The Edison Township Education Association (ETEA) 2026 Annual BOE Candidates Night

 I was informed that the Annual ETEA's BOE Candidates Night will be held in late September 2026 and will revert to the format used during Covid.

All Candidates will be invited into the ETEA's office and will asked a series of questions from the moderator, same as every other year.

There will be no live audience or broadcast of the meeting. The meeting will be videotaped and posted the following day on YouTube, in addition to the ETEA's website.

'Politics in Downtown Edison' Blog Views Just Exceeded 2,000,000

 Well, it's not something I pay much attention too but I just noticed that the Number of Views to this Local Blog has just exceeded 2,000,000.

Just a thanks to all who took the time to see what I was saying about what goes on with the Politics in this town. I hope you all found something useful or at least something that made you want to ask questions or know more.

I do not advertise this Blog, you have to know it's there. I do occasionally post a link to this Blog on Facebook pages relating to Edison but only if I think it contributes to the posts being made on those public sites.

Overall, you'll see most of my posts deal with Muni and School Budgets, Payrolls, Bond Referendums or anything else relating to the numbers that the local taxing entities don't easily or timely volunteer.

Here's the last 12 years taxing by entity:

Anyhoo, once again - thanks for checking out what this person thinks about what goes on in this town.

Kudos to Dr. Toohey for knowing what's Most Important - the Students

 Well saw this piece here in TapInto Edison about Edison Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Services, Dr. Thomas Toohey.

Congratulations to Dr. Toohey for looking out for what's important - the Students.

Anyhoo, another in the long line of benefits to Dr. Aldarelli's Leadership.

Mayor Sam 'Furlough Folly' Joshi's 2026 Muni-budget with a 4.42% Tax increase Passes without a Penny cut

Well, what can 'Bubble-boy' say about his 2026 Bloated Budget that doesn't get adopted until 8 months into the budget year and without a single cut.

Oh wait, I know. thank you..thank you..thank you to his 'Pocket Council Leadership.'

And to think, he didn't even show up to have to present it.

A bug Kudos to the Leadership of the Edison Council - Council President Joe 'the Florist' Coyle, aka 'Mayor of Clara Barton', 'Poster-child for Wards' and 'Joe 180 'along with his Vice-President Rob 'Boo-hoo' Kentos, aka 'Rob 'the Chameleon' and 'Joe 180 #2' for leaving what has to be at least $ 1M in cuts off the table.

Anyhoo, Kudos to the 'Pocket Council' for another Bloated Muni-budget. I'm sure Mayor Sam 'Furlough Folly' Joshi is thankful for Not doing your jobs on so many levels.

Here's to the New Poster-child(ren) for Wards:

Anyhoo, it's what you get when you live in a one-party politically-corrupt town. No checks and balances, No transparency and No accountability and a resulting inept Stewardship.

Another in a long line of Dem-party Bloated Budgets

 Well, let's all watch the Dem-party Mantra in action tonight on the 2026 Bloated Muni-budget.

'You Gotta Go Along to Get Along'

Well, tonight the Council gets to vote on Mayor Sam ‘Furlough Folly’ Joshi’s Bloated 2026 muni- budget of 181.1m, which comes with a tax rate of 1.558 which is up 6.6-cents or 4.42% over last year’s 1.492.

Here’s a down and dirty quick look and effect of any cuts the ‘Pocket Council’ makes to the 2026 Muni-budget.

Of course, if there are any cuts at all, I doubt they would be substantial or any where near what needs to be cut.

All it takes is 4 votes and you get screwed again financing the Dem-Party’s interests. I can count to 4, can you?

Anyhoo, it is what it is and will always be until you change it.

The 2026 Muni-Budget of $181.8m is Too Much of a Financial Burden for Too Little a Benefit - Just like Mayor Sam 'Furlough Folly' Joshi

 Well,  Mayor Sam 'Furlough Folly' Joshi's 2026 Introduced Muni-budget of $181.8m comes with a Muni-tax rate of 1.558, which is up 6.6-cents or 4.42% over last year's 1.492.

If this guy continues to believe he works for Joshi and not the People of Edison and won’t get the information other Council Members need to properly do their due diligence and bring transparency and accountability to the 2026 budget, then the Council should, by default, just take that already increased and built-in bloated 2026 budget and cut 3% from every department and line item (and let them sort it out) and that will basically eliminate the tax increase and it won’t matter to the functioning of the town at all.

If they don’t do something like that and let this budget go through without the proper transparency and accountability, then you need to recognize the need for Wards is here in this politically-corrupt one-party town.

Anyhoo, if this town ever went to Zero-based budgeting, we'd all get a Big Fat Tax Reduction!

Who's a Bad...Bad Boy?!?

 Well, Who does something like that just to avoid showing what's in his Ridiculously Bloated Budget? Geez, it's true - 'only in Edison would a Mayor use employees and residents as pawns to create drama to force an unnecessary tax increase.'

How far down the gutter do we let this town go?

Anyhoo, the first thing that ought to be cut down in this budget is this guy's ridiculous salary of $198,000. You'd expect more from someone making that kind of money.