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City of Hoboken announces:
The City of Hoboken is making progress on two park and open space projects in Northern Hoboken, 1600 Park and Hoboken Cove, and will soon hold public meetings to solicit community feedback on the design of the parks.“The residents of
From the office of Assemblyman Coutinho:
=&0=& =&1=& (29th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT) – Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Chairman Albert Coutinho (D-Essex) on Tuesday welcomed Gov. Chris Christie’s focus on the Bayonne Bridge clearance problem and job creation, especially considering New Jersey’s continued high unemployment rate.New figures out Tuesday showed New Jersey’s unemployment rate at 9.6 percent, with total employment essentially unchanged. New Jersey’s jobless rate continues to be higher than neighboring states Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania.
The fourth ward is gearing up for a decisive battle in a special election November 2nd and the machinations of power are already lining up for war over the fifth and decisive swing vote on the City Council.
The fourth ward is from a political standpoint demographics hell with a mixed cocktail of every interest group with varying economic interests ranging from safety to a wider range of services and needs distinct from the rest of town. With the past manipulations of a Hoboken Housing Authority population always at the ready for the service of machine plantation owners, the battle always must begin with concerns on street money absentee ballot fraud, so commonplace, one standby candidate for city wide and Board of Ed elections shamelessly proclaims himself, “the king of absentee ballots.”
A reader submitted this item for tonight’s Zoning Board meeting:
Well, it’s been 2 months and the variance for 38 Jackson Street is now back on the Zoning Board’s agenda. =&0=&, the 21st, the Zoning Board will hear the request for the =&1=& variance. Please see the emails below for a little history on this variance request. Note that at this meeting, the developer’s planner, engineer, and traffic consultant are scheduled to make their presentation to the board. Members of the public have the right to question each of these individuals, as well as make general statements afterwards during the public portion. Whether you’re for or against this project, =&2=&. The mere size of this proposed project makes it very significant to all of us here in the 4th Ward, 2nd District, and I believe the thoughts of the public should be addressed. The meeting this Tuesday begins at 7pm in the bottom floor of City Hall, directly across from where you pay parking tickets. The agenda calls for 2 quick votes on some resolutions, followed by a vote for another variance application. I’m guessing the Board will move to the 38 Jackson variance by 7:30pm.City of Hoboken announces:
=&0=&As of September 26, 2010, when the initial 60 day contract with
Press release from the Mike Lenz campaign:
=&0=& =&1=& =&2=& Today ends a shameful chapter in Hoboken history with former Mayor Peter Cammarano III entering jail on charges of taking $25,000 in cash bribes in exchange for promises of Zoning variances during the 2009 Mayoral election. Although the cash bribes were the most obvious violation of the law by the Cammarano campaign, there were many illegal and unethical activities, from paying for absentee votes, failing to file campaign spending reports, intimidating voters at the polls, distributing unsigned flyers and other dirty tricks. They even covered our beautiful town in campaign signs on public property and private property without the owner’s permission. Residents of the 4th Ward deserve better. We deserve a race run on the issues based on respect for the voters and the law. To help make that happen, 4th Ward Councilman Mike Lenz is calling on his opponents, Tim Occhipinti and James Sanford, to join him in signing a clean campaign pledge which, if followed, would end the ‘tradition’ of dirty 4th ward elections. Together we can make this year’s election a model for the city to follow. =&3=& =&4=& In order to run an election that respects the voter and follows the law, I, ______________, pledge to run a Clean Campaign. Specifically I pledge to: 1. Promote transparency by making all required Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) submissions, making every effort to meet established deadlines and promptly posting all ELEC submissions on our own website. 2. Stand behind my message by requiring “Paid For” information to appear on all flyers, videos, and phone messages, including telephone polls and surveys. Voters deserve to know who is behind all claims or charges. 3. Respect others’ property and avoid litter by refusing to post campaign signs, banners, stickers or anything else on public or private property including utility poles, street signs, trees, fences, or parked cars without permission from the owner of the property. Leaving flyers or materials at or under doors is free speech and allowed. 4. Maintain accountability by requiring that each member of my team personally meet the same ELEC disclosure standard including submitting all missing ELEC filings from previous elections. If ‘midnight fliers’, anonymous ‘push polls’, mailings from secret PAC’s or other unsigned materials are put out on my behalf, I will disown the material in public and on camera, and will disassociate my campaign from the distributor of such material if their identity becomes known. 5. Pay my bills. If a local business remains unpaid 90 days after the election, make the difference up from my own pocket. 6. Refuse to pay “Street Money”. I pledge to make NO cash payments to workers on Election Day for any reason. All payments to Election Day Workers by my Campaign will be by check and will be fully recorded on ELEC reports. 7. Avoid voter intimidation by properly training and supervising workers and/or volunteers, by ensuring they strictly obey the rule prohibiting electioneering within 100’ of the entrance to a polling place, and by limiting their number to no more than five (5) within 200’ of any polling location at any one time on Election Day. 8. Given Hoboken’s history of absentee ballot abuse by those employing paid workers, eliminate the appearance and possibility of buying absentee votes by refusing to hire any able-bodied Election Day workers who are voting absentee, PERIOD. In addition, we will also post this clean campaign pledge on our own websites once it is signed and dated by the Candidate, Campaign Manager and Campaign Treasurer. ___________________________________ _________________ Candidate Date ___________________________________ _________________ Campaign Manger Date ___________________________________ _________________ Campaign Treasurer DateThe State of New Jersey created a best practices checklist for municipalities to fill out and submit as part of annual requests for aid. The new program scores an 88 point system with a deadline of October 1st.
The checklist covers numerous areas such as administration, personnel, financial management, budget preparation and presentation, public safety, public works, health, energy, and municipal school relations.
Among some of the many interesting questions it asks for:
Dual efforts with the local Board of Education to save money by sharing services/equipment and doing joint budget presentations.
Peter Cammarano leaves Hoboken, for real this time to serve a two year stretch in Club Fed. His lawyer requested he serve his stretch in Pennsylvania but it’s not clear if the request was granted.
Over the weekend upper Bloomfield held an annual block party. Peter the wonderful neighbor he is came out to see everyone. He’s already lining up support for his mayoral run when he gets out. If Cammarano ran for mayor again, he’d pretty much could count on his “locked in” supporters to vote for him. He certainly had his supporters pegged.