In an expected end-of-the-campaign dirty trick, the Imbriaco, Marra, Peck team has sent a letter to voters proclaiming that Clinton Township’s affordable housing plan is no good — and that they will build all our affordable housing on Windy Acres. Presto! But there’s one little problem… FACT: The township’s affordable housing plan already includes putting housing units on [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Vote June 2
On June 2, you will decide whether Clinton Township continues to move ahead… or slips back into pernicious good-old-boy politics. I ran for mayor in 2005 because Clinton Township government was ineffective and unresponsive to the threats our town faced. When 3,600 residents signed a petition to stop Windy Acres, it became apparent that the [...]
Face the record before you vote
It’s time for Jim Imbriaco, Peter Marra and Spencer Peck to face their public records. They should not hide behind letters to the editor from their friends that tell you to ignore “the negativity.” Do you have the stomach — and the time — for the facts? Are you interested in hearing Jim Imbriaco’s words [...]
Peter Marra votes against Annandale
It seems that the Imbriaco, Marra, Peck campaign needs to oppose anything and everything the current administration does. No matter how beneficial it is. No matter how long the residents of Annandale have been waiting for good news. Some background: A prime historic Annandale property sits neglected for over a decade. During the Borkowksi administration, [...]
“Negativity” : Pay no attention to the public record!
Letters in The HC News supporting Imbriaco, Peck, Marra for council suggest that you should ignore the public record of their candidates. It’s too negative! Don’t look! Don’t listen! Shhh… just vote the way we tell you! When a political candidate’s supporters complain of “negativity” when his public record is cited — it’s probably because the [...]
James Imbriaco: A public record of reckless arrogance
In New Jersey, it is required that when government meets in public, citizens shall have an opportunity to express themselves. That’s why all public meetings have a public comment section. Public comment is not an opportunity for elected or appointed officials to interrogate citizens, or to badger them, or to intimidate them. The purpose of [...]
Oh, frabjous day! BOE agrees to record meetings.
At the May 13, 2009 Clinton Township Council meeting representatives of the Board of Education (BOE) appeared to discuss the school budget rejected by voters. After lots of excuses (“We can’t afford it! We’d rather spend the money on the kids!”) over the past two years about why the BOE could not record its meetings [...]
We win a battle against sprawl & higher taxes
Want to know how Clinton Township stopped long-term tax hikes that result from sprawl? Every three years the N.J. State Planning Commission is supposed to issue The State Plan — a map that defines where the State wants development, and what areas need to be protected from development. Planning Area (PA) 1 is urban. PA-2 is [...]
James Imbriaco: A legacy of appeasement, sprawl & higher taxes
It’s election time in Clinton Township. We expect to hear lofty promises and claims from candidates. Some of these statements are supported with facts; some of them are bull dinky. Don’t believe everything you hear. Look for evidence. Look at the record. It’s astonishing what some candidates will claim — and even what some newspaper [...]
Can you do Board of Ed. “math”?
The only people in the audience at the April 27, 2009 Clinton Township Board of Education (BOE) meeting were Council President (and school liaison) Steve Krommenhoek, Hunterdon Democrat reporter Curtis Leeds, and two residents. You were not there. Do you know what the BOE is doing? If you do, then you are better at Board of Ed. [...]