Three years ago, Aberdeener.com was launched at a moment everything started to change. The Great Recession was getting underway and the nation was about to take a dramatic turn to the left, electing the most liberal president in history and awarding super-majorities to the Democrats in both houses of congress.
Locally, Dr. Gambino’s election to the school board shifted the balance of power and a new administration under Dr. O’Malley directed the district toward achieving objective goals.
On the flip side, the popular town manager, Stuart Brown, was summarily terminated after waging an internal battle against corruption and waste. The teachers union was picketing at school board members’ homes for higher wages. And Aberdeen and Matawan were among the top five highest taxed municipalities in Monmouth County.
Over the next three years, the Tea Party was born, Governor Christie was elected, and the country has shifted back to center-right. On the school board, only one of six Aberdeen representatives has served more than one term. In the township, a majority of the council seats turned over although every seat stayed within the local Democratic Party.
So, what will the next three years bring?
Higher Taxes
Nobody living in Aberdeen would expect otherwise. Over the past three years, municipal taxes have increased roughly 30%. The township’s “secret plan” is to offset spending increases with new development through PILOT programs. PILOT stands for “payments in lieu of taxes”.
Property taxes have to be apportioned to each tax collecting body, i.e. school, county, fire, etc. The township’s meager 17% share of property taxes from new development wouldn’t be enough to offset new spending, meaning municipal property taxes would keep rocketing upward despite the added revenue from new development. However, PILOT payments aren’t taxes so the township gets to keep the lion’s share and technically hold down taxes while allowing spending to soar.
No such luck by the school district. The township favors residential development over commercial development because developers prefer residential. Unfortunately for taxpayers, any development that attracts children is a net loss. At over $15,000 per student, any unit with a child will cost the town more than it can recoup through taxes. Furthermore, children from low-income families, on average, require more services and, therefore, cost more. COAH housing could be especially costly to the school district.
Meanwhile, the school district has never developed any significant revenue streams aside from taxes and state funding. There’s some hope of developing an autism program to attract out-of-district students but, until that happens, the focus is cutting costs. The district has already begun outsourcing – cafeteria, substitutes, custodians – and there’s more to go – transportation, secretarial, aides, guidance counselors, child study teams, etc. Classes can be cut, class sizes can increase, and more extra curricular can be eliminated. However, at some point the cutting will stop.
Meanwhile, contractual and statutory increases are on the march. Last year, prior to the budget cuts, the district projected a $3.5 million increases from salary, pension, health, and special education. The average teachers union officer saw his salary increase about 25% over the prior three years.
Some day, in the not too distant future, those annual increases will overwhelm any cost cutting measures.
It doesn’t have to go this way but we all know it will. Governor Christie’s 2% cap should help but don’t discount those wily politicians and public administrators who will use every trick in the book to take your money.
Self-Serving Politicos
The school district has a $60 million budget and the board members are paid zilch. Fire District #1 has a budget equal to 1% of the school district, yet each fire commissioner earns $5,460. As a percentage of the total budget, the fire district spends more money on each fire commissioner than the school district spends on the combined salary and benefits of the district superintendent, deputy superintendent, and business administrator.
Two of those five commissioners, Vinci and Lauro, also earn salaries from the town council as well as their state pensions from years of public service to the township. Add all that to the free land given to Vinci and the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent to divert highway workers from driving in front of his house, and it’s still not enough to satisfy their senses of entitlement. In 2009, the fire commissioners voted themselves a 36.5% raise.
Ultimately, the townsfolk don’t care. Both Vinci and Lauro would likely cruise to reelection. This past year, the town elected a board member who testified against the school district in a labor dispute, played racial politics, and acknowledged voting to pay herself for working as a poll worker during a school board election.
And, at some point, Barza will regain control of the school board and appoint administrators to their liking. It won’t happen soon but it will happen. That’s because the largest pools of candidates for local elective office are the PTO’s and the sports leagues. Most of the current school board members come from neither.
School board elections are usually a luck of the draw. Placement on the ballot is determined by pulling candidates’ names from a hat (literally) and the candidates at the top of the ticket nearly always win. Whichever group fields the most candidates over time will ultimately control the board and Barza is in an excellent position to do just that.
That’s why Aberdeen has rejected every property tax increase at the ballot box for nearly a decade but still sees property taxes increase every year – either the people a) don’t think it matters who they elect b) don’t know who they’re electing or c) don’t know what their representatives are doing once elected.
While on the school board, I strongly opposed any tax increase. Had there been two other members of the nine-member board who shared my opposition, school taxes would not have risen this year.
Education Advances Slowly
The first thing that people will notice and quickly forget is that the draconian cuts didn’t undermine the students’ education.
Next, as students from the middle school who benefited from an accelerated curriculum move into high school, test scores will rise.
However, any advancement will be limited. Among the staff, there are several ideological battles underway – Should the district focus upon test scores or preparing students for post-high school? What are the skills and knowledge our students need to acquire before graduating? How do we test and grade our students? What do we do with teachers who can’t teach? How do we help our struggling students? How do we enable our stars to advance according to their potential?
Unless someone becomes a powerful and incessant advocate for moving in one direction, the district will always drift along the path of least resistance. That means the least work and the least headaches. The community won’t fight for higher standards and neither will most of the staff.
Local Reporting Will Continue to Deteriorate
The local papers lack resources for investigative reporting. As they continue to struggle, fewer town meetings will be covered. Excluding bloggers and the rumor mill, the community will continue to know less and less about what’s happening. And the opportunities for corruption and incompetence will expand.
Housing Will Continue to Struggle
Huge backlog of unsold and foreclosed housing. High unemployment and underemployment. As the economy recovers, interest rates will rise to combat inflation. Many underwater homeowners will put their homes on the market at their first opportunity to cover their mortgages. Meanwhile, high taxes will continue to depress prices and push more seniors to sell.
Most New Development Will Be Residential
It is an absolute disgrace that public education has become so expensive that it makes financial sense to deter families from moving to the neighborhood. But that’s the reality. Developers, however, prefer residential because they’re easier to finance and sell and often have higher profit margins. The town could easily encourage commercial development through zoning laws and PILOT programs but don’t expect it. The town council wants the tax/PILOT money, not to mention all the behind-the-scenes hand greasing that enriches their handlers, and care little about the burden new development imposes on the school district or the rest of the township.
Corruption Will Continue Unabated
People mistakenly believe corruption necessarily involves criminal activity. That’s not the case at all. Political corruption is the use of office for anything other than the public good. For example, taking tens of thousands of dollars in political contributions from CME Engineering and then awarding it millions of dollars in no-bid contracts is corrupt because there’s an assumption CME is not being awarded the business based solely upon price, service, and community benefit. Furthermore, when people and corporations are legitimately concerned over retribution if they don’t contribute to political campaigns, that is corruption. When people and corporations are able to use their political connections to “un-level” the playing field or seek business from third parties, that’s corruption.
Again and again, we hear about how there’s been no proof of corruption but that’s a lie. The free land given to Councilman Vinci, and how that land was kept off the tax rolls, is public record. Vinci being paid “consulting fees” to work on his own reelection campaign is public record. The county spending $400,000 to divert traffic from Vinci’s home on a dead end street is public record.
CME’s contributions and millions of dollars in no-bid contracts are public record.
Fire commissioners, who should be working for free, awarding themselves a 36.5% pay increase during a steep recession is public record.
Any suggestion that “corruption” only applies to criminal activity is morally repugnant and it shouldn’t surprise anyone that the people who write the laws know how to avoid them.
The Teachers Union Will Continue Being Anti-Community
It’s astounding how teachers, the very people who have chosen to dedicate their lives to teaching and with whom we’ve entrusted our children, would repeatedly support anti-community agendas but that’s the reality.
When faced with a pay freeze or scores of colleagues losing their jobs, the teachers kicked their coworkers to the curb and then launched a fear-mongering campaign insisting the community’s children would be in jeopardy unless we raised taxes to save jobs.
Now, the union is doing the same to the bus drivers, the secretaries, and everyone else who could be outsourced.
When the school board offered to help three custodians save their lifetime health benefits, the union offered nothing to offset the costs.
Again and again, the union protects teachers who can’t teach, bars the district from enacting changes that would help students and save money, and prevents the district from rewarding outstanding teachers.
I hear the district used to recognize “Teachers of the Month” and give them prized parking spots and other tokens of thanks and recognition that cost nothing to the district. However, the practice had to stop after the union objected to the district “singling out teachers” for recognition when “all” teachers deserved recognition.
That sense of “we’re all wonderful and entitled” appears to be have become contagious as Christmas Friday Fever has swept through the district. Christmas Friday Fever is the infectious disease that hits about a quarter of our teachers every year on the last Friday before Christmas break, forcing them to call in sick and get some therapeutic shopping at the malls.
Local Blogging Will Decline
Normally, success attracts competition. Not in this case. Despite the widespread popularity of Aberdeener.com (many would say infamy), the only other local blog is AberdeenNJlife, which doesn’t do investigative reporting. Researching issues is very time consuming and won’t win you many friends. However, for those considering blogging, the experience can be quite rewarding and you truly have the power to make positive changes within your community.
As for this blog, I’m hoping someone will volunteer to manage it but, so far, no takers. However, the forces of darkness shouldn’t relax just yet. There’s still some life in this blog. >>> Read more!
Monday, December 27, 2010
Looking Ahead
Posted by Aberdeener at 11:10 AM
Labels: Aberdeen, fire department, School District, Teachers Association, Town Council
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Oh, Aberdeener, you are sounding quite bitter. How is NY these days??
Sounds to me you moved back to NY just in time. Please, stay there.
Would he be so pessimistic if he were still in Aberdeen?
You write that Barza will soon appoint school administrators but not yet. Are you aware that in an effort to appoint the next supt. before possibly losing control of the board that CK and friends are offering a contract to someone who has already been let go once by the BOE? If said individual is indeed hired he will then get to hire the next BA. People can hate on OM and SI but he did have two years of no tax increase and a 1% increase and made improvements within the district. Why wouldn't it have made sense to make MD an interim and see how she does instead of hiring someone who had already not been rehired by the district? The only reason is because CK and friends are scared they won't be in control rather than doing what's best for the district.
HOW DARE YOU CRITICISE JOEY'S PALS! ONLY BARZA IS BAD!
While Mr. Warren was on the Board, his countless contentions of district-wide improvements and positive “changes” were pivotal to many of his posts. In numerous pieces, he attributed the newly found efforts and achievements to Dr. O’Malley’s straightforward, no nonsense initiatives. He then used those assertions as his rationale for supporting a huge raise to the Superintendent, despite claims that the district’s most critical endeavor was to make budget cuts. He spewed erroneous information based on hearsay and rumor, which he misrepresented as fact and skewed to appropriately fit his argument. To give you just some examples of many, he wrote:
“I remain committed to supporting another hefty salary increase for Dr. O’Malley and Ms. Irons if they can deliver another 0% tax levy increase without any major cuts to critical services” (Jan 12, 2010).
What did he consider major cuts? Paper? Scotch tape? Assistant Principals? Nope. Returning to semantics, he will argue that those aren’t “services”. Unfortunately, they are necessities needed to properly and effectively run a school. How about this one:
“No, I'm saying if the staff accepted a "pay freeze" that money could go towards job preservation” (March 25, 2010).
Well, did Mr. Warren disclose that the Union agreed to bring it to their members if the Board agreed to clearly document their intent in writing? Did he reveal the Board’s refusal to do so? Or this comment from today’s posting:
“Last year, prior to the budget cuts, the district projected a $3.5 million increases from salary, pension, health, and special education. The average teachers union officer saw his salary increase about 25% over the prior three years.”
Well according to the facts Mr. Warren provided on March 26, after about 15 years a teacher will be at the top of the pay scale. He also posted, “The contribution is 1.5% of salary. That would be about $800 for the average teacher. The top earners would be paying about $1,200-$1,500” (March 26, 2010). According to this calculation, that would mean the average teacher salary is a little over $50,000. That’s right: the average. If this is the case, it hardly seems likely that the “average” teachers union officer (average of 12 people that is) is significantly affecting a projected $3.5 million increase. This innocuously added statement is yet another example of propaganda used to misguide the public.
As our leadership departs, so does Mr. Warren’s optimism about our district’s progress . It is clear that Mr. Warren’s objective when writing this blog is not to improve schools, make a difference in the lives of children, or better inform the public. On the contrary, it is to mislead the public, destroy the morale of the many teachers that DO work hard and tirelessly, and further divide this community at a time in which it so desperately needs to unite.
CAPS IDIOT?
WHO IS THE IDIOT WHEN KAUFF RUNS AMUCK AND DOES EXACTLY WHAT THE ABERDEENER SAYS.
STUART BROWN DID IN FACT GET FIRED FOR TRYING THAT IS RIGHT TRYING TO STOP THE EVIL AND THOROUGHLY CORRUPT NORMAN KAUFF AND HIS CME ENGINEERING. THESE TWO ENTITIES ARE GUILTY WITHOUT A DOUBT AND IS NOTHING MORE THAN POLITICAL (R.I.C.O. CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES) CORRUPTION THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY ANY AGENCY RESPONSIBLE.
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS KNOW IT IS TRUE
NORMAN KAUFF ESQUIRE
MAYOR FRED TAGLIARENI
DEPUTY MAYOR VINCI
OWEN DRAPKIN
WILHIMENA GUMBS
JAMES LAURO
MARGARET MONTONE
CREG CANNON
ADD TO THAT THE FOLLOWING KAUFF OPERATIVES
ENTIRE ZONING BOARD EACH AND EVERY MEMBER
ENTIRE ZONING BOARD EACH AND EVERY MEMBER
KAUFF% LAWYERS FOR BOTH OF THE ABOVE
KAUFF% CONTROLLED TOWN ATTORNEYS
YES ITS ALL ABOUT PAYING KAUFF!
THE ABOVE IS THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH ABOUT THE SUPPOSED INDEPENDENT LEADERSHIP IN ABERDEEN.
THE ABOVE IS MOST OF THE REASONS A MAN LIKE STUART BROWN WAS RAILROADED OUT OF TOWN FOR STANDING UP FOR THE TAXPAYERS.
ALL OF THE ABOVE IS WHY THERE IS NO PAY TO PLAY ORDINANCES IN ABERDEEN AS THAT WOULD CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS FOR NORMAN KAUFF AND HIS CORRUPT DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL MACHINE. THE MACHINE THAT HAS ROBBED THE CITIZENS OF THEIR LIVELIHOODS AND QUALITY OF LIFE AS IT FEEDS THE KAUFF CONNECTED YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
2011 WILL GARNER NOTHING DIFFERENT THAN THE SAME OLD NORMAN KAUFF CONTROLLED THIEVERY.
CME AND ALL THE OTHERS WILL STAY WITH KAUFF%.
THE FIREHOUSE WILL HAVE MORE MAJOR PROBLEMS AND LOSE VITAL MEMBERSHIP AS THE COMMISSIONERS IGNORE THE KNOWN ARROGANCE.
THE LIST GOES ON AND ON BUT I HAVE TO GET THE BUS TO WORK TO KEEP PAYING MY KAUFF TAXES.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL THE THIEVES ABOVE. NOT!
Cheese,
You forgot to mention that each of the quotes was dead on.
By the way, your statement that "the Union agreed to bring it to their members if the Board agreed to clearly document their intent in writing" is just a steaming pile of you-know-what.
Kosmyna publicly stated that the union was willing to consider additional wage concessions, not a pay freeze mind you, only if we guaranteed no personnel cuts. That was an impossibility and he knew it.
In case you forgot, I was there, on the negotiating committee. Kosmyna had the bids in front of him. He knew we were looking at a million dollars per year in savings from outsourcing and were only asking the union to meet us halfway. As Rubino said, the union wasn't even close.
DON'T YOU CALL ME AN IDIOT! I'LL TELL MY DAD! WAAAAH! MY TAXES ARE HIGH!! WAAH!! THE ASSHOLES I VOTE FOR CAN'T GET ELECTED SO I'M GONNA COMPLAIN ABOUT THE ONES THAT WON BEING CORRUPT!!! WAAAHH!!!
Here's a newsflash for you, moron....they're all corrupt, even the ones you want in. Also, if you think that guy Stewart was all about saving money, maybe you should check out some of the contracts he finished before he left.
I disagree with most of what you say most of the time. You were on the BOE promising changes yet rarely saw you at any event or even becoming somewhat familiar with our schools. If you did you would seen over the lets say 6 years the number of FINE institutions our seniors were accpeted to and the ones they chose to attend and all you do is berrate those who made a personal decision to go to Brookdale.
You mock those who do not go to college when it is a fact of life that some do not and will not want to go. You and your friends changed the curriculum to actaully HINDER these types of kids whereas forcing them to take classes they do not want to be in, could care less to be in, and their parents could care less either and THATS A PERSONAL CHOICE as well.
But I will say this, I have lived here in this town for 35 years. I have put 2 kids through college. I have busted my butt in private sector as a PERSONAL CHOICE. If my kid wanted to go to Brookdale or learn a trade I would have been ok with that but in this district environment now - they would feel like a failure thanks to you and some of the elite around the district.
***********BUT I WILL SAY THIS - I give credit for running and trying as misguided as you are. How many BOE that you attended HAD NO ONE THERE beside the same 2 or 3 people. How many times have BOE members ran unopposed WHICH IS UNFATHOMABLE considering how high our taxes are and everyone seems to have an opinion yet no one runs. There are few people who even come to out to vote when there are candidates. So i give you an A for effort.
Well let me say this about these comments...most, not all, had something to say worthwhile. Good to read no foul language. Please keep this blog about ideas and not an exercise in who can curse the most. May you all have a Happy New Year.
Anon,
Thank you for your kind words but I must object to some of your positions.
In 2009, 1.5% of our graduates were admitted to "highly selective" colleges. 28.3% were admitted to "tier 1" colleges which means they were ranked among the top 50%. And only 36% were projected to earn any post-high school degree, whether 1, 2, or 4-years.
That's the data.
I have never mocked anybody who chooses not to go to college. I don't believe college is for everybody. However, I do mock those who would undermine a student's education and thereby deny him the opportunity to succeed in college. Our kids aren't "choosing" to not attend top schools. They can't get in. I want to give them the choice and they only way to do that is to ensure they develop the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed.
As for the curriculum, absolutely I want higher standards. When a parent chooses to send his child to a public school, where the public will likely spend over $200,000 on that child's education, then that parent has agreed to abide by the public school's standards. And our standards should be what's best for society - namely an ethical, educated, and hard working individual. Society has no interest in spending hundreds of billions of dollars every year to produce slackers and ignoramuses. If someone wants lower standards for his child, he has the right to opt out of a publicly funded education.
You put 2 kids through college. You are in the minority in this community. I'd like parents like you to become the majority. The only way to do that is by raising standards.
As someone that works in town hall let me set one thing right. Stuart Brown was not fired because he was fighting anything. He lied to everyone in town hall, gave raises to favorites and cost the township of upwards of over $500,000. This does not even include all the lies he told trying to hide his faults. From I was told the council had a list of over 25 things he did wrong. When he first started he ordered a car without the councils consent, and it just went on from there.. Joey you are not even close on this one.
I don't believe one word of the post above as to the former manager min Aberdeen. Put your name on it I say to the supposed SO BRAVE ANONYMOUS person who SUPPOSEDLY works in town hall but is home to post. Or maybe you are posting when you should be working? Works in town hall don't know squat. Put your name to your post you liar. Stewart Brown tried to shut down the money train to Kauff and that is why he got canned.
Now Stuart, don't get upset. You know the truth. That is why you made the council sign aform that they woul dnot say anything. the same one you had Summitt sign, so nothing would come out. Only thing I found a sheet with all the things listed that was wrong. I guess it was left in council chambers by accident. Th elist just goes on and on. By the way I am out on vacation this week. If I put my name on it I would be fired, so don't be so stupid.
This reminds me of an old story - The Nazis once published a booklet entitled 100 Authors Against Einstein. The New York Times then published a similar article. Einstein responded "Why 100 authors? If I were wrong, then one would have been enough!"
Who would take the time to make a list of 25 things and who would request such a list? I've never heard of such a thing. The council doesn't require "cause" to fire the town manager - either they don't renew the contract or they negotiate a settlement.
I'm well aware of the council's claims that Brown was too generous with the police contract. However, the only facts I have are 1) municipal taxes have increased 30% since Brown left and 2) at least one CME project that Brown rejected the council later approved.
Did not the town council have FINAL APPROVALS OVER ALL CONTRACTS?
Did not the town council have FINAL APPROVALS OVER THE NEW POLICE CHIEFS CAR?
Did not the council have FINAL APPROVALS OVER EVERYTHING ANY TOWN MANAGER DOES?
Please excuse me as i should have said DIDN'T KAUFF HAVE FINAL APPROVAL OVER EVERYTHING DONE IN ABERDEEN TOWNSHIP?
While i'm home on vacation also i should ask why this too afraid and anonymous employee to check her spelling.
I wonder which one of the three who helped frame Stewart Brown for Kauff are you? Did you enjoy your BLOOD MONEY raise that Kauff gave you right after they kicked him to the curb?
I suggest you stop now so as not to divulge too much of your guilt and completely expose yourself to us since there are not to many of you on vacation over on that side.
Unions United V/S Kauff corruptionde
Well, it's pretty apparent which side of the building you are on, $$$$
I don't know about anybody else, but i'm buying stock in loofah companies. Mrs. Christie just bought up all the known quantity in her vain attempt to scrub the tan off her husband's hide.
CK? Isn't he the guy along with DONOHUE and WARREN who voted a 9 percent raise for an administrator while 30 or so district employees were let go and people in this town were losing their homes to high taxes? I'm sure it is. And didn't DONOHUE's wife get a paid position in the district AFTER the vote.
Aren't your unemployment checks getting to you? Aren't you being paid to do nothing? Yet you idiots still cannot stop whining about something you know nothing about. You and yours got what you deserved and the school district needed. Granted your union cronies also sold you out as well. That you always conveniently forget. Much like those who attack JW and his blog site and some others who post on here you janitors can't get over the fact that the schools are cleaner. All the gloom and doom you said would happen. It didn't. Just like all the empty headed Normie defenders who know the taxpayers are paying the price daily for Normie controlled, corrupt and unethical leadership that violate the publics trust daily. All you have to do is explain just once the highly questionable Normie connection to everything wrong in Aberdeen. Just try and explain the short timed 30% tax increases, the Vinci land deal, the $850,000.00 Vinci intersection mess, Stuart Browns departure after standing up against Normie and CM&E and how CM&E and Normie keep stealing the lifes blood out of Aberdeen while the leadership sworn to serve the people swear allegiance to all things Normie instead. Explain those few tidbits out of the hundreds of corrupt acts listed herein and perpetrated by Normie and I will go away and never post again. Unlike Coach Tag and the other Kauff scum I will keep my word. Our elected leaders does not keep its oath. Unless it is to Normie of course.
Right Normie?
WHAT IS THIS A LITTLE $$$$ PROBLEM IN TOWN HALL? SOMEBODY JEALOUS? ENVIOUS? LET US SEE.
IT IS ALL BULLSHIT SINCE KAUFFCOUNCIL PROBABLY ALWAYS APPROVES ALL PAY RAISES SO THE LIST OF 25 IS CRAP.
DID THE MANAGER NEED A NEW VEHICLE?
DID THE FORMER MANAGER HAVE A VEHICLE?
WAS THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED?
WAS THE VEHICLE CONTRACTUAL?
SO MANY ???
SO MANY LIES TO COME?
MORE LIES IT SEEMS COMES FROM THE INFERENCE OF THREE PEOPLE BEING INVOLVED WITH SELLING THE FORMER MANAGER DOWN THE CME RIVER. THREE PEOPLE BEING REWARDED FOR DOING SUCH A THING BY THE KAUFFCOUNCIL. THAT IS EASY TO CHECK. JUST LOOK AND SEE WHO GOT BIG $$$ MID YEAR.
I AGREE THAT WOULD IN FACT BE BLOOD MONEY.
LET KARMA DEAL WITH THOSE LOW LIFES I SAY.
It was four people who screwed over the former manager. Just so the truth comes out. He did his job and many liked him despite what one ghost says. It is not us against them it needs to be doing right for the people in town against what us who work here know is really going on.
It seems the taxpayers may stand a chance this year. Between the upcoming election and what seems to be a low rumble in the municipal building. Could it be that we might get some help from the town employees who are on the chopping block. I work in Jersey City where there were very vocal police manpower problems. One sign I saw stated "political cronies won't protect you and your home or business". Likewise it seems the much rumored political hanky panky may be exposed if the local leadership dares to take it out on the employees who like the cops in Jersey City said that the political cronies are protected by what is supposed to be leadership.
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Listen, man. I might be paranoid, but that doesn't mean that it isn't the case that when, historically, the guys with the guns, albeit members of the established law enforcement, get disgruntled and start lashing out....very bad things happen to the social fabric of that society. Just sayin.
How bad is it that our Governor was in Florida and the Lt. Gov out of the country with the blizzard hit. how nice.... I hope he has
4G on his cell phone to make all the right calls.....
Talk about stupid comments, why pick on Gov. & Mrs. Christi? He has a family and deserves a vacation. His Lt. Gov., declare a State of Emergency in NJ. What else can they do? Oh that's right you people who had comments never take vacations. You are too busy making comments on the Aberdeener Blog. What no comments on President Obama & Family going on vacation! Are we a little bias here.
Yes they deserve vacation but not at the same time. Oh and idiot his Lt. Governor was in Mexico. That is the whole point to the posts. The emergency was declared by the fill in Senator Sweeney.
thank you above - that was my point. the state was about to hit with the worst storm in 100 years- it was forecasted and NO ONE of authority was here unless you count fill in sweeney.
And if I were a business owner or a mayor hearing that a HUGE storm was about to to dump 2-3 of snow with 50mph winds- no I may not have gone.
At least you can read....
Anyword on BOE picking a super.... There were early rumors of a choice but nothing confirmed....
Anyone?
New BOE super and rumor is Aberdeen will be in search of a new township manager. Anyone with the inside on this one?
Yeah, I know, but I'm not telling.
You're cracking me up! Town employees going to tell it like it is, huh. B-----t! Nobody is going to say squat. Even if they did know something (which they don't) they ain't saying squat. Why?? Cause they're all talk. Basically they're all yellow and they know if they mutter one word they'll be gone and then they will have to deal with all the crap that comes with being a public stoolie. Yeah, right, they're going to tell it like it is. You know what I hear.... crickets!
COME ON PEOPLE EVERYTHING IS STATUS-NORM-QUO IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING IN NORM KAUFFVILLE AND NORM WILL GET HIS AS ALWAYS
NOTHING IS GOING ON IN TOWN HALL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SAME CORRUPTION, POLITICAL CRONYISM, IGNORING OF UNION CONTRACTS GOING ON TWO YEARS NOW WITH NO PAY RAISES, INEPT AND NORM CONTROLLED LEADERSHIP THAT IS AND HAS BEEN A JOKE AND OF COURSE THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FUNNELED TO NORM AND HIS GANG
SO EVERYTHING IS JUST ALL-NORM KAUF-RIGHT
DON'T WORRY THOUGH BECAUSE THE TOWN WENT OUT TO BID FOR ALL NEW PROFESSIONALS FOR LEGAL, ENGINEERING AND MORE SERVICES CRUCIAL TO RUNNING A MUNICIPALITY?????????????
????????? WHO AM I KIDDING?????????
IT WILL BE STATUS-NORM-QUO IN KAUFFVILLE
ALL THE SAME CORRUPTION WILL REMAIN CONTROLLED BY THE CORRUPT NORMAN KAUFF ESQ
CORRUPT AND NORM CONTROLLED & WAY TOO EXPENSIVE AND INEPT LEGAL REPRESENTATION WILL BE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE TEN PLUS KAUFF YRS
CORRUPT AND NORM CONTROLLED & WAY TOO EXPENSIVE ENGINEERING WILL BE EXACTLY THE SAME
AS THE PAST TEN PLUS KAUFF YRS
WE WILL STILL BE WAITING FOR SEWERS NO THANKS TO COUNCILWOMAN KAUFF CONTROLLED MONTONE
CORRUPT DEVELOPERS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ILLEGAL, UNETHICAL AND ?????? ACCESS TO KAUFF CONTROLLED AND HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE BOARD APPROVALS THAT DAMAGE OUR TOWN IN EXCHANGE FOR KAUFF CONTROLLED LEGAL AND ENGINEERING FEES THAT ARE MAKING ABERDEEN UNWORKABLE FOR THE AVERAGE BUSINESS OWNERS ALL DESPITE THE SUPPOSED NEW BUSINESS IDEAS
SO AS A REMINDER ITS STATUS-NORM KAUFF-QUO
RIGHT NORM????????????
Christie deserved a vacation. Guadano went to visit her dying (stage 4 cancer) dad. State had leadership during a quick moving and devastating storm that was hampered by people, cutbacks in manpower and much more. Get over it you babies.
Christie just HAD a vacation. Parading hi fat ass all over the country stumping for his cronies ON OUR DIME! Fuck Christie, he's just as bad as the rest of them.
And before you start in, I mean for him to explode in a Monty Python sort of way.
If Christie needs to disappear on the eve of a crisis, at least he could make a public statement. Nope. The silence has been defeaning. He knew the state no longer had the manpower and knew exactly how the blizzard's clean up would play out. I'll put money on the fact that he didn't want to show his face until the tan faded anyway. He's been held up in his room, out of the sun, hoping to speed up the process. Schmuck. Coward. Governor Shirk Shirkie
ANONYMOUS @ 1:20 I REALLY HOPE YOUR NEW YEARS RESOLUTION IS TO NOT BE AS BIG AN ASSHOLE LIKE YOU JUST WERE WHEN YOU POSTED THAT IDIOTIC STATEMENT ABOUT GOVERNOR CHRISTIE AND THE SNOW STORM.
THE SAD THING IS THAT YOU AND SOME OTHER ASSHOLES JUST AS STUPID AS YOU ARE REALLY THINK THAT YOUR IGNORANT POST ABOUT THE GOVERNOR PLANNING ALL THIS OUT AGAINST THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY REALLY MAKES SENSE. IT DOES NOT OF COURSE FOR ANY CLEAR THINKING PERSON. YOUR POST SHOWS WHAT AN ABSOLUTE IDIOT YOU ARE.
LET US KNOW WHEN YOU KNEW IN ADVANCE THAT THE LIMOUSINE LIBERAL SCUMBAG GOVERNOR CORZINE WENT ON VACATION AND WHO IF ANYONE HE TOLD ANYONE BEFORE HE WENT YOU ASSHOLE? THAT IS NOT HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS.
THE FACT THAT YOU DID NOT SLANDER LT. GOVERNOR KIM GUADAGNO WENT AWAY TO VISIT HER DYING FATHER. GOD FORBID YOU HAD TO MAKE SUCH A DECISION. THE STORM IS AN ACT OF GOD THAT EVEN GOVERNOR CHRISTIE CANNOT FIX.
BUT I BET YOUR STUPID, IDIOTIC AND POMPOUS ASS COULD FIX IT. SURE YOU COULD? NOT?
AND ONE FINAL THING YOU IDIOT. DON'T THINK THAT THE POMPOUS ASS THAT IS ACTING GOVERNOR STEVE *ANYTHING YOU SAY GEORGE NORCROSS* SWEENEY DID NOT LOVE HIS CHANCE AT THE TOP SPOT.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR NEW YEARS RESOLUTION?
YOU ASSHOLE!
HE'S AN ASSHOLE? HOW ABOUT TURNING OFF THE CAPS LOCK, DOUCHEBAG!!!
HE'S AN ASSHOLE? HOW ABOUT TURNING OFF THE CAPS LOCK, DOUCHEBAG!!!
I LOVE THE CAPS SINCE IT PISSES YOU OFF.
THE CAPS ARE TO EXEMPLIFY AND BE LOUD ON TRUTH.
SO UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE OR KAUFF GETS INDICTED.
CAPS RULE AND YOU CAN KISS MY ASS.
HAVE A CORRUPT KAUFF NEW YEARS EVE.
caps idiot blows choir boys, and trolls for them with coren.
All you bitches need to chill. Especially that bitch ass motherfucker that's always writing in capital letters.
Where the hell is Christie? Witness protection? He must be sunk up to his chins in the everglades, maybe he can get a pelican to fly out a message, just to let us know he's ok.
Associated Press:
CHRISTIE FOUND
Jacksonville, Fl.
New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie was located today, after being MIA since last week. Christie was found while being loaded onto a flat bed truck, after being removed from a buffet place here.
Apparently, Christie became stuck, after his fat ass did not fit through any of the doors. Emergency crews cut an opening to allow the fat tub of shit out of the buffet place, and he was transported via flatbed to seaworld, where he will be put on display as an orca with hair.
There is still no word on 8:16:50 PM. Gov. Guadagno, who is still missing. Many fear that Christie ate her.
Anonymous 12/29/10 8:36 PM
said...
"New BOE super and rumor is Aberdeen will be in search of a new township manager. Anyone with the inside on this one?"
Yea. Mark Coren is getting out of jail soon and he's coming back!
On the above post we can only hope a new and competent manager is in the works. We can only hope that Normie is not pulling the puppet strings insisting on another idiot like the idiot he put in the town chair this time. Does not one member of the council leadership have the balls to finally stand up to Kauff and save Aberdeen. Save Aberdeen and its taxpayers from Normie corruption and arrogant democratic party financial ruin? They need balls to stand up to Normie cause Sister Gumbs and Ms. Montone sold their souls to Normie on day one. They sell themselves so cheap on this council? Maybe Minutulo was the smart one? Nah! He is a Normie asshole as well. He just did not bring enough swag to Normie to keep his spot on the democratically corrupt Normie payroll.
Actually, Nick had an overbite. I'm sure, if your a guy, you know what kind of problems that can cause. Nick's overbite caused me some discomfort when he was "paying his dues" therefore, he had to go.
I think the members of the Coren takes it in the a-- club has al newly known member in Norm. Norm it seems likes to be serviced by men and perhaps Coren covered for his BOSS in more ways than one. Right Norm? Way to go Norm getting ready for the boys in the BIGHOUSE.
Way to plan ahead you low life scumbag Norm.
Just remember when your getting done to you what you have done to us taxpayers all of these years you earned every painful inch.
F you Norm!
He's Back! CBS online is reporting that Christie just signed off on a formal letter to FEMA requesting emergency funds.
Dear Federal Goverment, please receive the correspondence of our illustrious Governor, who petitions you chastened...hat in hand, crow feathers in mouth, and tan left on the bathroom floor in a loofah sponge.
NORM COMES OUT WAS F'N FUNNY.
I LOVE IT!
SPEAKING OF LOVE DOES ANYBODY THINK THAT OUR TOWN LEADERS SHOULD FINALLY STAND UP AND BE COUNTED? OR IN THEIR CASE BE COUNTED UPON.
I AGREE THAT THE FOLLOWING NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
1) KAUFF GOES HAT IN HAND TO JAIL
2) ALL KAUFFKINS DISBAND AND BURY THEIR HEADS
3)ALL PROFESSIONALS HANDPICKED BY KAUFF GO
4) CME REFUNDS ALL EXORBITANT FEES TO ALL
5) A MANAGER WOTH HIS/HER SALT IS HIRED
CUT THE STRINGS MAYOR FRED.
STAND UP FOR US FINALLY.
YOU REMEMBER US DON'T YOU?
WE ARE THE VOTERS WHO COUNT ON YOU.
Hello Bitches!
I just wanted to remind you that I'm STILL getting paid!
And that I'm STILL the Baddest Motherfucker in town!
Hey Shaft, I'm with you on this one. Tell those lilly livered losers right where to go. Then bleed them dry. I say take it all..sue them then screw them. Yeah, give 'em all anal discomfort!
Word is bond!
I'm a Bad Motherfucker!!
Norm if that is your response to getting BITCH SLAPPED by the CAPS GUY for outing you on the WORLD WIDE WEB.
You need to get some new skills. Your skills are DOA as far as trying to go up against the CAPS PERSON.
The fact that you never respond with anything more than a really weak effort only makes you one thing.
Guess what that makes you Norm?
You're the CAP PERSONS B-I-T-C-H.
Once again Norm that makes perfect sense.
It gives you just one more thing youll need in prison.
And they say you're not that smart?
We know you're corrupt!
We know you're the CAP PERSONS B-I-T-C-H!
And now you have one more part of what you will need when they slap the cuffs on and take you away.
People pay big money to learn what they need to know in prison. CAPS PERSON gave it to you free.
I hope this is your last New Years Eve as a free man.
Mazel Tov Norm!
OK I GIVE UP I HAVE CAVED TO THE ABERDEENER
HERE IS MY NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS FOR 2011
I NORMAN KAUFF ESQ DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO DO THE FOLLOWING SO HELP MY CORRUPT HEART?
1. I WILL ALLOW ZONING BD. TO DO THEIR JOB
2. I WILL ALLOW PLANNING BD. TO DO THEIR JOB
3. I WILL ALLOW THE TOWN ATTY. TO DO THEIR JOB
4. I WILL ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO FIND A MANAGER
5. I WILL NOT ALLOW CME TO OVERCHARGE ANYONE
6. I WILL NOT TAKE MONEY FROM ANY ABOVE
7. I WILL NOT MEET WITH ANY DEVELOPERS
8. I WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY TOWN BUSINESS
9. I WILL NOT TRY TO EMPLOY MARK *LIL BOYS*
COREN TO WORK IN ANY TOWN POSITION TO
ENSURE MY CORRUPT, UNETHICAL AND ILLEGAL
POSITION I HAVE KEPT SECRET FOR MANY YEARS
10. FINALL I WILL MOVE AWAY FROM ABERDEEN AND
FREE THE TAXPAYERS I HAVE OPPRESSED
I TAKE MY LEAVE FROM THE COMMUNITY, BUSINESSES, PROPERTY OWNERS, RESIDENTS AND TAXPAYERS OF ABERDEEN ONCE AND FOR ALL.
GOODBYE ABERDEEN.
TIME TO CORRUPT THE OVER 55 COMMUNITY BOARD THAT I AND MY EQUALLY CORRUPT WIFE ARE MOVING INTO VERY SOON? ACTUALLY I WILL BE MOVING OUT JUST AS SOON AS MY ILLEGAL *HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS BONUS MONIES ARRIVE FROM ALL OF MY HANDPICKED AND BIG PERCENTAGE PAYING TO YOURS TRULY PROFESSIONALS IN ABERDEEN. HANDPICKED BY ME PROFESSIONALS WHO PAY ME REALLY BIG MONEY FROM THE TAXPAYERS THAT WE ABUSE, MISUSE AND DESTROY.
DON'T WORRY ABERDEENER YOU WON'T HAVE NORMAN KAUFF TO KICK AROUND ANY LONGER.
I cannot believe that Norm is gone?
Long live the Aberdeener!
Ding dong the corrupt king is dead
King oh King the most corrupt political King
is he really dead yes he is really dead so really really dead.
Thank GOD!
Let the word ring out from this time and place that Aberdeen is free of the corruption of King Kauff.
If Kauff is gone the taxpayers finally win against evil.
If Kauff is gone the business owners win & evil loses.
If Kauff is gone the commercial tax properties stay.
If Kauff is gone the world would be a better place.
kauff and company ruined this town.
GET the hint Kauff?
Let us pray Kauff gets the hint!
All Kauff all the time 24-7-365
CAP PERSON RULES!
THEY SAY YOU SHOULD ON NEW YEARS DAY WHAT YOU WILL DO ALL YEAR LONG.
SO HERE IT GOES.
FUCK YOU NORMAN KAUFF!
For anyone who is keeping score on 1/1/11.
CAPS PERSON 1
Norm 0
CAPS PERSON leaves Norm in the dust on day 1.
ONCE AGAIN!
It's going to be a long year for you Norm.
No ? about it!
Time to pack up your corrupt crew and leave.
It will only get worse from here on Norm.
100% guaranteed!
I've been hearing the same bullshit from you gentile pussies for years now. First, it was that dead asshole, now its a new caps retard. Don't you get it? I run this shit. There is absolutely nothing you, or anyone else can do about it. Now suck my dick.
I've been hearing the same bullshit from you gentile pussies for years now. First, it was that dead asshole, now its a new caps retard. Don't you get it? I run this shit. There is absolutely nothing you, or anyone else can do about it. Now suck my dick.
LOOKS LIKE OUR CORRUPT NORM MAY HAVE BEEN STRICKEN BY GOD AS HE KEEPS POSTING EVERYTHING TWICE.
COULD IT BE PARKINSON'S DISEASE?
I CERTAINLY HOPE SO!
NOTHING SHORT OF THAT IS TOO GOD FOR NORM.
NORM DESERVES FAR MORE THAN THAT.
Looks like Normie is getting a little testy.
Good.
There is a price to be paid for his corruption.
Pay up Normie.
This whole Norm thing is really ruining what is left of this blog....
What's left? Are you fucking kidding? This blog has been dead for a LONG TIME! Without Norm, and Shaft, there is no more blog. Warren? Who the hell is Warren?
CAN SOMEONE HELP NORM?
HE TRIES TO STAND UP AGAINST THOSE OF US WHO EXEMPLIFY, STAND UP TO BE HEARD AND TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE VERY REAL AND COSTLY CORRUPTION AMONGST VARIOUS LEADERSHIP ENTITIES IN OUR ABERDEEN.
TRY AS NORM MAY HE *N*E*V*E*R* CAN TRULY DENY WITH ANY LUCIDITY OR ONE REAL AND SUBSTANTIVE FACT OR OPPOSITE POSITION TO WHAT IS BROUGHT FORTH. IT IS CALLED PLAUSIBLE DENIAL. ALL THESE ENTITIES WITH ELECTED OR APPOINTED LEADERSHIP POSITIONS SEEM TO OPERATE WITH A CLOAK OF ARROGANCE WHERE THE EXAMPLES SEEM TO ROLL OFF OF THEIR SHOULDERS LIKE RAIN. WELL THE RAIN IS COMING AND IT WILL BE TORRENTIAL.
WE HAVE RAN FOR OFFICE AND FAILED MANY WHO SUPPORTED US, HELPED US AND PROVIDED SOME EVIDENCE AND PROOF OF THE CORRUPTION THAT HAS EXISTED HERE UNDER NORMAN KAUFF FOR FAR TOO LONG.
THE BEST THING THAT WILL COME OUT OF THIS YEARS ELECTION WILL BE A VERY PUBLIC EXPOSURE OF THE ILLEGAL, UNETHICAL AND CORRUPT CONTROL THAT HAS BEEN SO COSTLY IN ABERDEEN.
THEY ARROGANT LEADERSHIP WILL HAVE ALL THE MONEY FOR THEIR CAMPAIGN WITHOUT A DOUBT. THEY WILL HAVE ALL THE TOO CONNECTED RELATIONSHIPS AND MORE THAT HAS ALLOWED THE PAST ELECTION WINS. THE ONE THING OUR CAMPAIGN WILL HAVE IS THE TRUTH.
NORMAN KAUFF AND HIS PEOPLE WILL BE SPENDING ALL OF THEIR TIME AND MONEY ON DENYING THAT WHICH THEY CANNOT DENY. THAT IS THE TRUTH AND EXAMPLE AFTER EXAMPLE AFTER EXAMPLE OF THE CORRUPTION THAT HAS RULED ABERDEEN UNDER NORMAN KAUF. BETWEEN KAUFF, VINCI AND THE TOO NUMEROUS EXAMPLES SHOWN ON HERE AND THAT NO DOUBT WILL COME FROM WITHIN TOWN HALL WHEN THEY START WRONGLY DICING AND SLICING THE EMPLOYEES OF OUR TOWN WHO WILL COME OUT QUIETLY, SECRETIVELY AND PERHAPS VERY LOUDLY GIVE US THE HELP AND PROOFS THAT WE WILL GLADLY EXPOSE.
POLITICS IS DIRTY AND WE WILL CLEAN IT UP.
REPUBLICANS FOR THE TRUTH IN ABERDEEN 2011
So what is the latest on Alston and the layoffs in Matawan? Seems like everywhere there has been layoffs there has been an increase in crime. Are we sure this method is the way to go?
Anyone go to the Matawan Borough Re-organization Meeting on Jan. 1? No news on "SCREW YOU MATAWAN"
Alston as yet.
We can only hope that Republicans for truth can rid us oppressed taxpayers from the evil that is Norman
ABERDEEN IS MINE ALL MINE Kauff and his handpicked and completely corrupt LOL professionals. Professionals is a word too often used to describe Kauff and his scum.
I have one suggestion for the Republicans.
Just find out where all the$$$$$$$$$$ really goes.
THE REORGANIZATION MEETING IN ABERDEEN DID NOT HAPPEN THIS YEAR. ALL THEY DID THIS YEAR WAS SHOW LAST YEARS REORGANIZATION MEETING OVER AGAIN ON A TV.
IT ONCE AGAIN SHOWED THE FOLLOWING:
THE SAME KAUFF CONTROLLED PUPPET MAYOR
THE SAME KAUFF CONTROLLED COUNCIL PUPPETS
THE SAME KAUFF CONTROLLED PROFESSIONALS
ALL THE SAME CORRUPT ILLEGAL PERCENTAGES PAID ILLEGALLY, UNETHICALLY AND IMMORALLY PAID TO KAUFF AND HIS NO LESS CORRUPT KAUFF CONTROLLED DEMOCRATIC PARTY
ALL THE SAME ILLEGAL KAUFF PUPPET MANAGEMENT
ALL THE SAME KAUFF CONTROLLED CORRUPTION
LIKE THEY *SADLY SOMETHINGS NEVER CHANGE*
I would laugh at the above post if it was not for the actual 100% honesty of it. Kauff is scum and so is anyone who does his bidding.
Shaft I hope you get every dollar from the masters of arrogant leadership in Matawan. Let Mayor B. and other past and present members of council leadership publicly explain their part of this mess. They and you both are complicit but their handling and ignoring of the factors involved in your case and others far more costly police side blunders has cost us taxpayers plenty for years. It really is time to let Aberdeen merge with Matawan services and get this thing straightened out. Merging services is long overdue I think. As a businessman and resident I have grown tired of worn out homes and shuttered businesses and too much more in our community that has been ignored for too long. I pay a whole lot of hard earned money in taxes and the return on that investment is negligible. Time Mayor B. realizes that the U.S.S. Matawan is going down for the last time. It is time that Matawan get ship shape and both our leadership and our property owners get brought into line. Resale values can return and a big part of that starts with a clean sweep of the failed decisions and the ignoring of the obvious. It is time Mayor B. to cut and run.
I would like to thank the hard work of the snow plow operations in town during the last storm. From what I could see while going to work. Our town was so much better off and far more passable. Good job to all the workers in Aberdeen.
Art Leahy
Biiiitch!! Are you for real?!!!
You think I give a shit about you? Your bitch ass business? Ot those bitch ass devils on the council??just pay my ass, that's all I care about.
Joey,
You delete someone's comment regarding their favorite football team, but you allow people to tell someone to suck their dick. I don't get your parameters.
I never deleted someone's comments because they discussed a football team.
Let's go Jets!
Speaking of lost causes and the lets go jets posting
Lets go corruption in aberdeen
Both of the above are lost causes
Aberdeen is doomed to failure with Kauff puppets
The jets are doomed to fail with Sanchez hurt
At least the jets can get a new quarterback to lead
All Aberdeen will get is more Kauff corruption
No justice no peace
Right Kauff?
I love the post above for its honesty. I especially love the comparison between the Jets an our Norman. The statement that at least the Jets can get a new quarterback while sadly the citizens of Aberdeen are stuck with Norman Kauff. Life sucks for us taxpayers.
Right Kauff?
Read the news. 8 County superintendents let go, including our own Carol Morris. Maybe she will come and be the MARSD superintendent, it pays way more than she was getting as County Sup. I personally hope that Christie is eliminating that wasteful layer of county beurocrats.
what about our super. position?
anything?
Well the layoffs of the extra and too often politically connected has started? Those who often need to go first during such crucial economic times are those too often put in place by political power brokers. Those in this case with the county super position may be the ones finally being cut rather than those of us who do the actual work. I say great. Too often those at the lower or mid-level pay scale people pay the price while the cushy do nothings or almost do nothings stay in place. Look at the school system in Matawan for instance. We were stuck with people like Joel Glastien and others at 145k and more while we on the maintenance staff were thrown to the wolves. This it seems will be playing out very publicly with councils and town leadership pitting police against others due to the costs police protection costs. As of late we have seen veiled threats that the municipal workers may finally stand up and be vocal about the behind closed doors good old boys club that is the main problem with politics all over our fine nation. It is a show I hope plays out soon and allows our municipal workers to rise above their oppressors. The names of the slave masters are well known and that could help bring a long overdue bipartisan change to local leadership.
Better shut up you slaves or Slave Master Kauff won't let you sleep in the big house on his plantation named Aberdeen. Slave Master Kauff will put you out in the field house with Stuee Brown and Misses Gallo who never slept in the bighouse since they did not do what Boss Kauff wanted. You do what Boss Kauff says or you end up with Stuee and Misses Gallo eating hay with the field animals in the barn.
So what will the fire house do when all the non allegiant to Lou fire fighters resign there positions and membership falls below safe levels? Will the commissioners start fighting fires? Have the commissioners shelved the laughable idea of a crazy to expensive firefighter memorial? Will Lou pout and stamp his feet cause he wont have a legacy memoria if it doesnt happenl? So many ?????? So arrogant a suposed leader? No wonder no one wants anything to do with that house. Wake up old guys time for fresh young ideas. Time to put Lou in mothballs. If any of you had any balls you would end the memberships misery. Weve earned it.
The posting about the town leadership and the possible same ?able reappointments of what may be the same exact professionals to serve the taxpayers got me thinking. Is such an act is once again typical of the arrogance and obvious corruption of a long entrenched local democratic party and its oft highlighted and oft exposed as a possibly supposed corrupt, immoral and unethical leader. So who is the illusive shadow of a man said named Norman Kauff. Such possible corrupt control of such reappointments is said to be the major cause of local municipal corruption *as stated by Governor Christie (2010).
While I do not know this man Norman Kauff personally I can only go by what has been posted on this site in what seems to be thousands of posts with never a response from the man or any of those he is said to control and employ. So as to form a firmer opinion I googled his name and found the following which was garnered by evidence and many opinions from numerous entries listed under his name that involved several other local towns.
Norman Kauff is in fact an attorney
Norman Kauff is in fact the former town attorney
Norman Kauff has represented many towns as such
Norman Kauff is a (too) powerful democratic leader
Norman Kauff is still involved in these same towns
Norman Kauff is an unelected official with no rules
Norman Kauff it seems is accountable to no one
Norman Kauff commands local boards questionably
Norman Kauff demands allegiance *Bd, member says
Norman Kauff seems to be hated and feared by many
Norman Kauff is paid questionable % by the selected
Norman Kauff has had many run-ins with his critics
Norman Kauff mentioned in ? development meetings
Norman Kauff tells many how to vote *Bd, member
Norman Kauff tells you stay home you stay home
Norman Kauff listed in various web entries ?ably
Norman Kauff listed in many ?able town decisions
Norman Kauff cancels board meetings *Bd. member
Norman Kauff has a few defenders *far more critics
Norman Kauff may own hidden property interests
Norman Kauff owns/owned condos he approved *???
Norman Kauff is seldom seen publicly in *his towns
Norman Kauff forced out council people/officials
Norman Kauff deserves to be investigated
Norman Kauff deserves to be accountable
Norman Kauff should be exposed publicly
Norman Kauff should be rebuked by public officials
Norman Kauff should be ... insert your feeling here
Bus is here I have to go.
SentbyBlackBerry
To let everyone know that Aberdeens fire department was put to the test again Monday 1/2. I am a Cliffwood Beach resident who witnessed the great job that our volunteers did in saving the houses inwhich i have a question to ask if anyone could answer. First off i witnessed a tall firefighter with a white hat getting his picture in front a aberdeen chief's truck what kind of example does this man leave in running an emergency scene. In the begining of this fire the firemen saw what was in front of them and called for as much help that was needed to those men the township of aberdeen, cliffwood and cliffwood beach are thankfully for your service. i still would like to know why this man was so worried about getting his picture taken instead of the task at hand.
What the hell are you talking about?
I was there also. First of all there were many chiefs and chiefs cars there. What color was the the vehicle and what color jacket was the man wearing? Was the fire wrapping down or was it still early on? Who was taking the picture? I would just like to thank all those who responded to this emergency. They did a great job!
Aberdeen's Department (not district) Officers is limited, you have a Chief (tall and wears a white hat) and you have a Captain who was on scene doing his job. thats right, no Deputy Chief and know Leiutenants which we require three. I can't be sure who this person getting their photo taken without enough information but do know that the same Aberdeen Department Chief was verbally reprimanded years ago for having his photo taken in front of his house in the fire truck he drove there on a non-emergency. It's a sad state of affairs over at that house due to the district chief and commissioners. The actual volunteers are going through a tough time from what I hear but God willing they will get some repreave once cry baby Lou gets his memorial and decides to retire for a second time.
First of all each district has its own officers. Thats why I was asking. District 1 had a chief and a captain there while District 2 had a chief, deputy chief, and lieutenant there. There were also several chiefs from surrounding towns there. Instead of focusing on someone getting their picture taken lets focus on the fact that no one got hurt and all our volunteers got to go home to their families.
Aberdeen doesnt have officers that control the whole department. They have officers that control each district with the title of Department Chief alternating between the two chiefs each year.
As far as the state of affairs in district 1 they appear to be in house issues which unfortunately dont seem to be coming to an end anytime soon.
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