2023 Town Council Candidates on 311 Springfield Avenue
Opposition leads council to tabling redevelopment study… 2023 Berkeley Heights Town Council Candidates Edmund Tom Maciejewski (R) and Margaret Illis (D) express their positions on the redevelopment study during the 06/13/2023 Town Council Meeting. This is an important issue for voters as the prior Mayoral Administration engaged in an Affordable Housing approach many residents felt was not effective for the...
Resident Presentation During the 06/22/2023 Zoning Board on Westminster
We are better served when we use evidence to hold expert opinion accountable… In this clip, a resident provides the Zoning Board with important information about the environmental impact of the Westminster project. Listen carefully to how the expert responds to the resident’s presentation and how the resident counters with on-the-ground knowledge of the area. One thing I would advise...
Sai’s notes on 06/27/2023 Town Council Agenda
Why does a public entity need public relations and communication services, and do these services fall under professional services? -Sai Akiri Resolution No 4: Resolution awarding a Professional services contract to Direct Development to provide Public Relations and Communications Services in an amount not to exceed $2,500 per month. On March 21, 2023, the council awarded a contract not to exceed $120,000 to...
Berkeley Heights Township Council: Urgent Reflections on the Proposed Redevelopment Study
Town Council Candidate Edmund Tom Maciejewski on 311 Springfield Avenue Resolution – Edmund Tom Maciejewski Our township of Berkeley Heights faces both an opportunity and challenge with the old nursing home situated between TD Bank and Thaitanium restaurant on 311 Springfield Avenue. This property, recently sold for around $900,000, is primed for development. However, the proposed redevelopment study demands careful...
06/13/2023 Town Council Agenda- Sai’s Notes
Will the Town Council Add More Fees and Bureaucracy to further push Middle and Working Class Families out of Berkeley Heights? Today on the town council agenda for final adoption is the following ordinance: An Ordinance of the Township of Berkeley Heights, County of Union, State of New Jersey, Amending and Supplementing Title 8 of The Code of the Township...
Town Council, Budget – What A Difference.
What a better process looks like… Here is a clip from the last Town Council Meeting (public comment on the budget). Residents should compare this 15-minute clip to the clip we published yesterday of the most recent BOE Meeting where the tentative District Budget was discussed and voted on. It’s a good side-by-side exhibit of open, receptive, civil government (Town...
BHCW Book Of Revelations: Westminster Church, DISAPPEARANCE of Trees and Increased Flooding
Get Your Arks Ready, Bitches John met with neighbors super friendly to Westminster Church over its long local history but who are now met with the threat of clear cutting trees, increased flooding and a new road for a minor development planned to help boost the church’s financial position. Zoning Meeting Thursday 23rd at 730. Zoom only. https://zoom.us/j/3575747364
2023 TOWNSHIP BUDGET PROCESS – We deserve better
When are this year’s public Township Budget Hearings planned? -Sai Akiri Update: Received a response from Liza, township administrator. In 2021 the public budget hearing was held on March 1,2021. The township budget was introduced on April 6, 2021, for approval. In 2020 three public budget hearings were held in the month of February and March. This year, there is...
Thoughts on the Berkley Heights Town council agenda 2.7.2023
Sai Akiri On a glance at the town council agenda, the resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation for $1,533,525.00 raises some eyebrows. Why is the Council authorizing an emergency appropriation of $ 1.5 million? Before this being discussed at the next meeting, it would be helpful to the public if the Council could provide some background into what this emergency authorization of $...
The Vote Surrounding Competent Town Administrator Remains Shrouded in Mystery…but not really
I will start this article by thanking Mr. Varnerin for responding to an email I sent to the Town Council last week concerning the decision not to reappoint Liza as Town Administrator. After almost two years of BOE members openly admitting they don’t read parent emails or having the personal experience of hearing BOE members accusing parents of bad actions...
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