The havoc the Mayor is wreaking is evident throughout the town, but he has yet to show up at a Council meeting. We have requested his presence, he has written us a cryptic email about his appearing, and still he doesn't show. Right now we have more questions than answers on key issues. To say I am frustrated does not even begin to cover the ground. I, as a Councilwoman, will not make a decision without having every bit of information I need to form an intelligent conclusion. I would love to move forward with our own agenda for the Township, but instead, we are mired in trying to undo some of the past damage. That is no way to have to be on a Council.
As for the Building Department, the mayor finally, at the 11th hour, issued us a 30 day stay so we can hear the final report from our Budget Advisory Committee. There is a lot of "muscle" on that committee, and they are a bright group of people. I think they will be fair and forthright in their conclusion. I can only feel tremendous sympathy for the Building Department employees. They have been put through hell, and I wish I could speed this process up.
CCTV is really bugging me. We have put a hold on this project because we don't have one lick of information. The more we ask, the more we realize what we don't know. When I showed George Gilmore the PO, which was the ONLY piece of information I got because I asked for it, he said the PO itself was illegal. You can't pay a contractor for work not done yet. And, it seemed the work started before the contract was approved. This is yet another mess from before.
One thing that has become evident on this Council...there is NO rubber stamping. I have voted with different Council members on different issues. I think each of us really tries to vote our conscience, no matter who else agrees, and I think the public appreciates the honesty, even though not all votes go the way they think they should. But we listen, as was promised, and then we try to cast an informed vote. Remember the fortune cookie..."The will of the people is the best law." Do you hear that, Mark?
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I wonder, why do we pay the mayor a salary if the only sppearance he makes is the fireworks? He creates havoc in the town and then fails to appear before the public to back up what he does. He makes statements to people and then thinks they don't talk (i.e. the comment about wanting all of the building department employees fired regardless). This man is entrusted with a lot of money and power and he abuses it. I would like him to be a man and show up to face the music. He's nothing but a bully. A bully is a coward. That describes this man in a nutshell, and I use that term lightly - he's a bully and he should tender his resignation.
Well, we finally have an open government to a great extent. Now if only the mayor would be open at some point will we have a totally open government. The new council is doing a great job and people are very happy, with the exception of the faithful republicans that are going down with the ship. Most of the complaints expressed at the meetings have to do with the former council and of course, the lovely mayor. Keep up the good job. You and this council have done more in your 23 days than the previous council had done in their 2 year reign of terror. I think I speak for the majority here. Keep up the great work and get us back on track!
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