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Monthly Archives: August 2014

20 Years To Pay For Furniture?

Or electronic equipment?  You can’t do that!  You can’t bond stuff that won’t last the life of the bond.  Why do you think there’s no 20 year car loans? Click on the image.

Submitted by a citizen:

The Real Reason It’s $7 Million

You weren’t supposed to see the AFL-CIO letter published below.  I’m sure glad I have a friend who is one of those people forced to be in a union because of the work that person does.  If it weren’t for that I, and you, might never have seen it and it is quite revealing.  It […]

DeSanctis Speaks

In todays Press:  

Look For The Union Label!

Revel To Close

From the Wall Street Journal: The mammoth Revel Casino Hotel, with its curving facade, high-end restaurants and pulsating nightclubs, was heralded as a game-changer in Gov. Chris Christie’s push to revitalize Atlantic City. But Revel announced Tuesday it would close next month after two years of operation, possibly carrying away 3,000 jobs from the beleaguered […]

What A Long Strange Trip It’s Been

Submitted by Belmar’s Bēda Venerābilis:                                      EVENTS TIMELINE Oct. 28 to November 21, 2012 Birdsall Engineering, Paul Calabrese work up design and specs for new 1.2 mile long boardwalk, estimate $17 million for construction. Bond Ordinance passed for $20 million. December 11, 2012 Belmar Engineer, Birdsall V.P. Indicted by grand jury – replaced by Paul […]

Silver Lake Residents Should Thank Bean

Got a robo-call today from Brian Magovern today reporting what a great job the new A Street outflow pipe for Silver Lake did in yesterday’s ungodly rains.  Would have been nice to mention that all that water that was safely moved to the Shark River yesterday might today have been in people’s basements if Jim […]

Everybody’s Got To Get Into The Act

How serendipitous.  Just a week before we vote on a $7 million bond that they are getting $1 million of, Maser Consulting sends us a “Project Update” telling us the pavilions can’t be built any cheaper than the $7 million.  Are they allowed to do that?  It sure seems aimed at swinging the election in […]

Political Signs On Government Property

3 of them on the First Aid Building!