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Village Visions: She's The One
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Musings on life in South Orange, NJ. Saturday, August 24, 2013. So, it was all the more stunning when the Board of Trustees (which includes the Village President) posted a job opening for the Village Clerk's job. On the Village website on August 19 and issued a statement on August 20. Stating that "the Village Clerk’s appointment and service to the Village will end on September 30, 2013.". The State statute provides that the "clock resets" after a 60 vacancy in the position. So, Robin COULD take a 60...
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Village Visions: December 2012
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Musings on life in South Orange, NJ. Sunday, December 2, 2012. Now that the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy has finally passed and everyone in South Orange is generally back to their normal routines (except NJ Transit), I wanted to take a moment to recognize and thank some of the amazing efforts that occurred in the days immediately following the storm. First and foremost, the South Orange Village staff who always do a great job, went above and beyond in their efforts. Specifically:. Additionally, I want to...
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Village Visions: May 2013
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Musings on life in South Orange, NJ. Monday, May 13, 2013. An open letter to South Orange residents, employees and business owners:. At the suggestion of a resident, Craig Goldstein, to help bring awareness to crime, and I helped in the selection of the firm to complete a Best Practices Study. Asking questions at meetings that I thought the public needed and wanted to hear, Creating and posting an online "meeting recap" after each BOT meeting for the past two years and creating and maintaining an online ...
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Village Visions: March 2012
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Musings on life in South Orange, NJ. Friday, March 30, 2012. Last year, South Orange residents were quite surprised to receive their tax bills, which showed an increase of 4% in the School portion of the bill. With the average homeowner already paying over $15,000 per year in property taxes and the school taxes making up the large majority of our bill, that resulted in a material increase during a year when people were still seeing flat or declining incomes. Caldwell - .64% DECREASE.
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Village Visions: Code of Silence - Part 2
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Musings on life in South Orange, NJ. Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Code of Silence - Part 2. Characterized by visibility or accessibility of information especially concerning business practices. Posted to the Village website. At least since I have been in office, the list of all. Bills paid is posted to the Village website. I'd like to highlight three recent examples pertaining to:. Claims of "budget transparency". Lack of transparency regarding the relocation of the Rescue Squad. Recently, an article. As a re...
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Village Visions: July 2013
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Musings on life in South Orange, NJ. Friday, July 19, 2013. Your Own Worst Enemy. Should South Orange spend money to build and maintain our own zoo or indoor skating rink? With a solid facility that is run by Essex County just a couple miles down the road, that would be ludicrous. Why then is South Orange considering building and maintaining a 40-bed emergency shelter, when Essex County already provides that exact service just a couple miles down the road? Trustee Gould requested that a public discussion...
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Village Visions: April 2013
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Musings on life in South Orange, NJ. Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Code of Silence - Part 2. Characterized by visibility or accessibility of information especially concerning business practices. Posted to the Village website. At least since I have been in office, the list of all. Bills paid is posted to the Village website. I'd like to highlight three recent examples pertaining to:. Claims of "budget transparency". Lack of transparency regarding the relocation of the Rescue Squad. Recently, an article. As a re...
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Village Visions: Sandy
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Musings on life in South Orange, NJ. Sunday, December 2, 2012. Now that the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy has finally passed and everyone in South Orange is generally back to their normal routines (except NJ Transit), I wanted to take a moment to recognize and thank some of the amazing efforts that occurred in the days immediately following the storm. First and foremost, the South Orange Village staff who always do a great job, went above and beyond in their efforts. Specifically:. Additionally, I want to...
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Village Visions: The Long Goodbye
http://trusteegoldberg.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-long-goodbye.html
Musings on life in South Orange, NJ. Monday, May 13, 2013. An open letter to South Orange residents, employees and business owners:. At the suggestion of a resident, Craig Goldstein, to help bring awareness to crime, and I helped in the selection of the firm to complete a Best Practices Study. Asking questions at meetings that I thought the public needed and wanted to hear, Creating and posting an online "meeting recap" after each BOT meeting for the past two years and creating and maintaining an online ...
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Village Visions: Your Own Worst Enemy
http://trusteegoldberg.blogspot.com/2013/07/your-own-worst-enemy.html
Musings on life in South Orange, NJ. Friday, July 19, 2013. Your Own Worst Enemy. Should South Orange spend money to build and maintain our own zoo or indoor skating rink? With a solid facility that is run by Essex County just a couple miles down the road, that would be ludicrous. Why then is South Orange considering building and maintaining a 40-bed emergency shelter, when Essex County already provides that exact service just a couple miles down the road? Trustee Gould requested that a public discussion...
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