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21/10/2024

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14/02/2024

Guard yourselves from exalting wolves in sheep’s clothing …

Some people that appear as prominent “organizers” and “leaders” against Mayor Rodrick, although I absolutely agree in principle with their opposition to his actions against our police department, appear to be really just continuing their longstanding usefulness to the behind the scene powers that be, who have undisclosed personal and financial interests, in preserving the downtown development deal. They have long-supported the gargantuan development and, once Rodrick won the primary election last year, they (being Republicans) even went so far as as to openly and vigorously support the Democratic candidate for Mayor who, in contrast to Rodrick, was not going to even look at the possibility of dismantling the deal.

Going into Rodrick’s term, it was curious to know how they were going to undermine his efforts to get our community out of the deal. Because Rodrick made the idiotic mistake of putting the police department on the council’s agenda in an adverse way within only 3 weeks of being sworn in, he gave his opponents a perfectly wrapped gift to focus on and use to undermine him.

Be aware of who we, collectively, are exalting, supporting, and enabling as “leaders;” do not be fooled.

As opposed as I am to several of Rodrick’s actions, I ardently remain unemotional and objective. Like it or not, he is the Mayor and we all need him to do better. Among other things, I want him to find a way to get our community out of the horrible downtown development deal.

For those who do not know, the downtown development deal essentially gave away public property, including a waterfront property that was bought by taxpayers by eminent domain for 3.5 million dollars, to a developer; giving it away for approximately $501,000 and not requiring they pay taxes for 30 years (making payments in lieu of taxes of only an estimated $400,000/year instead and which none goes toward our schools). That deal calls for the development of a monstrous building along the downtown waterfront area, with pure speculation that it will revitalize downtown business but, with its 6 stories and over 300 residential units, will certainly convert the downtown into a city atmosphere and with disastrous traffic and parking concerns being exacerbated.

Trust but verify and keep your eyes and minds open.



Toms River Patch
NJ Spotlight News
NJ.com
The Asbury Park Press
New Jersey 101.5
Toms River Shorebeat
News 12 New Jersey
Reporter Jim Murdoch
Ted Greenberg
Insider NJ
New Jersey Monitor
New Jersey Globe

14/02/2024

The NJ Sunshine Law (Open Public Meetings Act) expressly requires not just “notice” of a meeting but “adequate notice” of the meeting and of the agenda. (NJSA 10:4-8d) It also expressly prohibits a public body from conducting a meeting unless “adequate notice” has been provided to the public. (NJSA 10:4-9).

Where there is a violation of the OPMA, an aggrieved person may commence an action in lieu of prerogative writs in the Superior Court. If the Court agrees that there is a violation of the OPMA, the Court can invalidate the actions of the public body during the meeting.

The NJ Supreme Court, in the case of McGovern v. Rutgers Board of Governors, made clear that government bodies must provide the public with an agenda that describes issues to be discussed “to the extent known,” rather than merely making “generic references” about what might be discussed.
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/nj-supreme-court-rules-rutgers-board-failed-provide-adequate-information-public-2008

Here, the purported “notice” of today’s Council meeting is wholly inadequate for it’s over-simplicity and vagueness; violating the public’s state created right to know, adequately, what is on the agenda. The notice appears is the Toms River Patch article here:
https://patch.com/new-jersey/tomsriver/will-toms-river-council-vote-police-staffing-ordinance



Toms River Patch
NJ.com
The Asbury Park Press
New Jersey 101.5
Toms River PBA
Toms River Police Department
The Toms River Times
Toms River Shorebeat
News 12 New Jersey
Reporter Jim Murdoch
Ted Greenberg
Insider NJ
New Jersey Globe

14/02/2024

Currently seeking election to the Ward 4 seat on the Toms River Township Council.

05/02/2024

Toms River Township Government, New Jersey

The tumultuousness that has plagued our town and municipal government within the first month of the new year and with a new Mayor and several new Council members is a testament of the simple but profound statement that I say often: "political apathy and elections have consequences."

According to data from the Ocean County Board of Elections, there were 72,140 Registered Voters as of 11/22/23 (about 2 weeks after the 2023 general election).

From that data, I have calculated that, during the 2023 General Election), only 20,793 people voted (only 28.87% of the total number of 72,140 registered voters), and that 51,590 (71.53% of 72,140) people DID NOT VOTE. Again, only 28.87% of the total number of registered voters voted and 71.53% did not vote!!!

Also from that data, I have further calculated that, by party, Republican, Democratic, and others (consisting of numerous other parties and those who are Unaffiliated) that voted are:

• 11,689 Republicans voted (only 16.22% of the 72,140 registered voters and 56.27% of the 20,793 that voted and only 40.86% of all Republicans)
• 5,207 Democrats voted (7.22% of the 72,140 registered voters and 25.04% of the 20,793 that voted and only 33.47% of all Democrats)
• 3,897 Others voted (5.40% of the 72,140 registered voters and 18.75% of the 20,793 that voted)

Look in the mirror and look at your neighbor when we, collectively, are looking to place blame ... and give particular focus on what you/we have been doing the past month or so and try to recognize why people are politically apathetic.

03/02/2024

As we’ve said before, if give no EFs was a person … 🤣🤣🤣

According to Paul C. Williams for Toms River Council:

“Yep … I call bu****it on Dan Rodrick and his idiot-enablers on the Council. But I also call bu****it on many of the most pervasive of anti-Rodrick sorts of “activists” and their enablers and supporters.

“This may surprise many who might have assumed that I’m aligned with those purported activists. Pay closer attention to their resounding silence on anything and everything I’ve said and particularly said from a perspective of being neutral and detached, unemotional, unhysterical, factually and legally analytical to enlighten and not to gas-light and inflame.

“Clearly, I have been opposed to much of what Rodrick has been doing throughout his first month in office and I have never been a fan of his but I don’t hate him personally (he’s just another of many as****es in life) but it’s not blinded me. I still see the reality that there are other people, kinda fancying themselves as some sort of “rebel leaders,” who are really nothing more than manipulators, no better than Rodrick and his sychophants, who are using what he’s been doing to bolster their ego and social stature, to advance their own personal vendetta against him, and to advance their agenda (and the agenda of others who are also using the purported rebel leaders) which is to detract from Rodrick’s efforts to try to overturn the downtown development deal.

“More than many may ever know, there is A LOT of private dealings at stake, personally and financially, for that development deal to go all the way through.

“Rodrick and his idiot-enablers on the council putting the police department on the agenda within 3 weeks of being sworn in was the worst thing they could’ve done and a tremendous gift to those who oppose his plans to get out of the development deal.

“I’m playing my position, like an umpire, and just calling balls and strikes … If Rodrick, or anybody, is on the wrong side of something or the right side, that’s how I will call it. That is precisely why I, of all people, am able to speak vigorously in support of the police department and against the ordinance seeking to amend and supplement the municipal code with regard to the police department.

“I have no agenda other than the best interests of our community and I implore the Council members to vote “no” on the ordinance or to move to table the ordinance. Therefore, I also implore the Mayor, through his business administrator, to reinstate the recently terminated Confidential Media Relations specialist to position within the police department. By doing so, the right thing would be done, alternative means for hiring cso/emts can be found, and it would take the wind out of the purported “activists” who, for now, I will not call out personally publicly … for now.

“Pay attention; trust but verify. There is always a line a communication to me.”

30/01/2024

The podcast video by Paul C Williams posted at Paul C. Williams for Toms River Council

The more you know …

29/01/2024

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/harsh-conditions-in-nj-jail-bring-questions-of-oversight/

24/01/2024

Mitch Seim owns and operates, along with his wife Emily, a political consulting firm called “Clear Edge Political Consulting” since 2010 and Jon Salonis owns and operates “War Room Consulting” since 2012.

These are the kinds of brains behind the political mailers and other propaganda, often inflammatory and false, that people get during election campaigns.

Dan Rodrick, Toms River’s newly elected Republican Mayor and former Democratic Councilman, appoints longtime Democratic operatives, Mitch Seim and Jon Salonis, to prominent positions within the Township’s government.

What is most interesting is that neither appear to be qualified for the positions and both were instrumental in his Democratic campaign to get elected and with the help of false and antisemitic campaign mailers.

24/01/2024

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22/01/2024

21/12/2023

https://www.app.com/story/news/local/courts/2023/12/20/wall-sgt-james-cadigan-admits-115k-theft-including-funds-raised-charity/71960274007/