Considering the resounding approval of the school district budget “despite” remarkably low turnout, it seems almost frivolous to dissect the much smaller township budget. However, for the few fiscal conservatives left in town and those on the town council driving towards a more prominent slice of the property tax, this review is for you.
2011 | 2010 | Increase | |
| Municipal Budget | 15246563 | 15154052 | 0.61% |
| Municipal Tax Levey | 9604371 | 9137212 | 5.11% |
| Police Salaries | 3953719 | 3748020 | 5.49% |
| Health Insurance | 1663000 | 1604000 | 3.68% |
| Police Pension | 896988 | 692192 | 29.59% |
| Public Employees Pension | 262417 | 195400 | 34.30% |
| Capital Improvement Fund | 160000 | 100000 | 60.00% |
| Sewer Salaries | 537388 | 483855 | 11.06% |
| Municipal Debt Service | 1217902 | 1813703 | -32.85% |
| Bond Principal | 701112 | 1201111 | -41.63% |
| Bond Anticipation | 160000 | 75000 | 113.33% |
| Interest Bonds | 276791 | 331068 | -16.39% |
| Interest Notes | 79999 | 206524 | -61.26% |
| Water - Interest Bonds | 2750 | 5404 | -49.11% |
| Water - Interest Notes | 41000 | 71645 | -42.77% |
As can be seen from the chart above, spending is flat but taxes will be popping another 5%, over triple the school district’s increase.
That increase doesn’t include the hike in sewer rates that appears to be sneaking into the general funds. Sheet 10 of the budget shows a $120,000 revenue item from sewer surplus funds. I guess that’s one way to increase revenue without “raising taxes”.
Police are getting another 5% raise. Hopefully, they’ll go easy on the residents during contract negotiations.
Pension payments are 30% higher, partly because the town council took a payment deferral and then marketed it as a “spending cut”.
Health insurance appears to be under control with costs “only” increasing another 3.7%. Makes you wonder how much money the township wasted during the prior years before getting it under control.
The big mystery to me is how did the township cut municipal debt payments by over 30%. Considering how quickly assets and surpluses are dropping and how fast costs are rising, it’s inconceivable we’ve cut our debt that quickly in a single year. Nor did we accelerate any of the debt payments last year.
One possible hint is the doubling in Bond Anticipation fees. The township may be refinancing its debt and stretching out the payments, which, given the likelihood of rising interest rates, isn’t necessarily a bad idea.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 254 of 254You knew the word touche so I wonder. Did you go to Notre Dame? Did you run numbers illegally while you were a cop? Did you have a husband lose his job as a janitor? Did you use your position to pad your real estate business? Did you retire and then run for council to help the numbers cop? Did you want a printing business but wanted a state job? Did you want to be Mayor so bad you sold yourself to the devil of Aberdeen Norman Kauff?
I will write in Vinny Vinci for council this year as I do not like the crop of dems running. Vinny has been good for Aberdeen and we should all be happy with the job he has done. I know he is tired of the nonsense of the job, but he has been steady on the job. I only wish he had a chance to be the Mayor.
Please stop with all of the bogus corruptiion allegations involving Norman Kauff. Bring forth the truth or forever keep your mouth shut. Aberdeen is one of the nicest places to live in New Jersey and Norman, Fred, Vinny, Greg, Wilhelmina, Jimmy, Owen and Margaret have all done a wonderful job keeping the quality of life high and our taxes low. Every year they balance the budget and watch out for all of us. I attend many council, planning and zoning board meetings and truly admire all of these fine individuals.
Vinci as Mayor are you F'n kidding me the guy can't put two words together. Let him run a meeting and see. Vinci did what for Aberdeen. If you don't have a vowel at the end of your name he don't know you. Vinci only does for Vinci. What a joke Vinci did good for Aberdeen. Bullshit. As for attending meetings you're a liar. Identify yourself because only the three old guys came when I was there. They sucked up to get their kids jobs and that is all. Good for Aberdeen. Put the crack pipe down you dimwit. Democrats suck. Kauff Democrats really suck and ARE KILLING ABERDEEN.
I too will vote for Vinny and also agree with anon at 7:18. Vinny has been good for the seniors of town and he also keeps the taxes low. Although I don't attend many meetings, I am sure he does well running the meetings too.
Have any of you who post here ever actually met Norm Kauff? Probably not. Had you met him, maybe done lunch with him, you would have come to know a modest, witty, intelligent man of compassion and vision. There will be no 4 AM knock at his door because he is not a corrupt man. Far from it, he is dedicated to the community he loves, Aberdeen. The town employees will not "turn him in" because there is nothing to tell. They will not speak out against corruption because there is no corruption, plain and simple. With the exception of a few disgruntled malcontents who were either passed over for a promotion or are discipline problems, the town employees are content. Most town employees admire people like Councilmen Vinci and Lauro... people who worked their way up and are now on the town council where they continue to serve their community. So once again this year, Aberdeen voters will reject the Republicans and choose the Democratic Team!
Amen.
Hey welcome back Ivanidiot? Have I met Norman Kauff? Have most Aberdeen residents robbed by him & CME? No is the answer. Know why? Scum like Norman Kauff and most other political low lifes ply their corrupt, illegal and unethical trade in the dark out of sight of the taxpayers. Examples of that are his calls to his puppet board members, council members, professionals and more to not allow a needed number to allow meeting or approval to be granted. Developers meeting with him outside of town hall and without recordings or presence of or involving council members, lawyers, party representatives violating rules of order, sunshine laws and the publics right to know or the ability to be informed of developments or decisions that negatively affect them, their taxes or quality of life.
Modest, witty, intelligent and compassionate? Again are you kidding me? Hitler was loved too. Your corrupt allegiance to the one single man has overcharged, misconstrued and from his crypt of corruption has sent this town in a spiral of ruin.
Another of the Kauffkin puppets applaud Vinny Vinci for helping seniors? What seniors? Would it be the seniors forced to move out of their homes and community they love because of the municipal taxes and school taxes that many council members could not vote on or really analyze to benefit the taxpayers because they used their Norman Kauff arranged positions to get jobs for family and in turn could not be a part of any decisions, cuts or real reforms. Where was Vincis supposed helping seniors who have looked for the long promised senior housing over by town hall? Where was Vinci on getting a better senior building to use or facilities like it in other areas not close to only that side of town. As for Mr. Lauro I know little of him other than he worked for the town. You can bet though that he knows the real Norman Kauff you fraudulently suggest in a veiled propped up flawed effort to counter creative, poignant and exacting proof, insults and even taunting of those so corruptly allegiant to Norman Kauff your not so saintly man Norman Kauff who corruptly lines your pocket. That is the obvious truth of your laughable, silly and insulting effort. So vote for Vinci and pat yourself on the back. I am sure that Norman Kauff will pat you on your head for being a good little lap dog that you are. THe one proof you cannot deny that proves the points of the corrupt Norman Kauff control of all things Aberdeen is that our town does not have any restrictions, guidance or ordinance to control town officers and actions under pay to play. That is all.
Patrolman Vinci was a cop in town.
But Vinci Illegally ran the local street numbers, robbed the Levitt builders with others like him as they constructed the Strathmore development. Did not work like other cops cause of the misses. Knows and protects many of his brothers in blue still as some who protect him for his crimes of long ago still for his approval on contracts.
That is the man you idolize like some golden calf. His presence in my church is insulting when I see him there I am repulsed.
Vinci works for Vinci and his little kingdom of elderly residents that he cultivates like the dumb so easily led sheep that they are who really get very little for doing his bidding blindly. The man Vinci feels entitled to work deals to better his status and even his land holdings all of course at taxpayers expense.
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You are a joke like the idiot who fronts for the one who pulls the strings from behind the curtain of Justice Lane. Sorry Injustice Lane.
There will be a knock on the door and very soon.
what does your church teach you about your brothers and sisters? Are we not all from the same cloth? Forgiveness? Do not pass judgement? I think you need to spend some more time thinking about your own shortcomings before you criticize Vinny Vinci and all the good he has done. Shame on you for castigating a good man only to inflate your own sense of worth.
Still you never answer the very real and true examples of your corrupt masters. Amazing!
I spit on your church. F you and all of the Warrenites.
Blasphemy has now found its way to the Aberdeener Blog. You should be ashamed of yourself.
Blasphemy?
Corruption?
Sounds like just another day in Kaufferdeen.
Right Norm?
Leave the corrupt alone. Don't you know how tired you can get from stealing the life out of the taxpayers of Aberdeen?
Vote for Vinci. Go ahead. Here is a hint why not just take everything you own and give it to the Vinci puppet master. They're going to take it eventually anyway. Just get it over with. Why just wait until they take your last breath or drop of blood. How come you missed out on the whole Jonestown thing? Bet you thought the world was ending last Saturday too. Stupid people like you should not be allowed to reproduce. I can assure you the day of the Kauff judgement is coming. When it happens your vote for Vinci will be the proof of what an ass you really are. But i'm sure you have been told that your whole pitiful life.
Yes, you hit the nail on the head I REPENT MY KAUFFEDNESS!!! I REPENT!! PLEASE FORGIVE ME OH GREAT WARRENITES!!
Lol,just kidding! you are all such a bunch of loser pussies!
NORM RULES!!!
VINNIE FOR MAYOR!!
Vinny's hair is bad ass!
Who is the real loser?
Those who deny the real expensive corruption or those of us who know of it and let everyone know it?
Who is the real loser?
Those who deny, defend and deflect the corruption?
Who is the real loser?
Those who profit off of the corruption at the great expense of the taxpayers, business owners and developers they swore an oath to serve?
I could go on and on but you drank the Kauff kool-aid so you are a zombie just like all of the other Kauffkins.
I have to go now and wait for the police blotter entries to not be printed to warn, advise and make us aware of what goes on under the nose of our $4.5 million dollar Police Department.
Have Kaufferdeen day.
That one was for you Big Joe.
Vinnies hair is just as black as his corrupt heart. You can also be sure that the roof does not match the carpeting. Right Norm?
Look at the posts that get the most comments.
All scumbag Normie all of the time makes me happy.
I love it!
How about you Normie?
No?
Too f'n bad.
You old scumbag.
You too Vinci.
I don't want you to feel left out.
I love, love love the roof/carpet post.
Very clever.
more big joe references. who cares. just like the lie about him aiding some woman being assaulted at the train station. if that happened the town council would have said something. nothing said so nothing happened. more lies just like the pregnant woman getting tickets thing. that did not happen either as someone would have gone to see the judge.
Good morning to all the corrupt Kauffkin scum.
Is today the day you get arrested?
Many of us hurt by your corruption hope so.
When they slap the bracelets on ask yourself one thing.
Was all the Kauff corruption you've been a part of really worth it?
Many of us also hope you are sentenced to many years in prison to ponder your answer, your ignorant allegiance to all things Kauff and the damage you have done to all parts of the Aberdeen community.
Mr. K. Miss Swindle may have some skeletons in her closet you don't know about yet. Take a real good look Mr. K. before you look to our community this time with your Miss Gumbs replacement.
Skeletons in the closet of a Kauff selected candidate?
Say it isn't so Normie.
What just like Normies puppet closet pervert Mark Coren?
How are the "WELCOME BACK PERVERT party plans?
Right back into the corrupt fold of the Normie scum.
Some things never change.
Or do they?
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I love Norman Kauff.
There I said it.
I'm out of the closet.
I feel so free.
I feel so.
CRASH!
CRACK!
BLINDING LIGHT!
SHOCKING IMPULSE SENSATION!
PAIN!
EXCRUCIATING PAIN!
AAHHHHHHH!
UPDATE: For those of you reading this post the poster who proclaimed his love for Norman Kauff has been struck by lightning. The person has been singed to a unidentifiable black crust. They no longer exist.
JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED TO ANOTHER KAUFFKIN
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OUTCLASSED, OUTSASSED, OUTRANKED AND OUT SMARTED YET AGAIN. BUT THE KAUFFKINS WILL NEVER LEARN THAT THEY ARE UP AGAINST THOSE WHOF US THEY SO DESPISE FOR OUTING THEIR CORRUPT HEARTS AND DON'T FORGET WE HAVE THE TRUTH AND GOD ON OUR SIDE. BEST THING IS THAT NORM KNOWS IT TOO.
Vinny has been good for Aberdeen. Period. He has been a solid leader on the Council as well as in the House. We are lucky to have him and I will cast a vote for him in November.
Yawn...
I'm gonna win...
Just like always...
Yawn...
Does anybody have a good reciepe for meatballs?
I think food reciepes would be more interesting than this trash everyday.
Yes I have a wonderful recipe. Do you like Garlic?
Here is good recipe for meatballs.
take one large hunk of corrupt Kauff
mix in the the corrupt town council
mix in some pork firehouse sausage
mix in some police only contract approval bread crumbs
add the corrupt zoning board whine a little at a time
add the corrupt planning board half and half again
mix in a political hack manager named Joe C
add a bunch of corrupt lawyers thinly sliced to keep Kauff in the money
mix well in a big taxpayer bowl of money
add the mix with plenty political corruption oil to grease the CME money Kauff pan
shape the town as Kauff demands and contortts
then you have all the ingredients for the one the only
corrupt Aberdeen political meatball politician recipe
that is the best recipe for the corrupt to its core local Aberdeen Democratic party.
Right Vinc(i)?
Right Laur(o)?
Right Tagliarin(i)?
Right Monton(e)?
Right Auriemm(a)?
Right Cagli(a)?
Right Kauff?
you forgot code enforcement lard for flavoring
And if you want to add some fiber to them there is probably still some leftover foliage from the forest Warren grew in his wife's front yard. I'm sure the new owners will take any help they can get in removing that mess he left.
If you want to save on your gas bill you can have the code guy come over and open that windbag of a mouth he has. The hot air from that thing will surely cook all the balls you can make.
If this Kauff guy is as bad as you say, and personally, I have never heard or seen this man in town, why do you stay here? Why do you want to continue to torture yourself with all of this alleged corruption that you claim? I say you have zero proof. None, zilch, zero, nada.
PS - I like Vinny too.
This is my take:
The guy that keeps writing all the Kauff shit ( Don't feed into his " there's many of us" BS ) is just jealous because the turds he likes can't win an election to save their lives.
I can't say if the guy is actually corrupt, or guilty of any of the things this angry idiot accuses him of because I don't know the guy.
I also don't care if he is or not because I don't live there,truth be told, I'm only here for amusement. Since the guy that runs this blog doesn't live there either, I guess I'm ok to chime in too.
That's my take, now suck it.
The Meatball recipe was priceless. It left out a few things like adding the '2' hidden sex perverts Norm is hiding to the recipe. Mark Coren could also be added to the political meatball recipe for color and fruity flavor. 3 posts above were in short order attacking the code guy leaves me wondering if the poster got told to get off their television watching video game playing out of work ass and clean your room by your property. Once again attack a guy for doing his job while Norm robs the town accounts.
Make up your mind Kauffkins. Now one of you idiots is saying there is only 'one of us on the blog' outing Kauff and his forty thieves for stealing everything that is not nailed down under the guise of elected leadership. I say it again why has not one person named defended themselves or stand up by name and defend themselves or the dictator they follow so blindly. Norman Kauff and any who follow his lead are no friend or leader of this community. Prove me wrong. Explain the millions paid to the town engineers for a start.
THEY WON'T. THEY CAN'T, THEY ARE LIKE COCKROACHES THAT HIDE WHEN THE LIGHT SHINES ON THEM. DON'T HOLD YOUR BREAT THE KAUFF GANG ARE UNDER KAUFF LOCKDOWN. I THINK KAUFF WILL BOW OUT THIS YEAR AND TURN THE WHOLE ILLEGAL MESS OVER TO TAGS MYSELF. EGO RUNS THAT GUY AND HE IS NO LESS A JOKE. I THINK ABOUT WHEN HE GAVE TROPHIES TO ALL THE KIDS. NO ONE SHOULD LOSE IN TAGS EYES. HE IS SUCH A JOKE.
We have known you are one person for a while. Whether or not you know that is between you and your psychiatrist. When you look at how your posts run together, it's so obvious, a 4 year old could figure you out.
Better get a better detective to figure it out I think. You keep coming on here to deny, deflect and corruptly defend the guilty.
Dude, give it up already. You're alone. Nobody cares about this blog, or your corruption illusions anymore except you, and possibly Warren, although he is even suspect anymore.
Is there any truth to the rumor going around town that Norman was secretly trying to get a casino license for the old anchor glass property? Someone claiming to be knowledgeable of the matter was being quite vocal at a recent event and mentioned it.
I heard the same rumor about Kauff trying to get a casino license. Kauff was denied because he was not from the right Native American Indian Tribe to qualify for such a license.
It seems the tribe of Fthetaxpayersatanycost tribe is no good.
Maybe Kauff should try to get a new tribe started I would suggest the Hidingpervertsfromthepublic tribe.
Kauff is really an old timer I heard he was there when his type of political scum paid the indians $24.00 for Manhattan Island.
Those in the know tell us that Chief Kauff and his little indians steal more than $24.00 a minute with their benefactors at CME from the citizens here.
Yes, I am going to open a casino at Anchor Glass. I also am getting prostitution legalized in Aberdeen. I am also going to open a brothel in Genoa. I bribed that fat bastard Christie with a truck load of Ring Dings.
Weak response Norm to what are far more creative postings and the true posts about your corruption. Like Greneral McArthur said Norm "just fade away". Save yourself Norm. Start spending your ill gotten gains you don't have much time left. If you do anything start buying cel phones and cigarettes. Where you are going they trade like 14kt. gold. That and your body being used and defiled by your cellies is your future Norm.
Rebuild the Cat and the Fiddle!!!
You say I will be "defiled". Is that similar to the thing I do to your wife when you are at work that we call stool pushing?
Looks like the aberdeener has run it's course. Good riddance to New York rubbish.
Weak yet again Norm. When will you learn the truth will win out against the Norm dictatorship. One day Fred will wake up and do the right thing for the people he is supposed to represent. Until then Norm enjoy the ride. Or what is left of it anyway.
run its course maybe big joe can go back to the telephone polls like he did against mayor murphy. that pressure worked. tell the people like that and see how long fred lasts as mayor.
Big Mouth has been silenced. He's on the tit.
I don't think so but then again people think Kauff will never get caught either. We shall see. I know we owe Joe a debt for getting rid of that arrogant Mayor Murphy. Attack away.
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