The Hoboken Tax Reform Coalition
Kids First Sweeps Boe Election - Budget Passes
Just posted at Mile Square View.
Kids First appears to have swept all four seats.
Budget passes decisively.
Views: 6
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Dave Kaplan on -
Congrats to KF. They obviously have just as strong of an organization as they had one year ago, which is no small accomplishment.
No matter who one voted for, the campaign posturing should end immediately, as it is important that everyone now work together for the betterment of Hoboken. With sweeps in the past two elections, I expect Kids First to hit the ground running and deliver strong results over the next year. I look forward to seeing what they are capable of.
-
Permalink Reply by Dave Kaplan on
-
On second thought, looks like you called this too early Smarty. One of the seats is an exact tie.
-
Permalink Reply by ditto on
-
The third seat is close but not tied.Here's the latest update:
http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2010/04/the_final_numbers_in...
Dave Kaplan said:On second thought, looks like you called this too early Smarty. One of the seats is an exact tie.
-
Permalink Reply by SmartyJones on -
Dave, thought I posted a reply indicating the first tallies were in fact correct.
The Jersey Journal had older data.
The tallies are up and accurate.
Mile Square View
-
Permalink Reply by Dave Kaplan on
-
Thanks for the update. I had looked at the star ledger results on their website which indicated the tie.
SmartyJones said:Dave, thought I posted a reply indicating the first tallies were in fact correct.
The Jersey Journal had older data.
The tallies are up and accurate.
Mile Square View
-
Permalink Reply by SmartyJones on
-
Yes, there were more votes and these were in fact tallied and posted last night based on that accurate information. The County website did not have all the tallies and the Jersey Journal had lower numbers showing a potential tie while the higher figures showed the decisive outcome.
Hope to see you around town again soon Dave.
Up the Revolt!
-
Permalink Reply by Andy on
-
I'm dissapointed the budget passed. Should have gone back for much more cuts. 60% of the state did the right thing but Hoboken does whatever it wants. I could care less who got elected to the school board but the budget should have been cut and cut deep.
-
Permalink Reply by FAP on
-
Andy perhaps your problem is you never articulated which programs you wanted cut or a layoff plan to realize the cost savings. Maureen Sullivan, Nathan Brinkman, and the real results team were either incapable or unwilling to so either so you're not alone.
You can take the opportunity now to explain the cuts you wanted. I'd listen.
Andy said:I'm dissapointed the budget passed. Should have gone back for much more cuts. 60% of the state did the right thing but Hoboken does whatever it wants. I could care less who got elected to the school board but the budget should have been cut and cut deep.
-
Permalink Reply by ditto on
-
The budget was cut and there is no tax increase (actually reduced less than 1%) to offset the cut in state aid the majority of municipalities are passing along tax increase. It is clear that for some the speed and depth of cuts was insufficient but there are realities of time and space; decades of mismanagement are not corrected overnight and realistically I expect several budget cycles will be required to correct the bloated budget. If Governor Christie in spite of his budget state of emergency recognizes the need for measured cuts and reduced expectations for overnight change I think we should be realistic too about the speed and scope of cuts.
Andy said:I'm dissapointed the budget passed. Should have gone back for much more cuts. 60% of the state did the right thing but Hoboken does whatever it wants. I could care less who got elected to the school board but the budget should have been cut and cut deep.
-
Permalink Reply by Tony Soares on -
Congrats to all
-
Permalink Reply by Dave Kaplan on
-
Bringing up Governor Christie is interesting since he has asked all teachers to accept a wage freeze.
Will the Board of Ed in Hoboken ask the teachers for a wage freeze? Is there any reason why they shouldn't?
As for a specific cut, this would be a big one. It would not hurt the schools one bit. So I ask again, where is the call for the teachers to reopen their contract and accept a wage freeze?
If the Governor has said it once, he's said it 1000 times, and I agree with him. There should be no raise, as there must be shared sacrifice.
ditto said:The budget was cut and there is no tax increase (actually reduced less than 1%) to offset the cut in state aid the majority of municipalities are passing along tax increase. It is clear that for some the speed and depth of cuts was insufficient but there are realities of time and space; decades of mismanagement are not corrected overnight and realistically I expect several budget cycles will be required to correct the bloated budget. If Governor Christie in spite of his budget state of emergency recognizes the need for measured cuts and reduced expectations for overnight change I think we should be realistic too about the speed and scope of cuts.
Andy said:I'm dissapointed the budget passed. Should have gone back for much more cuts. 60% of the state did the right thing but Hoboken does whatever it wants. I could care less who got elected to the school board but the budget should have been cut and cut deep.
-
Permalink Reply by David on
-
I'd definitely like to see the BOE at least ask
Dave Kaplan said:Bringing up Governor Christie is interesting since he has asked all teachers to accept a wage freeze.
Will the Board of Ed in Hoboken ask the teachers for a wage freeze? Is there any reason why they shouldn't?
As for a specific cut, this would be a big one. It would not hurt the schools one bit. So I ask again, where is the call for the teachers to reopen their contract and accept a wage freeze?
If the Governor has said it once, he's said it 1000 times, and I agree with him. There should be no raise, as there must be shared sacrifice.
© 2012 Created by Administrator.
Powered by
