CapnJon wrote:
Brewster,

Don't get me wrong, I think Mason is insane as well - they all are. And yes, any office-holder in Hudson Country has to deal with crazy stuff.

And as for taxes being lowered? I don't know anyone in Hoboken that's seen taxes get lowered (unless they've appealed their property evals).

Other things that irk me about her rule - appointing people to paid positions after not posting a job listing for the job Blowing the contract renewal for the city vehicles. The HUMC debaucle. Not firing the Parking Authority head after he was involved in assaulting a townsperson. Allowing the scumbag cops involved with the Mardi Gras photo scandal to remain on payroll for years collecting money, then allowing giant retirement payouts....

She's over her head and doesnt have the grace to admit it. If you want to be a politician in an important spot like Hoboken, you need tact, and a spine, and the ability to conduct yourself gracefully in the face of adversity. She does not.

And as for her being supported by the citizens of Hoboken... well, they actually supported Cammarino, until he went to jail. Then she took over. Remember, coming in Second Place just means you are the first loser!

Have a good day!

Budget includes tax cut

The council adopted a $106 million municipal budget, which the administration says will provide an approximate 8 percent tax decrease compared to last year.

Councilman Peter Cunningham said the budget, which maintains a 5 percent budget surplus, ?puts the city on a sound fiscal basis that we haven?t seen in a long time.?

brewster wrote:
Wow. At least the Capn is specific, though I'll bet there's a lot more to that incident, it was likely the end of a long story. She DID cut taxes, you must have missed it. But Ian has nothing specific, just a litany that sounds like it originates from the HPD. She played tough and they didn't like that at all.

brewster wrote:
Ian, at least we can agree Mason is batshit crazy. You still haven't said specifically what Zimmer has done that you think she is a "shitty mayor".

CapnJon wrote:
I agree with Brewster as for the evaluation of a majority of demo for the changes in Hoboken's landscape over the past two decades....

Vigilante - I agree somewhat - but don't agree that the "majority" of Jersey City is heading in the same direction as Hoboken... I think much of the downtown is swinging in that direction, but leave that immediate area and much of the city remains, and will remain the same for a few more generations (in my opinion)....

Vigilante wrote:
I think Zimmer was right to try and tone this event down by cancelling the parade. Of course the party went on but it's better if the resources can be solely directed at dealing with the drunken bozos and generating revenue by handing out tickets. Sadly, this seems to be the future that many JC folks imagine for us as they cry for more and more bars. Fact is Hoboken and Jersey City are becoming more and more geared toward young families. Was a time when once a kid hit school age the family was off to Montclair or Maplewood. Not anymore, times have changed so get ready for toddlers and family-friendly restaurants.

sussexst wrote:
Hoboken411 has the police blotter (with editorializing) on their page. Things are picking up steam as the day goes along for sure:


3:50pm: Unconscious broad at 401 First Street. I guess that?s considered ?voluntary passing out??


Be careful out there people!

Hoboken411

ianmac47 wrote:
The best intentions don't excuse gross incompetence.

ianmac47 wrote:
A bad situation made worse by a shit mayor. This should go down in a manual of "how not to handle party revelers." Zimmer's crazy eyes aren't going to help her out of this one.

ianmac47 wrote:
I somehow doubt the bar owners, pizzeria owners, burger joint owners, and nearly every other business that profits from the parade will let this whole thing stand. Its like Black Friday for beer and greasy food.

Not to mention with the 250+ citations, the municipality had a potential earning of $500,000.

I suspect either the city will revisit the issue before next year or the bars will promote a St. Patrick's Day celebration sans parade. No one will probably even notice that there isn't a parade.

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dtjcview wrote:
The Sat parade makes huge money for businesses on and near Washington Street, no white chick with her acoustic guitar is going to change that, irrespective of arrest stats, Zimmer landed her role mostly by luck offf the back of the Fed scandal. Moving one of Hoboken's biggest parties of the year, from Sat to Wed, will kill her with the college/youth vote imo. She might be dumb enough to do it though.,

I truly doubt that the college/youth population vote in local politics. I would venture to guess that a lot of them don't even know who the mayor of Hoboken is.

dtjcview wrote:
The Sat parade makes huge money for businesses on and near Washington Street, no white chick with her acoustic guitar is going to change that, irrespective of arrest stats, Zimmer landed her role mostly by luck offf the back of the Fed scandal. Moving one of Hoboken's biggest parties of the year, from Sat to Wed, will kill her with the college/youth vote imo. She might be dumb enough to do it though.,

Crazy_Chester wrote:
Zimmer knows that very few of the people who attend the parade and very few of the bar and restaurant owners who gain monetarily from the parade actually vote in Hoboken. Do you really think there is going to be a mass exodus of bar owners fleeing town now for, say, Jersey City? It is still a drinking town even without the parade. I think a reasonable compromise, if Zimmer is inclined to do so, would be to have the parade on a Friday or Sunday.