Edison's State of the Township Address - save yourself $75, it's a mess of oligarchic proportions!

Well, looks like Mayor Tom 'Now 17.1% but Won't Debate' ChoiLankey will be making his remarks on February 21st at the Pines.

No doubt, his seven all-Dem band of 'Cluck..Cluck' processing clerks will be in attendance along with such other Edison dignitaries as Charlie 'I Abstain' Tomaro, aka Deputy Dog,  Assemblyman Rob 'Mr. Temper-a-Ment' Karabinchak and Edison Board of Mythomania's President Jerry 'The Poster Child for April Elections' Shi to guess at a few.

But hey, if you ignore the Stench they left Hanging Over our Town, rising taxes, ambush 'forever' taxes, overcrowding in the schools, lack of recreational facilities, traffic, congestion, the politically connected developers and absentee politicians, then you're just the audience they want in attendance.

On the other hand, if you're not blind to this one-party rule that taxes you to the hilt, a party where the perils of one-party government are no longer a peril but a reality, a party that leaves the Stench Hanging Over our Town from the 2017 Election, a party that ran away from giving you the right to vote on $250+ million Bloated School Budgets - and simply doesn't care what you may think (except at election time when pandering for your vote), then recognize that coughing up $75 just to mingle with and hear Señor Lankey tell you like it ain't with another of his Blah..Blah speeches is money Not well spent.

As someone once said - 'Spin is all well and good, just as long as you don't believe it.'

Anyhoo, what do I know? I still can't figure out how you would expect to change anything here in the 'DemBadLands' of Downtown Edison without changing who you send there.

Ahh..the good old days - how's that been working out for you?

Edison Board of Ed's Director of School Safety and Security - Mr. Patrick Kissane

Well, just received today Mr. Kissane's Employment Contract and Resume from my OPRA Request.

Welcome to Edison Mr. Kissane and best wishes in your new role. No doubt security is of the utmost importance and central to everything else..




Anyhoo, it is what it is.

You Go Sheila Angalet!

Well, here's some refreshing insight from the District 23 Committee person into the Local Dem-Party that has long made Edison Safe for Hypocrisy!

So, let's see - who would I rather have represent me here in the 'DemBadLands' of Downtown Edison - the Edison 'Cluck..Cluck' Council team of Patil, Sendelsky, Lombardi and Coyle with their outdated opaque and self-serving back-room politics or Ms. Angalet?

Duh!

Wake up Local Dem Committee people and get rid of the Stench that now Permanently Hangs over Edison. And, if Charlie 'I Abstain' Tomaro..aka 'Deputy Dog' comes a knocking on your door with the council candidates - that should be a sign and a half for you that your party is so outdated!

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Sheila Angalet

January 11 at 10:56 AM · 

I am pleased to announce that I will be screening for a seat on Edison Council again this year. I have made my intentions known to the Democratic chair as well as two of the incumbent Councilmen and a county Freeholder (when they came to my door last night already starting to campaign) so far. And now - to the greater network of people.

I am excited to again speak with the Committee members about what I can do to help our town move forward positively. What I am not particularly excited about is yet again facing the "Good Old Boy Network" and the active political machine that strives to keep only like-minded individuals in office who make empty promises and only come offering help/assistance when they are looking for your votes. As much as people say they want change - we haven't had it yet - and that is discouraging.

I understand fully that I am a "persona non grata" within the local Democratic Party because I speak my mind, I will not accept disrespect, I will not accept being lied to, nor do I accept that veiled threats can be made to garner votes or that there are individuals who "buy" their place in the party. I know these things happen, and I speak out against them. For that, perhaps I am a threat - but it also puts me on the outside of things. People within the party see my support for independent or other candidates as disloyalty to the party - but my loyalty is to the people I represent in my district and to a larger degree - the town that has been my life-long home.

I do not have large sums of money to "donate" so that my place is assured. We live frugally - barely getting by sometimes - so there are no discretionary funds to help me gain political popularity. I am not in a position to threaten people for their support or their votes - and even if I were in that kind of position - that is not the kind of person I am. 

What I am is honest, hard-working and, often, a force to be reckoned with. I will not lie in order to get votes or support. If I tell you I'm going to do something, I will find a way to do it or get it done - properly and well. I can and will do the job required of a Council member as well if not better than it is being done now. While in a day and age where women are showing their strength in the political arena - I don't ask for support because I am a woman - I ask for support because I will do a spectacular job. And isn't that what
you want? An honest person working hard for you?

That's me. Plain and simple - honest - the me you see is the me you get. I'm ready to work and fight for you - for our future - for our Edison.

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Edison Board of Mythomania hires New 'Director of Security' - $130,000

Well, just heard that the Board of Mythomania just created a new position, Director of Security - and hired Mr. Patrick Kissane, a retired police office for $130,000.

As a newly created position, this position is obviously not in the current 2018-19 school budget. There were an additional 15 security guards added to the existing 10 in the security budget for 2018-19.

This represents just another in the long history of non-budgeted additions to staff over there on Mythomania Lane that you don't get to have a say on.

But hey, thanks to Edison's 'Cluck..Cluck' Council who cowardly cancelled out at the last minute on their public meeting on moving the school board election, you don't get a chance vote on the school budgets again and they'll just continue to $pend your money any way they want.

Don't you just get a kick out of all the transparency over this entire school security issue on both sides of town?

Be that as it may, in order to understand the background of this new hire, I just made an OPRA Request for his resume along with any applicable contract and will post if and when I receive it.

Anyhoo, welcome to 'Downtown' Edison where one hand washes the other and both hands pick your pocket.

Not for nothing but maybe the Council will consider this change that the Board of Mythomania made back during the Dave Dickinson era I think - changing the BoE meeting dates that conflict with the Council meeting dates.

Look at all these Edison Council and Board of Ed meetings this year where you can't be in two places at once! Who says we don't have open and transparent government here in the 'DemBadLands' of Downtown Edison?:

April 1, 2019 - deadline for running for Democratic Committee Person in 'Downtown' Edison'

Well, saw this Reminder on Keith Hahn's FaceBook page. Seems the deadline for becoming part of the Party that has Made Edison Safe for Hypocrisy - the Edison Democratic Organization is April 1, 2019.

Here's what Keith has to say:

🛑 STOP TAXPAYER ABUSE 🛑 
Petitions for Democratic Committee Person deadline is April 1st.

The best opportunity to change the way our Municipal Goverment operates is to run for Committee Man or Committee Woman.

Edison has 78 election districts. Each district is represented by one elected Committee Man and one elected Committee Woman. These 156 Committee people are responsible for selecting the candidates that will represent their respective parties in November’s General Election.
Democrats run this year in 2019 and Republicans run next year in 2020. 

If you are fed up with rising taxes, overcrowding in schools, lack of security in our schools, lack of recreation facilities, traffic, congestion, politically connected developers overbuilding, police misconduct, absentee politicians and have no idea who your local Committee person is; the best way to effectuate change is to run for Committee person in your respective voting district. 

This process lacks transparency by design. It allows those in power to insulate themselves with family, friends and political cronies who blindly support them time and time again. 

Please share and comment as I will attempt to answer all questions and make this process as open and transparent as possible for all Edison residents. I can also provide a list of voters for each election district to assist anyone who would like to participate in the process. 
🛑 STOP TAXPAYER ABUSE 

And here's the List of Current Edison Dem Committee People:



So, if you're tired of this one-party rule that taxes you to the hilt, a party where the perils of one-party government are no longer a peril but a reality, a party that leaves the Stench Hanging over Our Town from the 2017 Election, a party that ran away from giving you the right to vote on $250+ million Bloated School Budgets and simply doesn't care what you may think (except at election time when pandering for your vote, of course), then recognize that these 153 people pick who gets to represent You!

Take a hard look at this list of family, friends and political cronies and you can see why the EDO is the Party that made Edison Safe for Hypocrisy. You need to Unstack the deck against You!

And here's a reminder of Your Property Taxes here in the 'DemBadLands' of Downtown Edison:

Anyhoo, kudos to Keith Hahn for reminding everyone of this process and deadline that flies so low below the public radar that even the District 18 Committeeman probably doesn't remember to sign-up again - for the ga-zillionith time!

Oh.. wait, maybe I'm wrong and he remembers:

Edison Board of Mythomania's 'Special Meeting'..it was 'Special' all right - thanks to the Edison Council!

Well, this article was interesting. Saw this piece in Tap into Edison here on the Board of Mythomania's Special Meeting on moving the school board elections back to April. You know, the one they had after the Edison 'Cluck..Cluck' Council cancelled their 'Special Meeting' on the same subject a day before their scheduled meeting.

First, let me say, I respect the opinions of those on the Board and those residents who commented in this piece who didn't want to move the election back - as arguably one-sided and misguided as they may be.

And therein lies the rub - you heard no counter arguments why we Should move the election back to April.

It wasn't going to happen in that meeting because the Board of Mythomania was never going to agree with moving the election back to April (I know, I asked) - they don't want you Voting on their Bloated Pots of Money they call School Budgets.

Which is why the Council's Meeting was so important for airing all sides.  If they were interested in hearing all sides of the issue, then they wouldn't of cancelled the meeting at the last minute.

Unlucky for me, since I found a way to be home and was planning on attending that meeting. Too bad the Council didn't want to hear all sides and let all the valid and rational arguments be made about these Board of Ed elections air out.

Seriously, if the Council didn't want to get involved, they shouldn't of even called a 'Special Meeting' - but calling one and then cancelling it at the last minute Stinks to no abound.

Hence, they will forever be known for what the are - Edison's 'Cluck..Cluck' Council because they cowardly sided behind closed doors with The Board of Mythomania for Political reasons and against Your Right to have a Say over $250+ millions dollars of Your tax money - even without giving you the courtesy of hearing from You. Welcome to 'Downtown' Edison where one hand washes the other and both hands pick your pocket.

Yup - an in Your Face 'Cluck..Cluck' move by the Edison Council.

Can you say Cluck..Cluck? After you do, be worried, be very worried about what just went on here behind closed doors.

As for this Poster-Child for moving the election back to April, the entire Board of Mythomania owns him and his inept leadership in 2019 and You'll have No say on how they $pend Your Money.

Kisses & Hugs!

Anyhoo, to my friends on the Council - the next time you call a meeting and decide to cancel it at the last minute, give me heads-up. I had to go through great lengths to be home to have a chance to come and see you again. A Tad Bit Not Nice!

Edison's 'Cluck..Cluck' Council Cancels Wednesday's Special Meeting! There's a Shocker!!

Well, there you go. That should tell you everything you need to know about the twisted Politics in this town!

Thought they would at least go through the motions of a public meeting before they bailed on the Vote.

Can you say Cluck..Cluck? Smell the Stink?!?

Too bad for the residents that there's no more time before the January 21, 2019 deadline to make the move. Unlucky!

Also, too bad for us that they didn't get together earlier to consider this - when they were asked. Too busy, I guess.



Anyhoo, can't really be surprised - we're just getting the type of government we deserve here in 'Downtown' Edison.