Watch video from Brigantine City Council Meeting OCT 1, 2014. Click thru/below to view agenda, as well as the BILL PAY documents. Public comments that have yet to be addressed by City Website Management: BB-NJ.com. Meeting minutes are prepared and approved within 30 days. Why does it take 6 months for […]
Is Brigantine trying to suppress legal voting rights? That’s what Brigantine homeowners asked after seeing a particular legal notice published this week by Brigantine City Clerk; Lynn Sweeney. (See Below) Still unknown: did Sweeney write and publish the restrictive & highly questionable voting rules on her own, or was she
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WATCH VIDEO >> Past Brigantine accounting practices are coming under intense scrutiny as ‘Cash Management’ takes center stage. A so-called cash management plan was strongly recommended by the city auditor at the last city council meeting. Presumably, pressure from the State of NJ is forcing towns like Brigantine to comply
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WATCH VIDEO >> Brigantine City Council meeting from Sept 18, 2014. Download agenda here. Click thru to watch video clips. Some items on the agenda of note: Still unknown who ultimately controls content on the BB-NJ.com website. Optimally, one specific, properly vetted city employee should be the content gatekeeper / content
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Brigantine’s Phil Guenther suggests there are upsides to handling Mayor duties for unlimited years. “One of the benefits of being in office is I feel very comfortable working with elected officials” Guenther told The Press of Atlantic City. “You do develop a lot of those relationships over the years.” The 22-year Mayor of
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A school consolidation report is due later this year. A growing number of residents see that the two Brigantine Schools; Elementary & Middle, need to have certain positions & resources combined or removed. Enrollment #’s have now dropped below 700, making the duplicative positions and support staff positions unnecessary. Noting
Brigantine hired two new, full-time firefighters recently. They were sworn in at Wednesday’s council meeting. The Brigantine Fire department now consist of 30, full time employees. The Mayor wants more full-timers. The council majority wants a mix of full & part-timers. Indeed, Mayor Guenther is standing firm on his promise, no
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At the recent Brigantine City Council (9/3/2014) Citizen Watchdog; John Pucci asked council if they thought it was OK to have a large sign at the entrance to Brigantine promoting the controversial Shoobie Tuesday party. Pucci; a military veteran, calls it a ‘slap in the face’. Watch Video Below. Mr.
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Council passed a bond ordinance (13-2014) that allows city to potentially borrow up to $12 million for critical infrastructure improvements on the island. The ordinance is for crucial improvements and it’s not a blank check. It only locks in some very attractive interest rates, just in case we need that
Council Passes Bond Ordinance. 12 MIL if Needed. Read More »
‘We might not be able to afford living here soon.’ That’s what members of Brigantine City Council heard all night at their meeting on September 3, 2014. Click thru to watch video>> Some Brigantine residents getting extra-crazy tax hikes. Especially part-time residents. Some being forced to consider leaving as Mayor pushes
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At this week’s council meeting (Aug 20), the City of Brigantine informed the public that it wants to issue more bonds (borrow money) as it continues to address flood mitigation and other municipal issues. If approved, it will allow Brigantine to borrow $12 million for various needs to be identified.
Brigantine to Borrow 12 Million? Agrees to SEC Transparency Requirements. Read More »
Did City have enough time to properly reval the island? That’s what many homeowners want to know after receiving their recent tax bills. WATCH VIDEO BELOW>>> ‘Revaluation’ or “Re-val” attempts to provide accurate, current market value of all taxable properties within the City of Brigantine Beach. George De Angelo from
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To the Editor from Jack Heil… A recent ad by the Brigantine Republican Club (which can be viewed on their Facebook page) had a picture of three monkeys. There are a lot of people in Brigantine that have minds of their own. They know who has caused all the problems here
Brigantine is Talking. Two Decades is Enough for Mayor. Read More »
From Vince Sera, Candidate for Brigantine City Council. For those who didn’t get a chance to read my letter in the local papers: To The Editor… There are many people who will not understand why I have chosen to write this letter, but for the people who truly know me, this
Crossing The Aisle. Candidate Sera Hints at a Better Brigantine Read More »
Brigantine’s property-tax bills are in the mail this week as full and part time residents brace for some potentially unpleasant news. As initially warned by the Brigantine Taxpayers Association, employee salaries along with benefits, pension payouts and the under-performing Brigantine Golf Course share a large part of blame for the
