I wish both of them the best of luck. It is my hope that all the council will realize they are all there for the same goal. To protect the town's way of life, and by example, restore peace and harmony to the Family community of Point Pleasant Beach.

Sure? Wishful thinking old guy, What the Fake Family Community of Point Pleasant Beach? This town has been having the same problems for years! They all put on a wonderful show while talking about each other behind their backs and truly hurting each other anyway they can.

The best of luck for the both of you. You have a large task at hand. I applaud the entire council and mayor for taking on such a large undergoing in our current situation. Please keep the residents, community and businesses in mind at all times. I wish you well. Perks Cafe

I agree Old Guy! Best Wishes to you both of you! You are both very sincere and clearly show your love for our community! I feel very confident you will both do a wonderful job.

Patti. You are so right but unfortunately Barrella, Corbally, Gordon, and Tooker have control for one more year. Thankfully this charade these for have displayed will come to an end after the election in November. The shameful four have hurt PPB in so many ways all for their personal vendettas.

Doesn't surprise me? "The residents of the Beach are dumb as could be" You can lead them by the nose and make them believe in anything and vote for anyone that they are told to vote for. Monkey See Monkey Do.

With those two it's gonna be like watching a sequel of the daily lives of Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne.

Congratulations to Mr. Cortes and Mr. Reid. You have a BIG job ahead of you. Please be the voices of reason on this town council until we can vote out those who bring embarrassment to our town. Return respect to our community. Continue to support the businesses in our community.

And please know - that despite the obnoxious level of discourse you may have to endure in public and in forums like the comments to this article - you have the support of the majority of the people of Point Pleasant Beach.

Don't you get it? The only reason Reid supports businesses if businesses (financially) support Reid.

If you are delusional enough to believe that those two will be the voice of reason in a town that is already intellectually challenged you are in for a rude awakening. You'd have a better chance of getting some intelligent decision making, albeit a very low level of intelligent decision making, with one of the Hennessy's back in office. These two guys are off the charts.

You're not going to be getting any real respect from any of these phonies. They're just telling you what you want to hear enough times so that you actually start believing it. Wake up and smell the sea breeze!

Gee, Politics and Business..... who would of thought it?? Been in the real world much lately?.

"You're a monster, Mr. Grinch
Your heart's an empty hole
Your brain is full of spiders, you have garlic in your soul
Mr. Gri-inch... I wouldn't touch you with a thirty-nine-and-a-half foot pole"

Congratulations to Reid & Cortes! Don't you worry about the mean old Grinch. He obviously doesn't know how to lose gracefully.

Well atleast it is a change. Point is a great town to live. Now that we can get over the fact that the home values will never be back to what they were (atleast those who flooded) and of how the town will be rowdy in summer. With all the people looking to rent their property now not to mention those doing nothing and selling as is...atleast we still have a strong and wonderful place to live.

"Well at least it is a change". You set the bar pretty low for these two new elected officials. What will it take for us to finally expect something more than a mediocre performance, especially by many of those who have greater expectations for themselves than for their community?

Who cares...people will complain anyway. Here the fights are over who can cut down the weeds at the lake or what will we do over geese excrement. Now that something serious happened...lets hope people stop complaining and do something to help.

As I read though all of the negative comments above, it occurred to me why this country is in the state that it is in. I am beginning to wonder if perhaps we have, in fact, become a nation of infidels.

Let's hope we have. Modern philosophers were known as infidels because they were "free thinkers". You apparently don't like that. I guess you would like to retain the same party system where everyone marches step with a certain philosophy regardless of poor outcomes and personal abuses. In the year 2013 that is really sad.

You are just figuring this out. People have loss faith. There isn't much that believe in anything today. Can you figure out why? In fact can you blame the nation and society in itself. We are continually being lied to from all those in charge who lead.

What is going on with the Patch? I have seen more and more comments being removed? Why? They now have decided to pick and choose what comments they are allowing and not!

You are just beginning to wonder. In fact can you blame our nation of non believers. Just look what is going on in our great nation. Those in charge and who are leaders continually lie and cheat for their own gain. Stop wondering, people have loss their faith and had enough.

I am wondering where all the other comments have gone that I have read. They have disappeared. Geez...The patch is now picking and choosing what comments or opinions that they are allowing.

Jersey Shore Grinch = very unstable person with a personal hate towards any local or county GOP affiliate. Sounds like a person very full of jealousy and probably at some point wasn't accepted or was told to "go away" by the GOP.

JSG, Do not worry, you are not going nuts or unstable. This is the normal reaction from those who are feeding off the public trough while smiling and licking their chops with greed. They always cry jealousy while they continue to be dishonest to all the rest of their friends. Who cares right? No one, they only care about themselves and they wonder why people are so upset. They would rather see it all fall apart then give up something or do something right. They feed off the businesses here too. It never ends. I laugh when they bring the GOP in this dinky town. Really? Get Real. They are all doing and the results are the same.

Hold on just a second, Grinch. There's plenty of blame to go around. In his reorganization comments the mayor alluded to the fact that "the focus of moving forward must not be on what is good for one individual or business regardless of how important that individual or business may be as a political or personal benefactor, but rather on what is good for all of the residents, taxpayers and businesses of Point Pleasant Beach". But he goes no further. No specifics, just banter that means absolutely nothing. Are there those that have not remained faithful to this principle as he further suggests? If so, since it all seems to be blossoming on his watch as mayor, why isn't he doing anything more about it? How about it, Barrella? Courage comes in action, not meaningless speech giving! Do something of substance. The D.C. hustle and hoping and praying aren't cutting it! And, if you don't have the grit, what about Gordon? Whatever happened to "non sibi sed patriae"?

Congrtas to the new council members. It's good to see that the council has started off the new year united in their unanimous votes of confidence for council president Tooker and Boro Attorney Gertner.
Hi Character 101-You mention Barrella's meaningless speech giving and lack of action--I guess you missed the fact that the Mayor single handedly brokered the deal with the BW that saved the taxpayers $1 Million dollars. We have an effective Mayor and united council at a point in history when we need it most. Encourage it, don't criticize it, give it a chance. A Mr. Happy New Year to all.

To add to Mr. Happy's congratulatory post, the $1 million deal that was struck wasn't done "single handedly by the Mayor." There were two parties sitting at that table, and both parties deserve thanks. Thanks to Jenkinsons for agreeing to pay the $1 million to restore the boardwalk, which they were not legally required to pay. Personally, I thought that it would've been better for the taxpayers if the Council had accepted the $800K, to be paid over 3 years, and avoid all of those litigation costs, all of which happened in 2012. $800K over 3 years seems better to me than $1 million over 20 years. But, I am glad to see that we're moving forward to hopefully restore our boardwalk and our reputation as a tourist town. Let's hope that this spirit of good will can continue.

Mr happy- omg. You have to be Barrella, one of his relatives, or one of his "inner circle " atl ave posse. Barrella didn't broker squat. He was the one pulling the strings when they turned down 800k. Add the litigation fees to that and the one's coming from suits that weren't dropped and you will see our mayor cost us money. Alot of money. And as for tooker and Gertner they had no choice because right now they are out voted. Tooker and Gertner I hope you enjoy your last year involved. Happy you are a jersy shore grinch and a fool.

You're a sentimental fool, Carraway. There's no spirit of good will. It's called potitical survival on the one side and sound business principle on the other. If you want good will, go to a church. You will not find it in the Beach.

Character101, you're right in some ways. I am a sentimental fool when it comes to this town, especially its boardwalk. I have to say that I've been pretty concerned about whether certain elected officials would do everything in their power to stop the boards from being rebuilt, but, fingers crossed, it seems the boardwalk will be back soon. I think that's important for our town. People, young and old, walk our boardwalk for exercise and enjoyment, and without it, I think that PPB wouldn't be the same. As for my comment about the "spirit of good will," I guess that my sarcasm didn't come through. Anyone who reads the Mayor's comments from Reorg Day can see that there is no genuine "spirit of good will." He got something he wanted from Jenks, and is being courteous, at least for now. But, how does he feel about Martells? I think the veiled references in his speech make that clear, too. Martells is, after all, continuing the litigation. I'm no fool. I know that a leopard can't change his spots.

Nick, What?A sentimental fool when it comes to this town? Why? Because of its boardwalk? Did I get that right? Everything winds up being all about money and power. Really? Jenkinson made this deal for their own benefit. You said it first, stop the boards...exactly and that is what would have happen which would have cost Jenkinson's to lose even more money. Jenkinson's smart and actually comes a head again. 1 million in 20 years? Equals 50,000 a year. You know what could happen between year 1 and 20. The Mayor and council is a bunch of fools. They were offered $800,000 in 3 years, which they should have taken less all the law suits. It will cost us 1 million to fight all these suits by the time 20 years past. Plus Martell's is not dropping the law suit therefore the town will be paying. We have a cross between Gomer Plye and Hogan's Hero characters running our town. Can you guess who is who?

Bakala, yes, I am a sentimental fool when it comes to this town, especially to the things this town had to offer which made me decide to buy my home here. I guess that if I had inherited my house or moved in with my parents, then I might feel differently. But, my wife and I chose to buy a home here, not just because we liked the look of the house. We liked the town, what the town had to offer to me and, at that time, the children that I hoped to have. Was the $1 million contribution a benefit to Jenkinsons? Yes. But, I don't see why something that benefits Jenkinson's, like helping to rebuild our boardwalk cannot also benefit me. That boardwalk attracted me to this town and, I believe, adds to the value of my home. A portion of that boardwalk is public property. As a taxpayer, I have a responsibility to help maintain our public property, and I appreciate Jenkinsons easing that burden by making this contribution. Yes, in my opinion, it is about power, at least for one side of the table. It seems clear that certain politicians are purely in the business of keeping people in office who will vote a certain agenda. Read the Mayor's Reorg Day speech, where he devotes 2 paragraphs to singing Tooker's praises. Tooker is up for re-election this year. The Barrella bloc tied the midnight bar closings and parking plan to money. 2 years ago, it was special events ordinance. The Barrella folks passed on $50K in 2011 and $800K in 2012. But, I am happy to see the boards return.

Take away "sentimental". You're just a fool. The only way the boardwalk adds value to your home is if your home is on the boardwalk. What adds value are quality schools, a thriving downtown and crime free neighborhoods. That boardwalk may somehow minimally reduce your tax bill but nothing more than that. In fact, in the last few years it is more likely that the negative aspects of the boardwalk may have even reduced the value of your home. If the boardwalk doesn't start marketing their businesses to families you may see an even greater loss its value. Barrella folds, as you put it, are no great shakes. But I'll give them one thing. They weren't grubbing a free meal there after the reorganization meeting.