Public portion could be a real doozy tonight. Let’s see what David Liebler and Perry Belifore and company may have in store.
Neumann Leathers carried from the last meeting is on the agenda tonight:
http://www.hobokennj.org/docs/council/agenda15/revised-ccm-12-2-15.pdf
City of Hoboken announces:
JURY REDUCES SOUTHWEST PARK ACQUISITION PRICE BY $1 MILLION
The price for the acquisition of the nearly one-acre property for the first phase of the Southwest Park has been set by a unanimous jury decision at $4.483 million. Three million dollars of the cost have been paid for using a grant from the Hudson County Open Space Trust Fund, and the $1.83 million balance will be funded through the City’s Open Space Trust Fund. The property owner was seeking $8.4 million, and a condemnation board had previously established a price of $5.4 million, a decision which the City appealed. The $4.483 million price represents a nearly $1 million reduction from the condemnation board decision. “This result is a huge victory for Hoboken and its taxpayers,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer. “By using the eminent domain process, the City has been able to acquire the land needed to begin building the Southwest Park in the most cost-effective way, saving taxpayers millions of dollars. As a resident of the southwest I look forward to cutting the ribbon on this new park as soon as possible. I want to thank the City’s attorney, Ed Buzak, for his exceptional work in achieving this great result.” The final park plan can be viewed at www.hobokennj.org/swpark. The City expects to bid out the construction for the project in early 2016 after the State issues final permit approvals.Ready or not it’s December and the final year end council meetings are in sight meaning it’s almost that time: a changing of the Old Guard.
The election results reducing the Old Guard council to a 7-2 uphill vote has added to their usual embittered quips, raging narcissism and uncouth vapidity. Toss in a little inherent sexism and we have quite the holiday brew.
OG political operations exploded left and right last month leading into the council elections. The attempted misuse of emails in the Carmelo Garcia “ethnic cleansing” litigation didn’t see Mister Carmelo elected. A release to several media outlets turned out to be a dud and the slander against the mayor and her family which followed like clockwork before the election saw two ejections from the council meeting.
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The open question among the Old Guard is who will lead them out of the wilderness in 2017?
It’s the sole question and ties that bind if you’ve got an eye on Mile Square power and dreams of big 30 story buildings dotting the landscape less the units for friends and family and the crinkly brown paperbag of loot.
Every Old Guard soldier has a dream. How can Hoboken profit them? But first they have to end the reign of Mayor Dawn Zimmer who hands out more treats to her dog Buddy than anyone waiting in line at OG headquarters formerly known as City Hall. There’s nary a treat for a grifter anywhere muddying up the works and turning dreams into daily nightmares.
Here comes round two in another civil lawsuit due to curtailed remarks in a Hoboken council meeting!
Another lawsuit is expected to hit the City of Hoboken any day related to the abbreviated Old Guard speaker’s comments stemming from the October 21st City Council meeting.
The first came last week courtesy of long time Beth Mason connected political operative David Liebler.
According to independent sources including one close to well known Hoboken politico Perry Belfiore, the previously failed candidate for fifth ward City Council will follow David Liebler to the courthouse with another civil lawsuit against the City of Hoboken.
Although it’s the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and the Horsey is on a vacation heading to Kentucky, people still often ask what was that lunatic frivolous lawsuit all about?
The answer is largely visible in episode three of our latest Friday Night Lights series, as Da Horsey reveals for the very first time a batch of emails filed in the original legal motion from August 2014 courtesy of Alexander W. Booth, re: the Godfather. The case was largely decimated here (but the SLAPPers were deaf to the realities of the case and followed with a demand of almost a million dollars from the three remaining defendants.)
City of Hoboken announces:
This morning, SUEZ Water emergency crews finished replacing the broken water main in Hoboken with a new 24 inch pipe. Testing is currently underway to ensure the stability of the repaired connection. Temporary restoration of the roads affected by the water main break has begun, and should be completed by Sunday night. Roads will remain closed in southwest Hoboken until the temporary road restoration is complete.
David Liebler, a long time Hoboken politico and anti-Zimmer stalwart made good on a public threat his ejection from a City Council meeting last month would “not stand’ filing a lawsuit in federal court.
Citing political speech and civil rights, the undated lawsuit targets Mayor Zimmer in her official and individual capacity naming in addition, the City Council, City of Hoboken and its Corporation Counsel as defendants seeking unspecified compensatory damages.
| David Liebler being shown the door by HPD after his concluding remarks in public portion were ruled out of order last month. He’s filed a lawsuit against Hoboken and the mayor in federal court. |
Last month at the final council meeting before the critical November ward elections, Liebler nearly completed his five minutes in public portion before attempting to launch allegations against the mayor’s husband, Stan Grossbard and butting heads with the City Council President Ravi Bhalla.