

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 while keeping key development initiatives top of the agenda. Washington Township’s Mayor, Joann Gattinelli, is also able to see the big picture. 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. Other towns of similar size would be wise to take a page out of its playbook. 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. 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. There is validity in the adage that working together helps to get the job done. Washington Township, New Jersey Communication is keyīusiness View Magazine interviews Joann Gattinelli, Mayor of Washington Township, New Jersey, for our focus on Economic Development in U.S.
