Business View Civil and Municipal | September 2022

66 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 OWNSHIP, ERSEY T here is validity in the adage that working together helps to get the job done. This universal truth can be applied to most towns of varying sizes, where success can often boil down to the commitment to work collaboratively with both residents and key developers to help push the town agenda forward. While maintaining productive lines of communications with key parties often forms a part of a community’s overall operating agenda, for Washington Township, New Jersey it is simply the way business is conducted. Other towns of similar size would be wise to take a page out of its playbook. The community has been able to master the ability to keep open channels of communication with all parties, while operating overwhelmingly on the principle of collaboration to help shape its overall direction. Washington Township’s Mayor, Joann Gattinelli, is also able to see the big picture. She understands that establishing strong partnerships and allowing all voices to come to the table will enable objectives to properly align and will ultimately steer the city in its desired direction AT A GLANCE WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY WHAT: A growing, business-friendly community; population approx. 50,000 WHERE: Gloucester County, NJ WEBSITE: https://www.twp.washington.nj.us/ Communication is key