To all the voters in Hoboken.
Here are some things to think about when you go to the polls to cast your vote for City Council members:
Dawn Zimmer had bicycle lanes painted on Madson and Grand Streets. Unfortunately, they were painted on the wrong side. Bicyclists are supposed to ride to the right of the driver, with traffic. How much money and how many man hours were spent on this fiasco??
Dawn Zimmer and her Parking Authority Director Ian Sacs put the “corner car” plan into effect but at what costs to the residents of Hoboken? Aside from taking away parking spaces from residents, the company that has the corner cars (Hertz) is not subject to parking tickets. They are not required to move their cars for snow removal, street cleaning etc. They are supposed to clean the spaces themselves. Wouldn’t it be nice, if the residents of Hoboken, were able to sweep their own spaces and not worrying about moving their cars. Do you know that a corner car can park in any space but residents are not allowed to park in the corner car spaces!!! Hertz pays $100 per space. Why can’t residents pay $100 per month if they choose and have a permanent space??
It also cost the city of Hoboken over $3,000 for postage to advertise the concept of the corner cars. Put the cars in public lots. Leave our spaces alone. When asked to justify the taking of 50 more spaces for this plan, Ian Sach’s answer was that the general public was lazy and stupid and didn’t know what’s good for them! I know what’s good for me. Vote against Dawn Zimmer candidates in all the wards.
Snow removal is the biggest joke of all. 18 men were laid off, the garage for the snow equipment was moved 3 times, resulting in major lawsuits against the city. The snow equipment was gotten rid of – possibly given to other municipalities. Two large mounds of salt were given to Weehawken. AND THEN IT SNOWED!! Hoboken had to hire outside firms to remove the snow at the cost of over $500,000, and they never cleaned the corners or cleaned the storm drains. As a result, when the snow started to melt, it had no place to go, so it just refroze and made crossing the street even more difficult. It takes brains and common sense to run a city and it seems Zimmer and Co. lack both.
Let’s all go and vote in a Council that won’t automatically rubber stamp proposals and resolutions the mayor wants. We need a council that will question the feasibility, the needs, the impact and the cost effectiveness of all proposals and resolutions. Then make decisions that will benefit Hoboken. The only way to have a council like this, is to vote for a candidate THAT IS NOT BACKED BY DAWN ZIMMER!!
As far as the First Ward is concerned, candidate Eric Kurta has referred to Affordable Housing as a drain on Hoboken’s economy. That is to say Marineview. Marineview pays taxes to Hoboken, so that is an untrue statement. The present administration is a drain with all its machinations. In fact, Mr Kurta doesn’t work, therefore doesn’t pay taxes. He is a drain on the economy. I was told it was because he was writing a thesis (for about 8 yrs) on Hoboken. No comment!!! First Warders get out there and vote for Terry Castellano, she will fight for the residents not for Dawn Zimmer. VOTE 1 A
A Very Concerned Resident
(Name withheld)
