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Monthly Archives: March 2013

In Today’s Press:

Watchdog: Oops! Belmar’s math is off, boardwalk rebuild to cost more Miscalculation forces borough to pay 21 percent more From the story: When Birdsall prepared the specifications for contractors to bid on the boardwalk reconstruction project, they based it on the walkway being 25 feet wide, said Colleen Connolly, the borough’s administrator. But portions of […]

Trash Removal Or Cash Removal?

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Boardwalk Cost Up $1.4 Million

                                                        RESOLUTION NO. 2013-   RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO N.J.A.C. 5:30-14.4 ET SEQ. CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE FOR THE BELMAR BOARDWALK RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT     WHEREAS, the Borough Administrator has […]

Moody’s Sours On Belmar

Back in July Moody’s had a fairly optimistic view about our then $4.3 million in general obligation bonds, issuing a Aa3 rating (which wasn’t that great anyway.  I wrote at the time that plenty of NJ towns had better ratings.)  But our mayor was happy and told the Star  “We are proud of this rating and will continue to […]

You Want Answers? So Do I!

And so does the Press! . From today’s APP opinion piece “Shine more light on no-bid contract” The legislative committees also should explore how much influence peddling went on behind the scenes to secure the AshBritt contract. The list of those paid by AshBritt to push its services throughout the state includes George Gilmore, the […]

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Sequestration Nation: Day 1

5:00 AM Well I got up my usual time, had a big cup of coffee and smoked two cigarettes.  Situation normal so far. Breakfast will be a big test.