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28 Comments
You can’t blame them for doing this in light of recent events.
In this most recent episode of redevelopment Belmar style, one of the only truly blighted properties the Icehouse under a win/win redevelopment agreement becomes a Loose/Loose. Why Lawless Matt and Borough officials are determined to punish the Harmons and the developer will eventually see the light of day. For now, the taxpayers in Belmar must be vocal and let these elected and appointed officials know that they have gone over the line. They have authority because we gave it to them. When they are gone, and I hope that day is soon, we the people of Belmar will be stuck with a town that businesses will avoid. On my birthday, the owner of the restaurant visited the table. He shared even back in 2011 and 2012 he was approached by officials to open an operation at the Marina. Red flags went up over and over again and he walked away. How many credible and talented business people have done the same? We will never know what they have said and done representing us. Salt is a classic example and is now public knowledge and it is time to let folks no that we stand for fairness and the bullies in office in no way represent the good residents of Belmar.
Number 2. I’m not quite sure of you point about restaurant being approached. Can you please explain ?
If I remember right they control the dumpster site as well , and out of a courtesy they allowed Klein’s to use it. Great job Dirty Darts !!!
The problem for the citizens of Belmar and the County is that matt does not care what anyone thinks. He has his personal political agenda for “fame and fortune” and that is all that matters to him. The money influences who can support him so they make more money and he makes more money is all that matters in that equation.
3. Katrina. My point is that there are people many who are not authorized to do so who work behind the scenes making deals, offering deals and incentives on our behalf. We will never know because of the lack of transparency. After this or maybe before this businessman and restaurant owner didn’t like the smell and walked, a group Calais LLC went all the way to elevation studies in 2012 for the Main Marina Parcel Building that included a bar and restaurant on the second floor AND fit within the permitted footprint and multiple usage per the 2010 CAFRA permit. When asked what happened at a subsequent Council meet , Lawless Matt stated that they could’nt, work with them. No other remarks.
Matt will have to build a garage at taxpayer expense.
I have been seeing a pattern of behavior with Lawless Matt. It becomes more apparent using the LOKO LLC ( Kapalko/Harmon ) case.
When you read the October 19,2015 Planning Board Minutes online at Belmar.com and compare them to the appearances and applications by Chefs International AND last weeks council meeting you see that the mayor is either absent ( like last week) or recuses himself as with the Harmon revised application on October19, 2015. Why would the mayor recuse himself as a member of the Planning Board for this specific hearing? I find no other cases of this in 5 1/2 years. You also see a concerted effort ( unlike Chef’s ) to put the redeveloper through the wringer. Hence lining up the attack dogs ahead of the meeting and leaving the scene. Different strokes for different folks. I dare anyone to show me where extension of patron capacity and drinking for the Mayor’s buddies: 10th Ave. Burrito, 9th Ave. Pier and presently DJais even bothered to bring those changes before the Planning Board. Even Burke and Hoffman were complicit in the Mayor’s attacks on Timmy Harmon in 2015. Needing new blood, step up Ollie Klein and the poster children of integrity Gene Murray, Jen Nicolay and Janis Keown-Whatever. Roof!
I could be wrong, I have a feeling things will start to change in Belmar’s Council. Serving the public is a privilege, not a right to do what you want!
TO: A Voter- Comment #9, I wish things would get appropriate on the Council, but I don’t see why or how they would change. I have never understood the mindless blind rubber stamp of the Council to support everything matt wants…The Council members look stupid and pathetic, but they keep doing it.
PEOPLE- Vote them out, ONE BY ONE, TWO BY TWO and speak to your friends and neighbors. I’ve noticed quite a few new names appearing on this Blog in the past several months. Get the word out, I’d love to see MANY MANY more names. Go to meetings and speak up, do not fear these bullies.
Good picture!
The Belmar Police control the rope barriers …. when the street lights work and the area illuminated …. safely.
I like the Borough metal light poles and fixtures …. just not underneath JCP&L’s high voltage lines …. things can get exciting!
Gene Murray has been a hack since 1934
Bob Cooper, CFO and President of Chef’s International told Matt that if Salt opens he will not build the Marina building. Matt got scared and vowed that Salt would not open
Belmar has a contract with them, so who cares what Boob Cooper CFO says? Quit jerking Salt (and I don’t even know them!)
Bob Cooper rules Doherty with an iron fist
If Bob Cooper is demanding weak matt do things that are not in the best interest of the town,investigate Cooper and undo the wrongs, punish Cooper if appropriate.
I haven’t seen anything to indicate that Chefs or Bob Cooper have anything to do with this.
Except everyone knows the two entities are joined at the hip
#’s 14 to 18. Chef’s is a brand owned by Lombardi Restaurants, one of several Lombardi family corporations, Edison, NJ. ( Did I say Edison?) which include Lombardi Realty and Lombardi Construction. Bob Cooper started a bartender in one of their restaurants. He owns no shares, he is an employee. All of this can be easily found by searching the above online. There are no Chef’s corporate offices, only a P.O. Box in Pt. Pleasant. Going after Bob Cooper is like going after the manager and not the owners of Surf Taco, 10th Ave. Burrito.
Planet – that makes sense but as president and CEO of the company it would make sense he is the one served and doubtful with his job title he has no shares
To Search: Google- Lombardi Restaurant Group LLC- Chef’s International. Please note if anything were to happen, when you sue the attorneys, Lombardi & Lombardi own Chef’s.
Isn’t there a Brennan, Chefs. Kapalko connection?
Enough is enough. I think if everyone that has had it like me, flood the state and county attorney general’s offices and respectfully request that an audit take place immediately and to investigate why a Mayor has to be continuously sued by residents for violating civil rights and having a bar coursing employees that are not even residents to call voters to mail in ballots for democrats and the seniors being coursed to vote democratic as well as violations of campaign donations!
I would like to inform those that do not know with the form of government we have (strong mayor weak council) nothing is happening that the mayor has not ordered. Until that is voted out we stay as we are. Put in a new mayor it runs the same way. Change the form of gov’t and we are 1 of 2 towns in the state that has this form and we are off to recovery . The council had for years a mix of people and politicians running the town and it worked. Maybe that should be brought back.
#25 Tulip I see your point, however the Mayor and council are ethically corrupt. It does not matter what form of government is in place if they are corrupt, it is not good.
#20 Planet Belmar Chefs International does have an office 62 Broadway near Jack Bakers.
I can tell you the Mayor before this one was not corrupt and he did it his way. However he never went out of his way to hurt the town or the residents in it. The town was more under control than it is with this mayor. And #26 I
Know what you are saying but the two
Mayors were coming from different places and going different places. The last Mayor was in office for 20 yrs.
This one may not get to finish this term.
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