On Nov. 5th, Don't make it choice between Schneider or Shi - Either Way, You'll Lose

Don’t make it choice between these two on Nov 5th - either way, you’ll lose. Both had their leadership chance and both failed. They turned it into the political mess it is over there and if you let either one back in, you’ll see more of the same if Schneider continues to control the Board or Shi controls the Board - pissing away all that state aid money until it runs out and they still won’t have properly addressed the Overcrowding problem.

Vote for Change on Nov 5th and not for more of the same with these two. You’ll regret it down the road when all the state aid the money runs out.

Overcrowding has been a problem that neither of them have Properly Addressed (with their inept leaderships) while pissing away all that state aid money on piecemeal plans that won't work:

These two are responsible for turning the Board of Ed-Dems, Board of Mythomania, Board of Hoarders, Board of Dysfunction and Board of Unsavory Practices into the political cesspool that is has become:

And let's not forget Brian 'the Mulligan Man' Rivera pulling that ridiculous stunt in a Caucus Meeting to extend the Super's contract an additional year - just so he could save his reelection.

Anyhoo, do yourselves a favor and Vote for a Change on November 5th to this Politically corrupt School Board by Voting out Incumbents Doug 'Mr. Hospitality' Schneider and Brian Rivera and Don't let Jerry 'ReferenDumb' Shi, aka Mr. Shi-shed and Mr. Pac-Man anywhere near another term on the School Board.

Edison Regular Council Meeting - October 9, 2024

Well, a Big Shout-out to Charlie Kratovil of New Brunswick today for his comments during this meeting and for posting this meeting on his You Tube page.

Said it before and will say it again - Council President Nish 'Choo-choo' Patel aka, Nish 'Don't Let Brescher Speak' Patel needs to Step-down as Council President. He just continues to make a mockery out of the Council Chamber Meetings.

Here's the October 9, 2024 Regular Council Meeting 

Seems the only thing he's assuring with his lack of understanding of how to run a Council meeting is that Mayor Sam 'the Big Lie' Joshi will be One and Done.

Anyhoo, Welcome to Edison where Free Speech goes to die and Permanent Home of the 2017 Racist Flyer - enjoy.

Top 10 Bumper Stickers for Jerry 'ReferenDumb' Shi, aka Mr. Shi-shed, Mr. Pac Man - Paid for by his Get Me Out of Forced Retirement Fund

 10. Vote for Me, I'm Jerry Shi - Lousy with Community.

9. Vote for Shi - he Put the 'Dumb' in ReferenDumb.

8. Vote for Shi - he Saved you Millions but You can't See it.

7. Vote for Shi - 3-Terms wasn't enough to Fix the Overcrowding.

6. Vote for Shi - he'll Respect any Opinion as Long as it's His.

5. Vote for Shi - he needs 1 more term to be Awarded his School District Logo Underwear.

4. Vote for Shi - Candidates with Conflicts of Interest are only a Problem if they're Not on his ticket.

3. Vote for Shi - he's Working on Shi-shed 4.

2. Vote for Me I'm Jerry Shi - that's all he's Got.

1. Run Shi Run - on Shi's Rear Bumper, on Schneider's Front Bumper.

Well, here's Brian 'the Mulligan Man' Rivera's 2nd attempt to get the Vote right on September 30th - even though an extension Now is so wrong.

 Well, here's the new Super Contract that was just posted - extended now for another year. 

Good thing it was erroneously Voted on from the dais by the Board in August - you'd think they'd at least have it first approved by the County Super. But hey, when their's no logical rationale for extending the contract after the Super being only 1-year into an almost 5-year contract already - even if you buy into that fairytale 5-Year Strategic Plan. Most prudent people would wait a year or two to see how the 5-Year Strategic plan is progressing before doing something this wrong.

And you wonder why it's a political cesspool over there on Mythomania Lane.

But hey, at least we're comforted in the knowledge that Brian 'the Mulligan Man' Rivera gets a chance to try and salvage his reelection bid after Not supporting the appointment of the Super - by now playing Kissy-face with him. 

Anyhoo, since they, apparently, like to make up their own rules as they go to suit their political needs - make sure you recognize that this guy needs to be Voted out on November 5th.

ETEA BOE Candidates Night - 2024

 Well, last night they had the annual ETEA BOE Candidates Night. This year there are 7 candidates vying for 3 seats. 

Column 1 is the Edison Students First slate of Ralph Errico, Jerry Shi (both former BOE members) and Ronak Patel. 

Column 2 is Dimple Malhotra.

Column 3 is the Champions for Students slate of Doug Schneider, Brian Rivera (both Incumbents) and Manoj Jaitly.

Candidates:

Candidates Night:

A Big thanks to ETEA President Matt Hrevnak and his Staff for putting this together, along with the live stream, so the Residents and Taxpayers can see and learn some more from and about the candidates:

Anyhoo, watch and listen to what the candidates have to say as part of your due diligence before you vote.

Pat attention to what's going on over there on Mythomania Lane on September 30th

 Well, looks like the Board of Mythomania, aka Board of Ed-Dems, Board of Hoarders, Board of Dysfunction and now Board of Unsavory Actions are up to their usual nonsense again.

According to their meeting schedule published on their website, the September Public Meeting will have the $36 million J Marshall Lease/Purchase Financing and the Super's 1-Year Contract Extension up for vote.

Let's start with the Super's 1-Year Contract Extension. Thanks to this sorry excuse of a Board Member. 

Thanks to this guy trying to pass that 1-year extension in a Caucus Meeting without Public Notice and No disclosure of what the Cost and terms would be or even if the Super agreed to the terms, they have to do a 'Mulligan' at the September 30th Public Meeting. 

Apparently, Brian 'the Mulligan Man' Rivera doesn't know that you can't do that without a Public notice or he's trying salvage his reelection after Not supporting the Super to be appointed Super.

As for the Super's 1-year Contract Extension at this time, it's purely political and totally not necessary at this time. The Super's current contract is for 4-Years and 10.5 months and runs from August 16, 2023 through June 30, 2028. This contract with Salary & Perks, according to their website, goes from $387,557 for 2023-24 to $426,274 for 2027-28

Why would they want to extend his contract now when he's only 1-Year into his almost 5-Year Current Contract. Their excuse is the 5-Year Strategic Plan, which is about a bogus and far-fetched as they are. Even if you buy into that fairytale, wouldn't you want to see how the plan works out over the next year or two before you commit to another year?

There's no valid reason since it's way too early to be talking about an extension.

Of course, this is what's wrong with this Board - there's No Financial Oversight:

Let's move on to that J Marshall $36 million Lease/Purchase Financing without any disclosure of what the construction and financing costs are before the vote. Of course, it's always important to ask how something they originally estimated to cost $30 million or so is now up to $36 million - as they continue to piss money away on these piecemeal projects that won't solve the overcrowding.

You know Lease/Purchase projects are the Worst. You get No State Aid and it bypasses any Voter approval for Capital additions.

So, what are the construction and financing costs they used to come up with $36 million and what that 1-Year Super Contract Extension will Cost? Your guess is as good as mine but let's see if we can get those documents through OPRA. The Board may not care or understand what they're exactly voting on but the Public needs to know.

Anyhoo, this Board is so desperate to hide their unsavory actions and avoid answering questions that they've eliminated all Caucus Meeting for the balance of the year. Think about what that means for a second or two.

Top 10 Things Jerry 'ReferenDumb' Shi leaves off his Campaign Flyer in his Undeserved Bid on Nov. 5th to Get Back on the School Board

 10. His twice failed architect driven $300 million Bond Referendums were Too Much of a Financial Burden for Too Little a Solution, which leaves School Overcrowding a major problem today. A huge waste of money including providing money for 3 elections to try and force it through - despite the Voters wishes.

9. He claims to of Saved the taxpayers millions when he Saved the taxpayers Nothing.

8. He changed the Board of Ed into the Board of EdDems.

7. He Disenfranchised both the Public and Fellow Board Members with his Dictatorial and Inept Leadership style and demeanor over his 9 years on the Board.

6. He tries to claim credit for that $100 million bogus piecemeal (with understated costs) plan that won't solve the Overcrowding yet goes around telling everyone that the some costs of that piecemeal plan are running twice the original estimates. He wants to claim credit for doing something while trying to blame others for the doubling costs.

5. He likes Hoarding $30-$40 million in taxpayer monies.

4. He wouldn't return $3 million to the taxpayers when they had DOE approval to do so.

3. He Claims a Zero School tax increase over the last 3 years that's Not true. They kept the School tax Levy flat over the last 3 years but Not the School tax rate. The School tax rate went up 5.3-cents in 2022, down by 3.1-cents in 2023 and down another 1.3-cents in 2024. But don't be misled, in 2024 the 1.3-cents reduction in the School tax rate had nothing to do with their cuts to their Out-of-Control $pending - it was all due to the increase in the Rateables. The $pending actually went up by some $51 million.

2. He Never has a Problem with Conflicts of Interest on the Board - as long as the Conflicted is Running on His Ticket.

1. He Spends most of his time competing with and trying to undermine Board Members on the other side of the Board of EdDems in the Struggle to Control and Mis-$pend all those hundreds of millions of dollars.