoro, Jun Choi, Antonia Ricigliano and Thomas Lankey and spent much time over the years in the municipal building cementing his desire to take his new job very seriously. Joshi has worked with former mayors Thomas H. 'I knew what I was doing on day one and that was probably the most exciting thing. I know what I want to achieve and I think that's part of the reason why I've had such a smooth transition for the first 100 days and been able to get as much done as I have,' he said. Even then he had his sights on one day becoming mayor.Īfter serving on the township Zoning Board of Adjustment and Township Council, Joshi had prepared himself for a big learning curve while transitioning to the mayor's office this year, but he's found the opposite to be true. Stevens High School, where he was involved in the Model U.N.

It's in my blood, Edison is in my blood, it's who I am,' said Joshi, who grew up not far from the North Edison Branch Public Library and J.P. Watch Video: Edison Mayor Sam Joshi marking his first 100 days in officeĮDISON - Samip 'Sam' Joshi, who became the township's youngest and first South Asian mayor at the beginning of the year, believes he was born to be mayor.

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