October 20, 2011
via the Save Jersey Blog:
The Mayor of Old Bridge claims that this will be a savings to the town with the $8 million dollar structural deficit. What a joke. Yes, maybe clearing people off the payroll by making early retirement seem more attractive, but that would only help for so long before the long term costs catch up. However, this is par for the course with this long time Democrat regime.
Old Bridge has had a structural deficit for the last few years, and every year the Democrats find some back door method to plug the budget hole. Usually it is some sort of land sale to Middlesex County, or some sort of accounting trick where they raid the MUA surplus. But this year it was far worse. Not only did the Democrats raid the surplus of the local MUA, but they also sold land to the MUA for over $5 million. Why is that so bad? Because some MUA board members are also council members! They were negotiating the sale on both sides of the table! This sort of thing should be illegal in government, and life in general.
Finally, one of the council members, a man named Bob Volker, voted for the ordinance. He had a direct conflict of interest due to the fact that his son, a local police officer, stands to benefit from this new rule. A determination of the validity of Volker’s vote is now being tried in court with a writ expected to come down on Friday.
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October 11, 2011
Old Bridge, NJ: The Old Bridge Republican Team of Owen Henry, Brian Cahill, Eleanor "Debbie" Walker and Dr. Jim Anderson will be holding a Press Conference next Wednesday, October 19th at approx. 5:00 pm at their HQ at 2624 Rt. 516, Old Bridge, NJ. The purpose of the Press Conference is to alert the media and the public to the extraordinary negative financial impact of the partisan lifetime health care ordinance recently passed by the Old Bridge Township Council Democrats on a 5-4 party-line vote.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 19th at 5:00 pm (we will accommodate the press. Please advise if the time is satisfactory)
WHERE: Old Bridge Republican HQ, 2624 Rt. 516, Old Bridge, NJ (across from the Browntown Shopping plaza)
For more information, please call Kelly at 732-952-5120 or visit our website at www.oldbridgerepublicans.com
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