Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Same Script, Same Characters at Town Hall

Last month, I wrote the following: “The township’s ‘secret plan’ is to offset [future] spending increases with new development through PILOT programs.”

Sure enough, last week Aberdeen Township posted an RFQ for an “Attorney experienced in Pilot Agreements”. And, as predicted, the town council will use the PILOT programs to hoard the lion’s share of projected revenue from all major new developments, such as the new housing projects on County Road and Rt. 34. The town council will use the new funds to mask increased spending and crow about holding down taxes while the school district is burdened with integrating and educating the influx of new students.

Next to appear will be the reappointments of Aberdeen’s three stooges –

Town Attorney Dan McCarthy – Infamously lied to the town council and over a 100 residents at a packed public meeting that Aberdeen would lose its COAH certification in two days if the council did not approve unwanted housing development despite knowing Aberdeen wasn’t even on COAH’s agenda for that month.

Town Planning/Zoning Board Attorney, Michael Leckstein – First denied residents the right to make comments at a public meeting. Then threatened to use “police force” against those residents who asserted their right to speak.

Town Planner Richard Coppola – He was against the COAH housing before he was for it.

These three stooges kept telling us that we had no choice but to accept a massive COAH development on County Rd. and an accompanying development on Rt. 34, that it was a done deal, and the town council would be acting irresponsibly if it did not approve the development.

Shortly thereafter, the developer contacted the Cliffwood Housing Association, negotiated a smaller development, and the town council quickly claimed credit.

These three stooges will all be reappointed. After all, pay-to-play, patronage, and political corruption has its privileges.

Then there’s Tom Fallon, our eternal auditor, who never ever warns the township it’s burning through all its reserves. His father, a fellow CPA with whom Tom worked, was a bigwig in the Monmouth County Democratic Party until he went to jail for bribing a public official.

Talking about jailbirds, let’s not forget our famed transit village developer, William Bocra, who sat in prison for bribing an IRS official. Or former Aberdeen Forge developer, Anthony Spalliero, also convicted of bribing a public official, who died last month.

(Yes, our town does have a penchant for felons and their families. It’s no surprise given the council’s willingness to skirt the law – See the last campaign where a majority of the council conspired to circumvent campaign disclosure rules or just think of retired policeman Vincent Vinci.)

Of course, the trophy goes to CME Engineering, a firm that bills for nothing but time yet scores over a million dollars a year in a small town of 6,000 homes and a smattering of businesses. Not that CME hasn’t earned it. Without its generous support, the Aberdeen Democrats may not have been able to maintain monolithic control of the council for the past decade.

This dreary show repeats itself every year and gets more expensive with each showing. The public knows it, hates it, but believes that’s the cost of living in America.

Not so. It’s just the cost of living in Aberdeen.
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30 comments:

I disagree with the ABERDEENER? said...

For the first time I disagree with the ABERDEENER?

I would have to say that he is possibly hiding the truth?

I make this statement as the title of this post is wrong?

It should have been titled

"SAME KAUFF, SAME CORRUPTION AT TOWN HALL"

So much for open and honest government in town.

To paraphrase Jim Nabors from Gomer Pyle USMC

NO SURPRISE! NO SURPRISE! NO SURPRISE!

Keep it up Aberdeener!

Anonymous said...

Coach Fred

Coach Fred

he is Kauff's man

cause Coach Fred

can do for Kauff

like no one can.




!!!!!!!!!!Yeah Coach Fred!!!!!!!!!

CliffwoodAvenue and pissed off said...

Same old cronies and the same old corruption. People wonder why voters don't trust politicians. This post subject is proof of that.

To quote Governor Christie

The basis for municipal corruption is the too cozy relationships between town leadership and the too long serving professional services they employ.

Right Norm?

Anonymous said...

How are things in NY Joey?

Anonymous said...

I have to agree with Joey on this one. His connecting of the dots does seem to indicate a pattern of corruption and pay to play. If we look at this logic and come to a rational conclusion we can safely assume that it is a good bet that something corrupt is going on. Yes, things are amiss.
Now, lets look at another example. Say, for instance, you're on the school board. Your wife gets a permanent position in the district (with benefits) shortly after you vote on a raise (9 percent I might add) for an administrator. Would the rational conclusion be that something corrupt is afoot? You bet your cotton pickin' ass something is afoot. And that foot should be squarely placed in DONOHUE's ass.
Thank you for your time..I have to take my meds now.

Joey moved get over it said...

New Yore=Big Apple Aberdeen= fucked by Kauff.

Get over the fact that Joey moved away.

We just love the fact that he stays on Kauff & his gang.

Kauffkins 24/7/365

Right Normie?

Anonymous said...

If you'd like to talk about corruptiuon Joe, lets start with the board of ed.

say hi to Al Sharpton for me said...

The only Board of Ed Joey has the right to talk about in the NYC Board of Ed.

Anonymous said...

Lets get rid of the scumbag on Injustice Lane first. Kids have to learn. Stopping Kauff is job #1 in Aberdeen. Stopping the pedohile attorney Mccarthy, the rapists at CM&E and everyone associated with either of the Kauff manipulated boards that approve anything Kauff wants is also important.

Speaking of Mark Coren said...

KAUFF KAUFF KAUFF

BITCH BITCH BITCH


SPEAKING OF MARK COREN

Cty. Rd. said...

That's funny. Shouldn't be long until Mr. K. puts Mr. Coren back in as his puppet manager. Just like the good old days. Right Mr. K.? You see Mr. K. has no problem working with and palling around with convicted felons, disbarred attorneys, pedophiles, corrupted and easily controlled politicians like here in Aberdeen. Politics makes for very strange bedfellows. Right Mr. K.? Right Mr. Coren?

Anonymous said...

This topic says all anyone needs to know in town.
Corruption rules the day.

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joey warren via Sinatra said...

Start spreading the news

I left yesterday

I wanna be a part of it

NEW YORK!!

NEW YORK!!

Anonymous said...

Is the town mouthpiece a child molester too. It said in a prior post said that we should stop the pedophile attorney. How is McCarthy a pedophile attorney.

Waiting for my train said...

Let me guess when that scumbag moves out of Aberdeen you don't think that Kauff won't still control his puppet council people? Get real? Keep pissing the Kauffkins off. They hate the publicity and being shown for the lowlifes they are. Keep it up Joey Warren. I thank you.

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stay in NY, scumbag said...

The only train you are waiting on is the one that gets run up your ass every night

NORM RULES!

Anonymous said...

Rumor has it that the town employees a Dan Mccarthy who might be the man who represented some politician from north Jersey for kiddie porn. Another attorney that supposedly works in employee matters for the town is said to be the number one defender of porn companies. What a career to be proud of. Once again these are the people our tax dollars are used to pay for such people. Only in New Jersey. Got to love days that you get to work from home because of the weather. Think i'll look up some other taxes paid by our elected officials and see who pays what.

Aberdeener said...

Oh, how could I forget.

Our Labor Counsel, Eric Bernstein is one of the state's premier legal experts for the porn industry.

Also, McCarthy did defend a NJ assemblyman convicted for child pornography. I don't blame him for taking the case.

WHERE ARE THE KAUFF DEFENDERS??? said...

WHERE ARE THE ALL KAUFF DEFENDERS??????

WHERE ARE THE ZONING BOARD MEMBERS?????

WHERE ARE THE PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS?????

WHERE ARE THE TOWNS VARIOUS ATTORNEYS?????

WHERE ARE THE TOWNS SUPERVISORS?????

WHERE ARE THE TOWNS EMPLOYEES?????

WHERE ARE THE TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS?????

WHERE ARE THEALL OF THE KAUFF DEFENDERS?????


ABOVE IS APPROXIMATELY 150 PEOPLE WHO COULD COME FORWARD, IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AND FREELY CALL US LIARS, DENY THE DICTATORIAL CONTROL OF NORMAN KAUFF, THEFT OF SERVICES, THEFT OF TAXPAYER FUNDS CORRUPTLY DONE THROUGH INFLATED CHARGES AND UNCHECKED FEES PAID TO CME AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE KAUFF CONTROLLED AND PERCENTAGE PAYING BACK TO THE HANDPICKED BY KAUFF CORRUPT PROFESSIONALS.

TAXPAYERS IN ABERDEEN ARE BEING RIPPED OFF BY KAUFF'S CONTROLLED PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE NOT RESTRICTED, MONITORED OR PROHIBITED BY THE LACK OF ANY SUBSTANTIVE PAY TO PLAY ORDINANCE ADOPTION BY THE SUPPOSED LEADERSHIP IN ABERDEEN.

WHY DOES ABERDEEN NOT HAVE A PAY TO PLAY ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE TAXPAYERS?

NORMAN KAUFF WON'T ALLOW PAY TO PLAY RESTRICTIONS TO INTERRUPT HIS CORRUPT CAMPAIGN $$$$$ FUNDRAISING AND $$$ PAYOFFS.

WHY HAS NOT ONE OF THE LISTED PEOPLE ABOVE EVER COME FORWARD TO DEFEND NORMAN KAUFF?

THE ANSWER IS NO ONE CAN DEFEND NORMAN KAUFF BECAUSE THEY KNOW ALL WE SAY IS ABSOLUTELY 100% THE TRUTH.

DON'T BOTHER POSTING ANYTHING FAKE NORM.

THIS IS THE TRUTH. THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.

Anonymous said...

Priceless is the only thing i can say about the above.

Anonymous said...

Very good post concerning all the people who have failed to deny, defend or explain away the secretive man who does in fact really corruptly controls Aberdeen. The mere fact that this unelected man can be allowed to do so by those who are supposed to be our elected officials is truly unethical, illegal and yes immoral. I applaud the posting and the author. I detest those mentioned who fail in their responsibility to the public that elected them all.

Anonymous said...

SO WHY does Kauff continue? Because YOU let it happen.

Website ????????? said...

Has the budget been posted on line ever? I found out that if the town has a website they have to post the budget.I don't think that Aberdeen has ever posted its budget in accordance with the law. I should also mention I tried to look over the past agendas and other topics that should have ben available and they were all showed to have an error page. Just saying every item I wanted to look at was unavailable it may not be a conspiracy or anything but it seemed strange that the budgets were not on the town website as were supposed to be either. By the way I see that Mr. Norman Kauff pays over 13k in taxes. His house is also over 3,000 sf. Not bad if you can afford it. Vinci leaves a lot of questions over taxes and going back years he may have been handled very different than most of us. More questions is all I can say for now. More to come though I can assure you.

Anonymous said...

The law was just signed by Christie. Now all budgets must be posted on the town website if they have one. Let's make sure they do.

Anonymous said...

Blah, blah, blah. Still waiting for the shoe to drop. Three years of rhetorical satire (Google it) and what has happened? Nothing. I guess the present and former governors, county prosecutors, as well as the federal, state, and local authorities are all under the evil spell. Have another Pabst Blue Ribbon and go to bed.

Say what you want it's Kauff said...

The Governor signing it made it final while it was supposed to be posted if the town had a website for over a year now. Aberdeen has had a website that whole time and Kauff never allowed it to be posted. Why do you think the agendas and meeting minutes are never posted on time. This whole thing stinks like Kauff from top to bottom. You should know that the minutes being posted within a mandated time frame is a very serious issue. Kauff the legal eagle knew it too.

Shine the light on Kauff said...

I'm a Heineken man so blah, blah and blah that. Pabst Blue Ribbon was for rednecks. Do they even make that beer any longer? All Kauff all of the time works for many. Keep shining the light on Kauff and his puppets.

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Workers should not pay for cronies said...

The managerial change is another joke on the town. Matawan is letting cops go but keeping the connected. Its like the council in Aberdeen thinks the election is the only thing to worry about. Better think again Norman. What you used to count on won't be there this time. We are done taking the financial bullets in the vest while you keep stealing from us workers. We won't be silent anymore. You have the right to an attorney . You better get one Norman. We know and you know all we know.

Anonymous said...

Vinci a thug.

Anonymous said...

Matawan had no choice but to lay off those Police Officers. THERE IS NO MONEY!

Why doesn't anyone get on suspended (fully paid)Police Chief Alston? What is going on with him? The man is getting paid with benefits, is always suing the Borough and haven't heard anyone commenting more about the injustice. Alston has become a professional litigant. Doesn't have to work because there is always some attorney who will take on his frivilous, unfounded lawsuits. And lawyers wonder why they get negative press. Yes, everyone is entitled to be represented, BUT, why is it Alston always finds one to take on his lawsuits. Well, he has gone through 4 or 5 attorneys. All this time Matawan has to defend these accusations. Whether or not they are founded or not. So much for home rule in NJ. Why hasn't residents of Matawan been screaming about all the money it costs the Borough to defend itself?

Maybe, just maybe, if the Borough didn't have to pay Alston, we would be able to keep those two officers who were doing their jobs.