Westminster Project Coming Back A Year Later
The Westminster property is back on the Zoning Board agenda for 09/26/2024. The township vetoed the original project, and the builder is returning with a proposed settlement agreement. Interestingly, it is a meeting connected to yet another significant issue on a Back to School Night, and, unlike the Board of Education – the township does not allow for remote participation....
Is County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi Up to the Same Old Tricks?
Joanne Rajoppi should be a familiar name to Berkeley Heights Residents. She was responsible for the disastrous ballot back in 2022 that cost Natasha and Sai the election that year. She’s also been on the wrong end of lawsuits and controversies connected to ballot issues before and after 2022. If you were to go to the Union County Election page...
No, BHPS Does Not Need An Assistant Superintendent…
But it should be Mrs. Nardi if we insist on having one. In reality, we don’t need an assistant Superintendent. But if we are to hire people for these positions, the logical choice would be to select an internal candidate. Someone who knows our District inside out, wants to be here (for the right reasons) and has proven successful. For...
John’s Notes on the 08/15/2024 BOE Meeting
Hypothetical Lawsuits, Prism and Cell Phone Searches “If you don’t fund the ethics complaint against Sai, the District is going to get sued.” How often has the phrase “the town/district will get sued” been improperly used as an excuse to advance harmful decisions or take down articles exposing government incompetence? Sai could have easily sued the District for each of...
Other Concerns About Berkeley Heights Township’s Attempt at a Land Grab
Concerns on Cost, Safety and Environmental Impact Add To Need for Transparency Berkeley Heights faces a complex decision regarding the potential lease of the Lower Columbia property and the proposed installation of an artificial turf (AT) field. While much of our concern resides in the Council’s continued strategy of throwing the lease agreement into negotiations to shield it from public...
Who are the Real Clowns That Want to Tear It Down? Part Two
Part II – The Hysterics Over Transportation Let’s go back way back on Transportation (the years when the Township indicated “all roads were safe” before Sai and Natasha got elected, and suddenly two months after they got elected, they suddenly became “unsafe”. In 2021, Laura wrote, in connection to the presentation on reconfiguration that has since been pulled from the...
Who are the Real Clowns That Want to Tear It Down ?
Part I – The Hysterics Over Board President With declines in proficiency firmly evidenced, two years of an assault on democratic mechanisms, and an 11th-hour attempt to prevent a new BOE from delivering on its promise to improve the District, former BOE representatives and operatives within local government loyal to the Old BOE became obsessed with ensuring Angela Penna became...
Should we Cheer-lead the Mayor and Council on the CMS Field Question?
Rah-Rah-Rah or….Nah? For years, the BOE and Town have discussed the Lower Columbia Field. Now that most machine-supported BOE representatives are no longer on the BOE, the Council appears to be trying to add public pressure through a ballot measure with only partial information available to the public while they are still in negotiations with the Board of Education. Based...
No….The Township Does NOT have a CFO, and the Proposed Solution Should Raise Concerns
The Township Administrator has been acting as CFO for two months. This is what the State Comptroller has to say about that. Councilman Paul Donnelly was the only Town Council Member to raise concerns about this issue, and there are concerns: How can someone without the required certification be playing the role of CFO? CFO’s are required to sign off on...
Berkeley Heights BOE Committee Meeting Notes for May 2024
In 2024, the Berkeley Heights Board of Education voted to make all BOE Committee Meeting Minutes Publicly Available on the District Website. Here are quick notes on the 05/2024 Committee Meeting Minutes with links to the full documents. Finance and Facilities 05/29/2024 Highlights Surveys on Menu Items for Elementary School Students discussed Despite the decision not to increase Activity Fees,...
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