Boardwalk Businesses off the Hook for Boardwalk Fix
Unusual mayor-council alliances tank ordinance to bill businesses for part of cost
Point Beach Council voted nearly unanimously to fix an Irene-ravaged section of boardwalk without help from boardwalk businesses, right after an initial move to bill businesses for part of the cost narrowly failed. The lengthy discussion, and, ultimately, the votes on the issue, did not play out along the usual political alliances. Councilmember Tim Lurie agreed with Mayor Vincent Barrella to not pass the first ordinance to bill Jenkinson's and Risden's for part of the cost, and disagreed with Councilmember William Mayer; Councilmembers Michael Corbally and Kristine Tooker agreed with Mayer and disagreed with Councilmember Bret Gordon; Councilmember Stephen Reid disagreed with Mayer, but agreed with Barrella and Gordon. Yes, it was unusual…
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Nick Carraway
12:40 pm on Saturday, October 6, 2012
Sorry, Mayor Barrella, but your explanation of the Planning Board appointment scenario just doesn't pass the sniff test. We're supposed to believe that Tom Migut serves such a vital role, as an alternate on the Planning Board, that keeping him as an ALTERNATE member was so important that you'd remove Ammirata? Why not promote Migut then? And, as of January 1, Neumaier wasn't even sure that he … more ›