This is what you can call a tale of two towns when it comes to COAH. In Manalapan, thanks to former Mayor Commissar Klauber and da Queen, Manalapan is fast-tracking an 80-unit low-income apartment building that will tower over any other building in da area. They are doing this, despite doing more studies on how da Village, which will not add to da school roles or have any apartments or people living there, if it is ever built, while "Roth's Rundown Shantytown" will add what could easily be well over 100 kids to Manalapan's already overcrowded schools and potentially cause nightmare traffic jams on Route 522 into Englishtown!
In addition to what Manalapan residents can expect from this 80-unit apartment building, there wasn't even a traffic study done until a local resident demanded one! By da way, it will also cost Manalapan taxpayers $1.6 million from da trust fund to cover costs --- and, not to be left out --- da apartment building at "Klauber's Corner" is designated to be built on a BROWNFIELD, which could possibly have years of contamination on da site that must first be cleaned up!!!!!
Apparently, Manalapan's political leaders, for reasons only they know, want to continue with da process of getting "Contamination Corner" despite a promise made by now-Governor Chris Christie of abolishing COAH. This could mean that da very reason for building this LOW-INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT could be moot.
Now, cross da border into Marlboro, and apparently they got da Governor's message very clear. DaTruthSquad has learned from embedded sources across da border that Marlboro is going to immediately stop all new potential COAH obligations, until they first see what happens on da state level.
What Marlboro is doing makes absolutely perfect sense, and it's also what daTruthSquad has been saying all along, so kudos to Marlboro Mayor Hornik for doing da right thing for his taxpaying residents. DaTruthSquad has been told that under current COAH guidelines, Hornik and his town of Marlboro must build over 1,600 new homes or apartments - to satisfy an obligation that Governor Christie, and Senator Lesniak want to abolish. In fact, Lesniak, whose law firm gave money to help sponsor Manalapan Day last year, as an embedded member of da heritage Committee told daTruthSquad, is da leader of da "Do Away With COAH" law being started in da State Senate!
Now, riddle us this Batman ---- Why is it that da political leaders of Marlboro are putting their taxpaying citizens first and holding off on a plan that could be done away with before this summer ends, while in Manalapan, two Democrats are imposing their will on da GOP'ers and demanding this project continue, despite da fact not a stitch of dirt has been moved and no groundbreaking has been done?????
Now, there has been speculation of a number of reasons as to why Manalapan's political leaders want to continue with what Englishtown residents have dubbed "Love Canal II." People have speculated everything from cronyism to kickbacks to stupidity - keep in mind all of these are completely unproven at this time. However, questions must be raised as to why this project is continuing, with da probability that COAH will soon be abolished - which is da very reason da Commissar & da Queen wanted to build "Mr. Holland's No-pus.".
DaTruth is, it's as clear as Mayor Andy Boy's receding hairline that da Governor wants to do away with COAH, and Lesniak and a huge number of state politicians, including those representing District 12 where Manalapan sits wants COAH abolished. So, with da obvious potential that COAH could come to an end by da summer, why does Manalapan's politicians want to continue with this?
It's time, especially with Manalapan's fiscal house not 100% in order, and da potential for a tax increase looming thanks to all da snow and lawsuits among other things, that Manalapan follow da lead of their neighbors and put a hold on all COAH obligations until da state settles da issue for us.
DaTruth is, if Manalapan continues with their potentially-soon-to-be-abolished COAH plan to build a LOW-INCOME APARTMENT BUILDING on what may very well be contaminated land, it will be da people of Manalapan who will be paying a heavy price for this, not just for da $1.6 million already on da hook, but for extra taxes to cover da added kids in Manalapan schools, crowded roads, potential crime, burden on police and township infrastructure, its close proximity to Manalapan Rec, people walking on Route 522 since there's no sidewalks and no local public transportation in that immediate area of Manalapan - they will have to walk to Englishtown!
Let's face facts, to be fair --- how can Manalapan even proceed with this LOW INCOME APARTMENT BUILDING that satisfies a COAH obligation if Manalapan politicians don't even know what da new rules will be - and even if COAH will survive da summer?
Manalapan Committeeman Green - you campaigned about this issue and came out against it. It's time you demand from da rest of da Manalapan Township Committee they follow Marlboro's lead and suspend all COAH plans, especially "Klauber's Corner" until da state tells us what to do by their lead, which will be to abolish COAH. Mayor Andy Boy, you say you're a GOP'er - prove it! Use your clout as mayor and lead da charge to stop COAH and this apartment building that both da Queen and her older-right-hand are pushing hard to keep.
If Manalapan's GOP'ers don't want to be perceived as puppets of da Queen and her cadre, it's long time they come out from underneath her shadow and stand up against her and da Commissar's plan that so many people in Manalapan and Englishtown have come out against.
It's time at da very next township committee meeting that Green, Lucas and Manalapan's great townspeople demand this COAH conundrum be halted TFN until da state decides what they first want to do with COAH. Anything else, especially allowing this to continue - at taxpayer expense - will be to da detriment of Manalapan residents, and taxpayers who will have to foot da bill!
And that's daTruth.
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Has it occurred to Your Brilliance that there may be benefits accruing to Manalapan for proceeding in accordance with currently applicable law, given in particular the potential environmental barriers than will provide the Township with ample opportunity to reverse couse if and when COAH is modified or repealed?
Nice to see Marlboro is doing it right.
Unlike Andy Boy, Mayor Hornik is an actual mayor who knows how to get things done. Kudos to him for doing the right thing for taxpayers in his town.
Apparently Benny isn't using all of his brain cells today. What could Manalapan possibly get out of building this low income apartment building taller than any structure in the area?
Higher taxes for Manalapan residents due to more kids in the schools? More traffic? More people walking along Route 522 at all hours of the day? Stretching our police department thinner? Concerns for our kids at Manalapan Rec? Health concerns from the brownfield its going to be built on? Who's pockets could be lined with kickbacks?
The list goes on.
Here's a stupid question - if you build this, how do suddenly reverse course if COAH is repealed? Won't you have already spent taxpayer money on it? Wouldn't you already have signed contracts with the state and developers? DUH???????
squad himself said it won't be bhuilt for years because of the environmental concerns, so you look like your complying but un fact not building anything and then you turn around and nix it before it's built. sounds like 'andy-boy' has a better game plan than the little hornick kid.
I'm going with Benny on this one. He was right in the first comment written here.
Using his logic, let's go ahead and build the Village, but go with that expanded plan that called for the theater and all the other stuff. Build it all now. If it fails or turns out to be a nightmare, then you can go ahead and cancel it.
I'm going with Benny's logic here.
I think Benny was using half his brain. But maybe he only has half a brain. The concept of buildingthat low income apartment tower is stupid, a burden to taxpayers, and wrong for Manalapan. Andrew, be the Republican we know you can be and demand a stop to this!
You people are not thinking. Maybe this would be a good thing for people like Michelle Roth and her party bosses. Let's build the apartment tower for low income people. So ww'll probably have to pay more taxes. If Michelle wants it, we should do it.
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Anonymous said...
Pay no attention to Benny Cardozo. That is XXXX XXXXX. If XXXX had anything intelligent to say, do you think he would have the time to spend all day long blogging? Or do you think he might actually use his time productively, something he hasn't done in years. As is usually the case, of course, he is all heat and no light. Marlboro stopped their project because once in place it can't be reversed. There are NO benefits to be obtained by building an unnecessary COAH project. If COAH disappears, then following COAH requirements will provide no protection from builders remedy suits. In other words, we'll build the COAH project and then STILL lose a law suit. Only XXXX would find that to be a good idea. If Michelle Roth decided to XXXX XX three neighborhoods in Manalapan to lower the surplus, XXXX would be online arguing it's a brilliant idea. He's the perfect example of someone who thinks with his party, not his mind.
Nice job keeping it clean Squad. Unlike the HATE website, at least you don't resort to character assassination here.
Is sounds like XXXX M. XXXXX, who has devoted his life to character assassination of others, has too thin a skin. Typical. Can dish it out, but can't take it. Cowardly.
squad,
i love how you cleverly figured out how to keep it clean while assuring all your thousands of friends and fans that you still are totally opposed to character assassination and non-anonymous denouncements steeped in total outright negative factuality.
There is no possible argument to continue building the COAH apartment complex for low income residents now that the state is getting ready to end COAH, or at the very least change it. Marlboro is very smart to do what they have done. if only some of Manalapan's political leaders could be as smart maybe Manalapan would be a better place.
Leave Michelle and Larry alone. They have NEVER done anything bad for this town that I love, but unfortunately some just want to destroy.
This is exactly what Ryan Green said would happen. He was right before the election, and I hope he does the right thing now and gets the TC to vote to suspend TFN the low income apartment building for Route 522 ASAP!
Ryan, please do what is right. Andrew, you are the mayor. Do the right thing and support Ryan and stop this tower of trouble!
Green disses Cohen to sit with Lucas. Last year when looking for Republican votes he could sit at the table Susan Cohen gets every event. But, now that he is elected, Andrew Lucas is his buddy. Character starts and ends with respect and loyalty. So, where is the respect, Mr. Green?
Maybe Mr. Green is exercising some common sense and good character.
Anyone who watched Ryan carefully on the school board is not surprised. This is who he is. This is always what he's been. Anyone who supported him in light of his history deserves what they get. He'll be running again. Let's see what kind of support he gets next time.
Well, I don't know about Mrs. Cohen, but Andrew Lucas is a good man. I'm not surprised Mr. Green recognizes that. They are both Republicans.
Why do you always have to look at the dark side of everything?
Grow up for goodness sakes!
Well it's nice to see Andrew is reading datruthsquad, because NO ONE else would call Andrew Lucas a "good man." Not even his own family.
Thanks for the update Squaddo on how our taxpayer money is being screwed from us again.
Any news on the case of Chief Stu Brown against Manalapan? Unfortunately for us, that case will really cost us, all because Michelle Roth doesn't like to be called "Lady."
They really need to investigate Manalapan Town Hall.
Isn't this the anniversary of Larry Roth, the husband of Manalapan Committeewoman Michelle Roth, saying 'BECAUSE I HATE ITALIANS' in a Manalapan Town Hall meeting?
Last year during the state assembly election - WE DID NOT FORGET!
If you think that by going after michelle, larry and andrew, XXXX M. XXXXX will forget to keep ripping you new exit holes, you definitely have a shorter memory than that "senile" old fat bald man.
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