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$16 to end 16 Years of Democrat Rule in Old Bridge Money Bomb!!

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:09:42 -0400

“Donate $16 to end 16 years of Democrat Rule in Old Bridge!”

Wherever you are, the march of liberalism everywhere else contributes to our national woe.

Wherever you are, somewhere else there is a liberal politician being groomed for higher office.

Wherever you are, there are good Conservatives pushing back against the tide in their own backyards.

This year, in an off-off election, we here in the Swamps of New Jersey are doing just that.

We could use your help.

For 16 consecutive years liberal Democrats have controlled the Township of Old Bridge, a large municipality in Middlesex County, and used it like their own personal piggy bank.

They have built a staggering $8 million budget deficit;
They sell Township land to Township utility authorities to plug gaping budget holes;
They have no other ideas on increasing revenue other than increasing taxes; and
This June, they passed an unfunded, lifetime health care ordinance that reduces the number of required years of service from 25 to 15 years, which means Old Bridge will foot the entire employee health care bill for individuals who work for a total of 25 years in the system. The cost of this bill is astronomical.

We can win this year. We can turn the tide of liberalism here in Old Bridge and thereafter, Middlesex County and beyond.

We’re asking for $16 to help us do that. $16 to help fellow Conservatives in New Jersey save a Township and a State from California’s fate.

Will you donate $16 to end 16 years of Democrat Rule in Old Bridge?

We’ll be here for you when you need us. It’s a Jersey thing.

The Adults in the Room

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:09:22 -0400

Originally posted at www.oldbridgerepublicans.com

Labor Day is behind us and as such, we have officially begun the home stretch of our campaign which concludes on Tuesday November 8^th.

Post Labor Day, also signifies the start of the silly season wherein the Democrats will roll out their propaganda machine and start to spew the normal garbage about our candidates. Owen, Debbie, Jim and I will be vilified and blamed for all the ills affecting our town because, quite frankly, the Democrats cannot run on the issues.

The Democrats in Old Bridge have done significant and long lasting damage to our town. Through years and years of malfeasance, they have left the Township with a $7 – 8M debt starting in 2012.

They have sold off Township land, used one-shot revenue schemes to balance bloated budgets, decimated the OBMUA causing Water and Sewer rates to rise and have continually raised Municipal Taxes.

Is that a record you would brag about? Of course not.

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Old Bridge Democrats Embrace Owen Henry's Vision for Old Bridge

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:08:37 -0400

Originally posted at OldBridgeRepublicans.com

An article in yesterday’s Suburban touts Republican Mayoral Candidate Owen Henry’s success in bringing a true economic revitalization plan to Old Bridge after eight years of Democrat malfeasance:

Planning Board member Owen Henry said the new changes to the R-120 zone, allowing for one house per acre and the clustering of homes, will make development cheaper and create more open space.

For example, a property owner with 100 acres, under the old requirements of the R- 120 zone, could build 33 homes spread out over the entire property. Now, the township would allow 30 homes to be built on 30 acres, with the rest remaining open space. Because only one corner of the 100 acres is being used, Henry said, this makes developing the property much cheaper and gives the township free open space.

“It’s an oxymoron — with development will come new open space,” Henry said. “Hopefully, we will expand that to other areas.”

Republican Mayoral Candidate Owen Henry, a former Business Leader of the Year, worked tirelessly on and with the Planning Board for two years, against significant resistance from the Democrat Council Members and Mayor Patrick Gillespie, to bring a real plan for economic revitalization and jobs to Old Bridge.

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All Hail the Old Bridge Ostriches!

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:08:08 -0400

Originally posted at OldBridgeRepublicans.com

Or, “Democrats”, if you prefer:

The Old Bridge Township Council will not meet this month, and Republican members are wondering why.

Council President G. Kevin Calogera said the month’s only meeting, scheduled for July 18, was canceled because some members are on vacation and others cannot make it for personal reasons such as work and other commitments. The cancellation was announced July 13.

The council’s last meeting was held on June 20; its next one is scheduled for Aug. 15.

With five of the council’s nine members needed for a quorum vote, and with all four Republican members planning to attend the July 18 meeting, Councilwoman Mary Sohor said there is something “strange” about the situation.

“We had this scheduled back in January,” said Sohor, a Republican. “I just cannot understand how all this came about. … To think that five people have five different things going on, that no one could come?”

Republican Councilman Brian Cahill said he believes that since it is an election year for mayor and three council seats, the Democrats, who hold a 5-4 majority, do not want to be on a public stage to answer the questions being posed by the public and the four Republicans.

“The Democrats have become ostriches, sticking their heads in the sand, hoping the town’s troubles will go away,” Cahill said.

Cahill said the Democrats proposed hosting a telephone conference call to vote on urgent matters this month. But he said he would not take part in that.

“I refuse to participate in any phone vote,” Cahill said. “The residents deserve better and they deserve an opportunity for their voices to be heard.”

Republican Councilwoman Lucille Panos also refused to participate in the phone vote, noting that there were several important items on the agenda for the July 18 meeting, Panos said.

Panos said the council was set to revisit the controversial early retirement ordinance that was adopted in May; consider a proposed change in a security ordinance that requires businesses open from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. to have two employees working; and vote on an engineering contract worth $24,831 for inspection services.

“The canceling of the July 18 Old Bridge Township Council meeting is politics at its worst,” Panos said. “It has nothing to do with quorum and all to do about the Democrat majority controlling the council votes.”

Politics at its worst. That about sums up the Old Bridge Democrats.

Don’t worry though, People of Old Bridge, your rulers will take questions after their vacations.

New Middlesex County Boss Peter Barnes Lays Claim to Your Money

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:08:24 -0400

From OldBridgeRepublicans.com

In predictable Democrat fashion, newly installed Middlesex chieftain Peter Barnes had a few choice words for Middlesex County taxpayers and Governor Christie:

That was a moment of solidarity for Democrats,” the new chairman said, referring to Christie’s decision to cut $900 million from the state budget Democrats submitted to him last week. “Christie was an unknown quantity when he won. Now he’s known - by this budget. People are starting to pay attention. The governor has decimated the foundations of the Democratic Party.

If only that were true.

In response, Councilman Cahill had this to say.

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