When John Costello was hired as the new Director of Public Works for Brigantine, he was expected to maintain the status quo and enjoy the ride at taxpayers’ expense. Costello instead began an earnest effort to clean up the city, which resulted in an immaculate town filled with delighted residents. […]
Brigantine Greenhead Politics. A Story That Taxpayers Were Never Told. Read More »
Watch Brigantine Council video from OCT 6, 2021. Brigantine still saying no to county-wide court plan already adopted by 9 Atlantic County municipalities. Galloway Hamilton Egg Harbor Township Estelle Manor Linwood Weymouth Twp Ventnor (early adopter) Somers Point Northfield During the Oct. 6 meeting, Atlantic County Counsel James Ferguson, along
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WATCH VIDEO >Brigantine Council Real Estate Rental Ruse & Golf Course Scam. Watch video clips of Brigantine City Council meeting of May 6. Discussion includes draconian crack-down on all short-term rental properties NOT represented by local real estate offices. Property owners bracing for selective enforcement of short-term rentals in Brigantine.
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It’s getting ugly. COVID-19 chaos erupting in Brigantine? Some second homeowners report being targeted by the few remaining neanderthals that still inhabit Brigantine Island. Verbal threats, the ‘egging’ of their properties, and let’s not forget social media shaming. Yup. Still lot’s of shoobie-go-home rhetoric. What else is new. So much
Brigantine Anger, Fear & Confusion. Reader Feedback. COVID-19 Mismanagement. Read More »
Keep our Brigantine beaches open during this COVID-19 pandemic? A petition is gaining momentum to do just that. Sign petition here. The petition to keep all Brigantine Beaches open will be sent to: Brigantine Mayor Andy Simpson and all of City Council. Vince Sera Michael Riordan Karen Bew Paul Lettieri
Watch Video Brigantine City Council met again on April 15. Topics included selective enforcement of stay-at-home rules. For example, the baseball fields are closed, but people are still golfing at the Links at Brigantine, for free. Resident Jim Mackey sees people golfing at the Brigantine Golf Course. Mayor Simpson brushes
Brigantine OK with Golfing, Will Block AirBnB Rentals, But Not Local Realtors. Read More »
Brigantine City Council had another emergency meeting about short-term rentals on April 9. See video above. During this time of COVID-19, how do we effectively slow the influx of visitors and short term renters into Brigantine? On April 1, Council only took aim at online rental marketing like AirBnB. Local
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While other shore towns are banning ALL short-term rentals for the time being, Brigantine still allows local realtors to conduct business as usual. To be clear, the only action Brigantine City Council took on April 1, 2020….. was to force AirBnB type sites to REMOVE all Brigantine rental listings. FACT:
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Brigantine residents recently learned that another Police Chief will soon retire from that position, after barely 2 years on the job. Why does Brigantine have a revolving door of Chiefs? This has been going on for quite some time. Could it be way to pump up Brigantine pension payouts? We
Brigantine owns or controls large plots of land on the island. Much of it devoted to youth sports like hockey, football, baseball and rowing. No expense spared for these popular and important activities, utilized by the full-time residents of Brigantine. But when it comes to bocce & tennis courts, dog
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Brigantine homeowners, especially those who invested heavily in secondary vacation homes, have been stepping up their inquiries into a variety of questionable City Hall financial activity. For over 15 years, Brigantine has been consistently identified as having some of the worst record keeping & financial accounting of any small town
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On September 10, 2018, representatives from the Brigantine Democratic party contacted Mr. Angelo Sciarra, the Brigantine Republican Club President. The letter included the following excerpt: The 2018 Brigantine Democratic candidates, Rick DeLucry, Denise Hakanson and Jerry Szucs would like to invite Andy Simpson, Vince Sera and Mike Riordan to participate
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“I see no harm” says Brigantine Councilman Andy Simpson. Mayor Guenther and Vince Sera concur. They all voted YES to allow Brigantine dune destruction by select homeowners. Oddly, Brigantine Democrats did little to share this information with local taxpayers. The Brigantine Republican majority adopted the dune destruction / maintenance ordinance. They
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After 12 years of Catholic school, we’re pretty sure Brigantine Councilman Vince Sera once again, broke the 8th Commandment. Thou shall not lie. Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Mr. Sera, hoping to retain his Brigantine council seat, decided to bear false witness against his neighbor / political opponent,
Brigantine Candidate Sera Breaks 8th Commandment While Attending Mass. Read More »
In 2015, Brigantine’s Mayor Guenther lowered taxes for one lucky resident who seems to have removed protected dunes in order to have more private, beachfront space. Guenther wanted the property value of 406 23rd Street South reduced by $384,000. A refund was issued for $6,554.88. Should this ‘restricted’ parcel get a
Refund: Dune Carve-Out in Brigantine. DEP Duped? Read More »
