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Monthly Archives: November 2018

Messenger Impact Far Cry From Last Time

In 2014, when Jim Bean ran against Matt, there were a couple of hundred messenger ballots turned in.  You can see them here.  This year there were forty…the decrease due in no small part to Declan O’Scanlon’s reform which changed the limit for each messenger to three votes.  Previously it was ten. Here is the […]

CFO Pick Being Kept Secret From The Public?

  Or have they not decided yet? I can tell you I don’t think I’ve ever seen them publish a resolution making an appointment without naming the appointee. If they have made their decision and are waiting for the meeting to spring it on us that would be very un-transparent and unfair to members of […]

Matt Adds A Million

CRDA budget grows by over 15% Big increase in salaries, benefits.

Walsifer Working On CFO Pick

Brought to you with the gracious permission of the Coast Star.

Now I Know How Joy Felt

Hey, somebody put a porta-potty next to my driveway!  

Schneck Lake

I’m thinking we’re going to need a good sump pump although Karen tells me we had a fair amount of rain up here the last few days. (I’ve been out of town and am seeing my new hole for the first time.) There were enough big rocks down in there to build Fred Flintstone a […]

Last Week

Final Final Final Vote Count

As we know,  changes in the laws governing mail in ballots made the vote tallies compiled on election night highly tentative. In the future we really won’t ever know for sure who won an election until 48 hours after the polls close. I hate that law. It ruins election day and it ruins election night parties. […]

Council Meeting Of November 7, 2018

Historic Night For Belmar

REPUBLICANS ROMP! AMAZING WIN GIVES CONTROL OF  4 OF 5 COUNCIL SEATS!     The numbers: Walsifer . Wann . McCracken