Sunday, October 31, 2010
Courier Endorses Anesh
The Courier News today endorsed Republican Matt Anesh for Mayor. To read the endorsement, click here.
Friday, October 22, 2010
No Surprises at Debate
Mayoral candidates Matt Anesh and Mike English debated in front of a crowd of mostly loyal supporters last night at a forum sponsored by the Business Association and a local newspaper.
Anesh and English debated far-ranging issues that included taxes, the 700-unit apartment complex that was slated for New Brunswick Avenue, shared services, and a proposed expansion of the new library.
While English touted his experience as mayor and as a school-board member, Anesh and his running mates reminded voters that they reduced taxes this year by $178 for the average family.
While the debate was relatively uneventful, tempers did flair slightly after Councilman Tim McConville talked about his proudest moment on the council, stopping the 700-unit apartment complex proposed by Harris Steel.
McConville said he was "disappointed " that English and his running mates, John Sorrentino and Jeffrey Williams, were silent when the Council was considering the apartments back in December 2009. In response, Sorrentino erupted and said that in reality it was McConville, Anesh, and running mate Ray Rusnak who voted for the complex back in 2008. Sorrentino also said he recently came out against the project but that McConville "erased" the videotape showing it. It was clear, though, that McConville was saying he was disappointed that the Democrats were silent back when the decision was being made, not now that they are running for council.
Later in the debate, Anesh pointed out that the Democrats have recently taken campaign money from the same developer who proposed the apartments, and he also explained that Republicans were the ones who stopped the development once Chris Christie was elected governor. Christie is in the process of trying to change the low-income housing regulations that were forcing the apartments on South Plainfield, and the GOP used that as a way to stop the complex.
During other parts of the debate, the candidates discussed shared-services ideas, including having a shared business office with the school system and a shared borough clerk with another small town, possibly Metuchen. Democrat candidates said they would like to save money by outsourcing some Borough services to other towns, while the Republicans said they would prefer to have our town employess handle services for other towns, which would produce revenue and save jobs for people who live in town. They called their proposal "in-sourcing."
The debate ended on a positive note, with both mayoral candidates complimenting the others service to the town.
Anesh and English debated far-ranging issues that included taxes, the 700-unit apartment complex that was slated for New Brunswick Avenue, shared services, and a proposed expansion of the new library.
While English touted his experience as mayor and as a school-board member, Anesh and his running mates reminded voters that they reduced taxes this year by $178 for the average family.
While the debate was relatively uneventful, tempers did flair slightly after Councilman Tim McConville talked about his proudest moment on the council, stopping the 700-unit apartment complex proposed by Harris Steel.
McConville said he was "disappointed " that English and his running mates, John Sorrentino and Jeffrey Williams, were silent when the Council was considering the apartments back in December 2009. In response, Sorrentino erupted and said that in reality it was McConville, Anesh, and running mate Ray Rusnak who voted for the complex back in 2008. Sorrentino also said he recently came out against the project but that McConville "erased" the videotape showing it. It was clear, though, that McConville was saying he was disappointed that the Democrats were silent back when the decision was being made, not now that they are running for council.
Later in the debate, Anesh pointed out that the Democrats have recently taken campaign money from the same developer who proposed the apartments, and he also explained that Republicans were the ones who stopped the development once Chris Christie was elected governor. Christie is in the process of trying to change the low-income housing regulations that were forcing the apartments on South Plainfield, and the GOP used that as a way to stop the complex.
During other parts of the debate, the candidates discussed shared-services ideas, including having a shared business office with the school system and a shared borough clerk with another small town, possibly Metuchen. Democrat candidates said they would like to save money by outsourcing some Borough services to other towns, while the Republicans said they would prefer to have our town employess handle services for other towns, which would produce revenue and save jobs for people who live in town. They called their proposal "in-sourcing."
The debate ended on a positive note, with both mayoral candidates complimenting the others service to the town.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Bowen Named Interim Superintendent; Massaro Named Interim Principal
To read about the new interim appointments, click here
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