Just saw the piece in today's Star Ledger 'Campaign manager for Edison Dems questions mayor's ban on police donations.'
Maybe it's me but is Senor Russomanno now the spokesperson for the EDO?
Is his sage advice on the legality of banning police contributions in Downtown Edison really the Local Party's position? If so, where are the party leaders?
Perhaps most concerning is this line - 'It's not the money or the in-kind support a politician receives it's the conduct of those writing and receiving the money or support. No legislation or executive order can bind a person to morality.'
Really, it's not about the money - it's about the morality?!? What town does he live in?
Anyhoo, whether you're for or against this ban, one thing is for sure - hypocrisy knows no limit here in this one-party town.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Edison Council Follies - the disingenuous debate!?!
You know, it never ceases to amaze me how disrespectfully the all Dem-Council treats the residents and taxpayers here in Downtown Edison. Last night, I tried to watch some of Monday's Agenda meeting - hoping to hear about the Council Amendment to the $118.2 million Municipal Budget for 2013.
Not for nothing but it's already June and half the year is already over - if they wait any longer, we won't need a budget, we'll have the actual results! That's a tad bit sad but what did they say about their amendment to 2013 Budget?
Zilch, Nada, Nothing! It was listed on the agenda but they said nothing about it. Guess you had to be there on Monday to know what they did.
Anyhoo, we were treated to a 'Spirited Debate' on Council's role and responsibility for approving Library Board contracts. Apparently, Rob "March on Trenton" Karabinchak and his side-kick Alvaro "KaraMia" Gomez took exception to having to approve such a Library Board approved contract.
Senor Karabinchak went so far as to say he was pulling the resolution until he can get to the bottom of the matter. You Go Senor Karabinchak. And Senor Gomez, jumped right in arguing the process limits the Council's responsibility. It's all about the process, so they say.
So, is it that the Council doesn't know their own procedures or are they being asked to approve something they're not responsible for approving? Either way, it's all blah! blah!
Seems what they left out of their spirited debate is this tad bit of info - that the contract in question is for an award by the Library Board (not to exceed $6,300) for Lawn Services to Senor Anthony Russomanno.
You remember him, the campaign manager to the Local Dems here in Downtown Edison.
So, here's two things that should be done with this substance-lacking debate:
1. The Council Clerk should stash a bag full of Snickers on the dais for Karabinchak for every time he starts to lose an argument, and
2. The Council should stop with all the nonsense and just tell the residents who this contract was awarded to - whether they approve it or not.
Finally, it's hard to take Karabinchak & Gomez seriously - these are the same two people who adamantly said there was No Muni tax increase in 2011, when the tax bills were out and we already paid half the year's tax increase.
Oh yeah, guess who wasn't at that meeting for this 'Spirited Debate' - the Clerk, Senor Council Member Wayne Mascola (the Council Liaison to the Library Board) and Senor Tom Lankey (Chairman of the Council's Finance Committee). Guess it wasn't important that they try and make this meeting to engage in the debate. PS - I just heard why Council Member Mascola was not at the meeting. I wish him well and had I known, I wouldn't of included him above.
Don't you like being a Dem here in Downtown Edison and watching this stuff?
But hey, he's back:
Not for nothing but it's already June and half the year is already over - if they wait any longer, we won't need a budget, we'll have the actual results! That's a tad bit sad but what did they say about their amendment to 2013 Budget?
Zilch, Nada, Nothing! It was listed on the agenda but they said nothing about it. Guess you had to be there on Monday to know what they did.
Anyhoo, we were treated to a 'Spirited Debate' on Council's role and responsibility for approving Library Board contracts. Apparently, Rob "March on Trenton" Karabinchak and his side-kick Alvaro "KaraMia" Gomez took exception to having to approve such a Library Board approved contract.
Senor Karabinchak went so far as to say he was pulling the resolution until he can get to the bottom of the matter. You Go Senor Karabinchak. And Senor Gomez, jumped right in arguing the process limits the Council's responsibility. It's all about the process, so they say.
So, is it that the Council doesn't know their own procedures or are they being asked to approve something they're not responsible for approving? Either way, it's all blah! blah!
Seems what they left out of their spirited debate is this tad bit of info - that the contract in question is for an award by the Library Board (not to exceed $6,300) for Lawn Services to Senor Anthony Russomanno.
You remember him, the campaign manager to the Local Dems here in Downtown Edison.
So, here's two things that should be done with this substance-lacking debate:
1. The Council Clerk should stash a bag full of Snickers on the dais for Karabinchak for every time he starts to lose an argument, and
2. The Council should stop with all the nonsense and just tell the residents who this contract was awarded to - whether they approve it or not.
Finally, it's hard to take Karabinchak & Gomez seriously - these are the same two people who adamantly said there was No Muni tax increase in 2011, when the tax bills were out and we already paid half the year's tax increase.
Oh yeah, guess who wasn't at that meeting for this 'Spirited Debate' - the Clerk, Senor Council Member Wayne Mascola (the Council Liaison to the Library Board) and Senor Tom Lankey (Chairman of the Council's Finance Committee). Guess it wasn't important that they try and make this meeting to engage in the debate. PS - I just heard why Council Member Mascola was not at the meeting. I wish him well and had I known, I wouldn't of included him above.
Don't you like being a Dem here in Downtown Edison and watching this stuff?
But hey, he's back:
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
2013 Edison Property Tax Bills!
Well, it's almost time for the 2013 Calendar Year Property Tax Bills to be showing up in a neighborhood near you here in Downtown Edison. Just a reminder of Your 2012 Calendar Year Tax Bill. This was what was on the 2012 Final/2013 Preliminary Tax Bill:
Just enter your Assessed Value and any Deductions above, if applicable, and you'll see what your tax bill looked like for the Calendar Year 2012. Remember this is what was billed so it shows the 3rd & 4th Qtr. for 2012 (with the tax increase) and the 1st & 2nd Qtr. for 2013, which is just one-half of Your 2012 Total Net Tax.
If you want to know what Your property tax increase was in 2012 - just subtract the 'Balance of the 2012 Tax' from the line that reads 'Less: 2012 Prev. Billed' since all changes in tax rate are reflected in the 3rd & 4th Qtr's. of the Calendar Year. This is because the 'Less: Prev. Billed' is just one-half of Your Last Year's Total Net Tax.
Anyhoo, that's how it works. If you want to see a video on how Your Tax Bill works, go here.
Just enter your Assessed Value and any Deductions above, if applicable, and you'll see what your tax bill looked like for the Calendar Year 2012. Remember this is what was billed so it shows the 3rd & 4th Qtr. for 2012 (with the tax increase) and the 1st & 2nd Qtr. for 2013, which is just one-half of Your 2012 Total Net Tax.
If you want to know what Your property tax increase was in 2012 - just subtract the 'Balance of the 2012 Tax' from the line that reads 'Less: 2012 Prev. Billed' since all changes in tax rate are reflected in the 3rd & 4th Qtr's. of the Calendar Year. This is because the 'Less: Prev. Billed' is just one-half of Your Last Year's Total Net Tax.
Anyhoo, that's how it works. If you want to see a video on how Your Tax Bill works, go here.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Your 2013 Edison School Taxes!
Well, no matter how hard I tried, just couldn't get that humongous Edison Township Council Cut to the School District's $213.9 million 'Bloated Pot of Money' called a school budget - to show up on the chart! Enter Yours and see if you have better luck seeing the chicken pop-up!
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Edison Council cuts $900k off of $189,518,861 School Tax Levy!?!
Oh my, how's the Edison Board of Mythomania ever going to survive now?? So, let's see..with Out-of-Control Spending increases over the last 3 years of some $15.2 million, with a 22-Cent increase in the School Tax Rate or some 8.8% even after 'Repurposing' millions of taxpayer relief money - all they could find to cut was $900,000. That's not even 1/2 of 1% of the School Tax Levy. That minuscule amount gets lost in the rounding.
So, let's see some more..the Voter Rejected School Budget had a School Tax Rate of $2.710 and this Council Cut brought it down to $2.704 for a whopping reduction of .006. If you live in that imaginary home assessed at $176,700, then the Voter Rejected tax increase of $75 is now $64 - for a humongous reduction in the School Tax increase of $11. Where will you spend it all?
And you thought when you rejected this $213.9 million 'Bloated Pot of Money' they call a School Budget that your school tax bill would go down and not just get some insignificant reduction in the school tax increase. Unlucky for us!!
If you're a resident or taxpayer in Downtown Edison, recognize that you've been taken to the cleaners by the Board of Mythomania and the Edison Council did nothing to stop it. If fact, they turned this whole school budget process, including the ridiculous school budget meeting tonight, into a joke. Unfortunately, the joke's on us.
Shame on all of them for putting the interests of a few over the needs on the many here in Downtown Edison.
Guess it's true - we get the kind of government we deserve!
Here's the Big Council Cut:
But hey, at least we're comforted in the knowledge that the Edison Township Council looks at things with eyes wide shut! Convenient, isn't it?
So, let's see some more..the Voter Rejected School Budget had a School Tax Rate of $2.710 and this Council Cut brought it down to $2.704 for a whopping reduction of .006. If you live in that imaginary home assessed at $176,700, then the Voter Rejected tax increase of $75 is now $64 - for a humongous reduction in the School Tax increase of $11. Where will you spend it all?
And you thought when you rejected this $213.9 million 'Bloated Pot of Money' they call a School Budget that your school tax bill would go down and not just get some insignificant reduction in the school tax increase. Unlucky for us!!
If you're a resident or taxpayer in Downtown Edison, recognize that you've been taken to the cleaners by the Board of Mythomania and the Edison Council did nothing to stop it. If fact, they turned this whole school budget process, including the ridiculous school budget meeting tonight, into a joke. Unfortunately, the joke's on us.
Shame on all of them for putting the interests of a few over the needs on the many here in Downtown Edison.
Guess it's true - we get the kind of government we deserve!
Here's the Big Council Cut:
Monday, May 13, 2013
Edison Voter Rejected School Budget - 'Repurpose' $9.5m back to taxpayers
It's all about Out-of-Control $pending funded mainly with hoarded taxpayer relief money. Any Edison Council Cut less than $5.9 million will be treating the residents/taxpayers here in Downtown Edison with the same disrespect that the Board of Mythomania does with these 'Bloated Pots of Money' they call school budgets.
What Repurposing $5.9 million back to the taxpayers does:
What Repurposing $9.5 million back to the taxpayers does:
Anyhoo, this is being kind to my friends over there on Mythomania Lane.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Calculator - Edison $213.9m Defeated School Budget
As I understand it, the Edison Council is still scheduled to hold a public meeting on the $213.9 million Voted Rejected School Budget for 2013-14 on Wednesday, May 15th.
Here's a Quick Way to see what Cuts, if any, they make mean to You!
Just enter the amount of the Cut and Your home's assessed value.
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