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| Monday April 1, 2013, 10:57 AM |
City of Hoboken
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Community: Mayor’s Open Office Hours Postponed
Due to a death in her family, Mayor Zimmer’s open office hours previously scheduled for this evening will be rescheduled. A new date will be announced shortly.For full details, view this message on the web. |
Second ward councilwoman Beth Mason announces:
Dear Hoboken residents:
In the theater of Hoboken politics, it’s easy to get caught up in the battles and alliances over these many years. In this rough and tumble arena, I’ve certainly played a part. As Hoboken once again moves into an election year, our community must choose its mayor and three critical at-large council members.
For those who urge I make a run for the mayor’s office, let me say to you now, I will not be a candidate. Although many of you will be disappointed, let me explain my decision. Read More...
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Thank you.
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Former IT Manager Patrick Ricciardi pled guilty earlier this month to three counts for systematic, massive data theft of the electronic communications inside the mayor’s office and faces up to five years when sentenced later this summer.
The FBI investigation in Hoboken shows no signs of ending there.
Based on a conversation with the US Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey in Newark, the investigation into Hoboken is not likely to end with the guilty plea entered by former IT Manager Patrick Ricciardi. Read More...
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| Thursday March 28, 2013, 11:24 AM |
City of Hoboken
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Alert: Contractor Hit 30″ Water Main; All or Most of Hoboken Without Water
A contractor at a construction site at 14th Street and Willow Avenue hit a 30” water main. All or most of Hoboken is without water. United Water is working to isolate the break. More details will be provided through the City website at www.hobokennj.gov as information becomes available.For full details, view this message on the web. |
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A contractor at a construction site at 14th Street and Willow Avenue hit a 30” water main. All of Hoboken is *not* without water, but the water pressure will continue to fluctuate as the water main is isolated. As three valves are closed, water pressure throughout Hoboken will gradually continue to rise. Due to low water pressure, United Water has issued a boil advisory. Read More...
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The proposed Hoboken BoE budget is available and includes a detailed explanation on its tax increase and cuts detailing:
- Sequestration of federal funds used to
support our students in greatest need;
- Increased costs for insurance;
- Increased requirements for funding
to charter schools due to enrollment
increases;
- Increased enrollment at lower grade
levels require some staffing changes;
- Requirements to reduce a long-time
deficit for our food service operations,
and
- Increased costs for tuition to schools
for the disabled.
Hoboken taxpayers see approximately 26% of their tax bill go to the district with the the other two tax components being County and Municipal taxes.
About $1.8 million was needed to fill a budget gap. The amount consisted of: salary increases, the expansion of a Hoboken Charter school, health care costs and budgeting toward the Obama Sequestration at approximately over 400K.* Read More...
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Chairman Jake Stuiver announced in a statement he’s received legal clearance to remain as the Chairman of the Hoboken Housing Authority. Yesterday, he stated he was awaiting a legal review on his status from HHA counsel Charles Daglian after moving his family out of Hoboken a week ago Monday.
In an email to MSV, Stuiver wrote:
Yesterday afternoon, Hoboken Housing Authority General Counsel Charles
Daglian confirmed my eligibility to continue serving on the Hoboken
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. I am thankful and honored to
receive corroboration of my belief, that am able to continue serving
on the HHA in full compliance with all local, state and federal laws and
consider it not only lawful and proper to serve out my term but in
fact imperative that I honor my commitment.
In a memo yesterday responding to my inquiry, Mr. Daglian concluded that “After
all of my research, my answer would be that there is no residency
requirement for a Housing Authority Commissioner and therefore, even
though you no longer reside in the City of Hoboken, you can remain as
a Commissioner for the Housing Authority of the City of Hoboken.”
I look forward to continuing to advance the cause of transparency,
accountability and reform in the HHA, and invite all
good-government-minded members of the community to attend the next
Board meeting, on Thursday, April 11, at 6 p.m. at Fox Hill Gardens,
311 13th Street. Read More...
From the desk of HHA Chairman Jake Stuiver:
Effective Monday, March 18, my family and I have moved out of Hoboken
after nearly 10 extraordinary years in this wonderful community. The
decision to leave town was a very difficult decision for us, but
ultimately a necessary one on account of a confluence of personal
circumstances that rendered it impossible to continue living in our
apartment building and also difficult to remain distant from relatives
with rapidly increasing needs for our direct assistance. We are
incredibly grateful to all the amazing people we have come to know
during our time in Hoboken and thank each and every one of you for
enriching our lives in so many ways throughout this highly memorable
decade.
My commitment to the federal programs of the Hoboken Housing Authority
remains steadfast, and my obligation to my oath of office remains open
through the duration of my term, which ends in a few months. On
Monday morning, I submitted an inquiry to HHA general counsel Charles
Daglian seeking his legal opinion as to whether there is a residency
requirement for continued service on the HHA board. I have not yet
received a response from him on this issue. If I am, in fact eligible
to continue serving, it is my intention to continue to do so until a
new commissioner has been appointed by the City Council to replace me
after the conclusion of my term. While I have not yet received Mr.
Daglian’s guidance, he has assured me that he has been working
exhaustively throughout the week and I am confident that he will be in
a position to provide his answer, together with citations to the
specific statutory authority and case law upon which he is relying,
within the next several days.
I take my commitments and obligations with the utmost degree of
seriousness, and am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to
fulfill my duties as a Hoboken Housing Authority commissioner and
pledge my full ongoing attention and work ethic to ensuring the best
possible policies, practices and administrative oversight in the
interest of the residents of the Authority and the fiduciary duties to
which I am sworn to uphold. Read More...
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