Lights Out:Town Hall Goes Dark
The Lights were out tonight at Harrison's Town Hall as Mayor Raymond McDonough canceled tonight's regularly scheduled December 1, 2009 Mayor & Council meeting.
On the Agenda were several items including the proposed adoption of a revised salary ordinance reflecting pay increases for town workers. It was expected that a large group of residents were going to be in attendance.
The official word was that the Mayor was going town to Trenton to seek reinstatement of distressed city aid which was cut by Governor Jon Corzine's administration to Harrison and other cities. Some questioned whether the cancellation of the meeting was simply a stalling tactic to avoid a large crowd in anticipation of scheduling a Special Meeting later this month.
Whatever the reason for the cancellation of the Mayor & Council meeting, it is abundantly clear that the Town of Harrison's financial crisis is getting worse and unlikely to get better in the near future. Tough decisions must be made by the McDonough administration. Town workers must be included in these decisions and cost cutting measures implemented.
Harrison was also prominently mentioned in a State Commission of Investigation report released today outlining large payouts to retiring public employees. The report is available online. Harrison's write up starts on page 37. The report is entitled, The Beat Goes On.
On the Agenda were several items including the proposed adoption of a revised salary ordinance reflecting pay increases for town workers. It was expected that a large group of residents were going to be in attendance.
The official word was that the Mayor was going town to Trenton to seek reinstatement of distressed city aid which was cut by Governor Jon Corzine's administration to Harrison and other cities. Some questioned whether the cancellation of the meeting was simply a stalling tactic to avoid a large crowd in anticipation of scheduling a Special Meeting later this month.
Whatever the reason for the cancellation of the Mayor & Council meeting, it is abundantly clear that the Town of Harrison's financial crisis is getting worse and unlikely to get better in the near future. Tough decisions must be made by the McDonough administration. Town workers must be included in these decisions and cost cutting measures implemented.
Harrison was also prominently mentioned in a State Commission of Investigation report released today outlining large payouts to retiring public employees. The report is available online. Harrison's write up starts on page 37. The report is entitled, The Beat Goes On.
Posted by John Pinho at 12/1/2009 11:54 PM 
Categories: Council Meeting, Property Taxes, Mayor, State, Budget
Categories: Council Meeting, Property Taxes, Mayor, State, Budget
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