What strikes me about this article is that Township Attorney Brian Nelson, who is not an elected official but somehow seems to think he is very often, is out in front of this without he lead quote " This is our official request". Where is the mayor or deputy mayor on this; Why no word from them?
The other quote that sticks out is from Township Administrator Tony Mercantante, "Both sides could sue each other, and we'd end up in court for three years, but no one wants that."
This to me seems like an ill disguised vile threat if you ask me, especially if you add it to other inflammatory remarks already made by those who represent the township that threatened to change the composition of the Library's Board of Trustees by not reappointing current trustees and by adding more trustees that would be more sympathetic to the Township's wishes, along with handing the Middletown Library over to the County to run.
The article also reiterates what I have been reminding people of since the February 16th Library Board meeting, which is that this request will not save the jobs of the 26 employees already scheduled to be laid off:
The other quote that sticks out is from Township Administrator Tony Mercantante, "Both sides could sue each other, and we'd end up in court for three years, but no one wants that."
This to me seems like an ill disguised vile threat if you ask me, especially if you add it to other inflammatory remarks already made by those who represent the township that threatened to change the composition of the Library's Board of Trustees by not reappointing current trustees and by adding more trustees that would be more sympathetic to the Township's wishes, along with handing the Middletown Library over to the County to run.
The article also reiterates what I have been reminding people of since the February 16th Library Board meeting, which is that this request will not save the jobs of the 26 employees already scheduled to be laid off:
Township officials have said they need the money to avoid laying off more than the 26 positions that are already part of a plan it submitted to the state Civil Service Commission last month. Included in the layoff plan are 10 township police department and 13 parks and recreation department positions.
So now the Township feels that the ball is in the hands of the Library's Board of Trustees at this point, Wednesday night is the next scheduled Library Board meeting and the Township expects an answer to their request.
The last I heard the Library Board was unwilling to give the Township much more than ~$250K, which is what they feel the library is obligated, by state law to return.
I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens Wednesday night.
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3 comments:
Is this Tc now a new mob family lead by Brian Nelson ?
To quote Don Corleone, "Mention it, don't insist". They don't call it The Soprano State for nothing.
By the way,the "Soprano State" by Bob Ingles is a very good read !!
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