Loretta's Turf!

Is this a turf war as reported in several papers?

Rudolph had the audacity and hutzpah to build a relationship with the Bergen Democrats, Loretta Weinberg's nemesis. For the last two years Rudolph has been badgered and harassed by many of Weinberg's "friends". Coincidence? Is there any "truth" to the comments that Weinberg hasn't delivered money to Teaneck. There are some that say that Weinberg has no power outside of Teaneck and that is why she is so desperate to keep control of this Council.

For many years our Council has been beholden to Weinberg:

Kates, Katz, Parker, Honis

Rudolph refuses to kiss the ring, so he seems to face the wrath of Weinberg and her supporters. I think I saw a movie about this, called "The Truman Show". The producer would send any obstacle (storms, road closures etc) to Truman so he wouldn't get to see that there is a big world outside the bubble. It seems that Rudolph found hundreds of thousands of dollars in the "outside world" that Weinberg didn't deliver or couldn't deliver and now there will be hell to pay.

So what about the comment that Teaneck is non partisan and we don't want to be under the influence of a party boss? Last I checked Weinberg is a Democrat and some of her big supporters are in significant power positions in Teaneck:
1) Veach, prosecutor
2) Turitz, attorney
3) Ginova, attorney
4) Cramer, former attorney
5) DeCotis (Huttle), attorney

And the list goes on.

So is it hypocrisy, or welcome to Teaneck politics??

And the contestants are...

Eleven people submitted petitions.

The following three did not qualify:

Alan Sohn
Allen Gailes Jr
Vadiraja (Raj) Murthy
They did not have enough qualifying signatures


The balance of the names are:
Elnatan Rudolph
Mohammed Hameeduddin
Robert Robinson
Howard Rose
Monica Honis
Audra Jackson
Ned Goldman
Barbara Ley Toffler

Let the games begin!

Lockstep? That's not the truth

Last weeks Suburbanite quoted Martin Cramer as stating that the Council Majority has voted in "lock step" in almost every important vote. A recent email that has been circulating around town will help the general public see "the truth" about the Council's voting record.


* 2006: 260 resolutions and 25 ordinances passed (July to Dec)



* 2007: 488 resolutions and 69 ordinances passed


* 2008: 74 resolutions and 6 ordinances passed (Jan and Feb)

There were only 3 "4-3" votes in all of 2007: to send notices to the County Seat, re-appointing Birdsall as the Township Planner, and appointment of Steven Kaye to the Planning Board. There have been no "4-3" votes so far in 2008.

In 2006, there were only 5 "4-3" votes: to appoint Birdsall as the Township Planner, to award Birdsall the Development Opportunities Analysis, to award Birdsall the Master Plan, campaign resolution, and appointment of Sandy Loft to the HNBLC.

You do the math: 8 disagreements in 2 1/2 years. This is less than 1/10 of 1%. There were at least that many disagreements along "mixed" lines during that time (off the top of my head - rent control, establishment of the FAB, seating preferences at meetings, holiday display, phone system, buying new police cars, hiring 5 new officers, the budget).

Additionally, in the back of the Township Manager's report, there are 329 names listed under the various advisory boards (some names are included more than once but you get the basic idea). Council disagreed on 2 out of 329. Again, an amazing percentage of agreement among all Council members.

I guess "truth" + accuracy is a minor detail with some people's political agenda.

the deadline for petitions is approaching..

Who is Teaneck United?

What do they stand for? Who are they? And why so much noise about a group no one knows anything about. They have been called the "New" New Beginnings , some have said that this is Loretta Weinberg's group. But not much is really known about who they are and what their intentions are.

Is this another Ferriero front? who are they running?

Election season has come and it is time for "Truth" to be more active and help uncover the mysteries and unanswered questions about all of the candidates and their platforms.

We heard about Team Teaneck- time to start grilling EVEYBODY who wants to run- what will they do for Teaneck - NOT WHAT THEY THINK THE COUNCIL HAS DONE WRONG OR RIGHT PRGORESSIVE THINKERS ONLY
Stay tuned......

Astroturf in Teaneck

This link is pretty interesting. First I have seen of this blog.

http://www.insidebergen.com/read/305/Astroturf-in-Teaneck

Next up- Randall Day's letter to the Suburbanite preaching his Churches independence in the election.

Topics to be reviewed:

IRS violations
His Churches hosting meetings
His insistence that he is not pushing any candidates
His robo calls made in 2006 (from the phone line of Ron Schwartz)

Love,

Your Republican Blogger

Remember this one?

In reading the recent criticism of the newest Holuba/ Stanton/ Soap Factory plan for 520 Palisades Avenues, a flashback occurred. Does anybody remember stopping by the Teaneck High School meeting in which wave of neighbors got up and protested the condominium development that was proposed? If you may recall, or if you remember the letters to the editors, the neighbors were open to anything, that is anything except for residential. Many commented how industrial or commercial is fine, just not the dreaded condominiums. Well, now industrial is proposed, and guess who is out in force complaining? NIMBYs of the year, two years running?