It's nice to know that Piscataway Mayor Brian Wahler prefers to crack jokes than behave like a leader. According to a Star Ledger article recapping last week's water main burst in Middlesex County, Wahler stood by a water truck and cracked jokes about kids not having to take their nightly baths. Only a fraction of a percent of Piscataway residents knew this water truck was available to them while 99% of us had no idea where to get water to feed our families.

Mayor Wahler should've behaved like a leader and activated the reverse-911 system to call Piscataway's residents to let them know where to get clean water for drinking and cooking.

Residents in Bound Brook were updated about the situation because emergency vehicles drove through neighborhoods and used their PA systems to give news in English and Spanish. When asked at the last Town Council Meeting why Piscataway didn't utilize their emergency workers and vehicles in such a manner, Council President Jim Huben remarked that that's not making good use of their time.

What's the point in having an expensive reverse 911 system if you're not going to use it in an emergency? If other municipalities realize that an interruption in water service is an emergency, why doesn't Piscataway's leaders?

Joe Schilp