You have a lot of decisions to make this spring, Verona. On April 27 and again on May 10, you will be called to the polls to make crucial decisions about our schools and town government.
MyVeronaNJ has put together a guide to the elections that we hope you’ll consult frequently during the coming weeks. It contains profiles of all nine candidates (one for the Board of Education seat and eight for the Town Council). You can read about their backgrounds and campaign platforms, and easily gather more information from their campaign Web sites and events. We’ve also made it easy for you to find and read the 2011-2012 school budget that you’ll be voting on.
We’d also like to take this opportunity to invite you to MyVeronaNJ’s Town Council Election Forum, which will be held on Tuesday, May 3 in the Fellowship Hall of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit at 36 Gould Street across from the HBW field. We picked Holy Spirit for our venue because it has Wi-Fi, which will enable us to run a live Webcast of the meeting as well (more details soon). That means that you can attend in person, or via your computer or smartphone. The MyVeronaNJ Town Council Election Forum will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m., and all Town Council candidates–Jim Robbins, Kevin Ryan, Gerard Tamburino, Bruce Williams, Rob Caruso, Dan McGinley, Michael Nochimson and Frank Sapienza–have confirmed that they will be there. You can submit a question for the event by clicking here.
We’re putting all this information at your disposal Verona because there is one thing we won’t be doing at election-time, Verona: Making endorsements. It’s not that we don’t think there are capable candidates; there are plenty of them this year. But a democracy should be about making your voice heard, not a that of a media company.
With that, we invite you to read the MyVeronaNJ 2011 Election Guide.
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In revewing the canidated of the position of council men
One main statement was left out of will do’s and will not do’s
How will they vote for the renewal contrack for the Town Manager.
Potential canidates the towns people need and have a right to know.
being vage on this question will leed us to believe your philosiphy
is leave things the way they are. That is not going to happen
You all have a obligation to answer this question,no gerneralitiey
as a answer PLEASE! We had enough of a town goverment that just
will not listen. So step up to the plate and mean what you say and
say what you mean no B/S
Lou Sisbarro WE ARE WATCHING AND LISTENING TO YOU
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL PLEASE
Towns People of Verona it is your time to be heard!
For the past year I have watch with dismay the ineffective
Town government stumble along making brash and bad
decisions on subjects like Property Taxes, showing a
Total disconcert for us the town folks who pay there salaries.
The disrespect shown to us by the town council and town
manager speaks for it self. If you were at any of the meeting
it would be self explanatory..
The Properly Tax issue sill looms over our heads.
Total disregard for frugal spending couple with the
attitude of a drunken sailors misuse of the hard earn money
the towns people have worked for is abominable.
We have created this total disregard for sanity.
Now it is your opportunity to flex your muscles
And say ENOUGH.
The town council and town manager have created elite
club where the towns people are not welcome.
I do not quite understand there rational, but folks it is
our fault. The buck stops at your front door.
Mays election for new council members who alligance
should be yours not the Town Manager Mr Martin.
The only way to resolve the this problem have is to remove
the council member and there voting for the Town Manager.
Mr. Martin is very comfortable in the cocoon we let him build.
Towns People the time is now to reconstruct a government
That has a philosophy that they work for us, not we work for
them. Of course if you like the status quo then put your hand
In your pocket and PAY PAY PAY! it is only (your money!)
Lou Sisbarro
Thank you for your opinion Mr. Sisbarro. If elected to the Town Council, I will do all I can to assure the residents are heard.
Gerard Tamburino