Here is the video of the June 18th, 2012 Middletown Township Committee Meeting; It was a long one, lasting nearly three hours.
There was a nice Proclamation to East Keansburg Fireman John Bayard Sr. for his 50 years of service. He was presented the first ever key to the city.
As reported in both the Independent and Middletown Patch, a public hearing was conducted for a new Pay-To-Play ordinance(which was adopted) that reverts the Township's more effective ordinace (adopted just a few years ago and at the time was touted by former Mayor Scharfenberger as the strongest pay-to-play ordinance in the state) to the less effective state open process, which allows town professionals to once again contribute to those who are responsible for appointing them to work for tax payer dollars. A few comments were offered by former Township Committeeman Sean Byrnes, former Township Committee candidate James Grenafege and current Township Committee candidate Linda Baum.
The public hearing on the Pay-to-Play ordinance starts at the 25:50 mark of the video and ends at the 82:30 mark.
Ordinances were adopted that established a Historic Preservation Committee, an Economic Development Committee, to increase fees such as dog and cat licenses and tattoo parlors and issued $2.1M in capital improvement bonds which 25% will go towards engineering and attorney fees.
Be sure to watch the Public Comments portion of the meeting which starts at the 130 minute mark or approximately two hours and ten minutes into the meeting, as always they are enlightening and shows what is on the minds of residents who have taken the time to attend the meeting. It's also interesting to see and listen to the responses of those up on the dais; arrogance,hubris and condescension reigns.
As a companion to the video, you can download a copy of the meeting agenda that contains the proposed resolutions and ordinances that were voted on or presented during the meeting. A box around an item is a link, bringing you further into the document to that resolution or ordinance. At the end of the resolution there will be a link bringing you back to the agenda. Attached to this agenda is also the monthly bill list, so that everyone can see how the Township is spending our tax dollars.
2 comments:
So, $525,000 in fees will be shared, not necessarily equally, between T&M Associates (contributors to local Republican campaigns) and the law firm where Peter Carton (Middletown Republican Party Chairman)is a parter and principal.
Is the legal paper work and any more difficult or complicated for a $2,100,000 bond, or a $500,000 bond or a $5,000,000 million bond?
Is the engineering any more involved on a project if it is paid for with a $2,100,000 bond, or a $500,000 bond, or a $5,000,000bond?
It looks like the $338,000 'gift' that the Township Committe is demanding from the library budget is going to cover some of the bonding fees. Is the remaining $187,000 going to be another contribution from the Sewerage Authority fees collected from Middletown residents who are already paying sky high property taxes to maintain a quality of life that diminishes their ability to maintain the life style that they prefer?
Patronage as in T&M and Carton and Middletow perfect together as usual.
Nothing ever changes for the better in this town. It never will as long as the majority remains all one party dominated.
Bipartisan government is necessary and healthy for the taxpayers in any town INCLUDING MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, N.J.
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