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I was disappointed Dan Rivera did not make a play for the council president spot. He listens to the public before he votes. Lavarro is not that independent as the public thinks and I did vote for him, that won't happen again.
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Agreed. He is also very responsive to our neighborhood group and i have seen him at many events around town. Rolando is very committed to the public.
Posted on: 2015/7/3 22:19
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I like him. He's fair and keeps things moving rather than getting bogged down in pettiness. He's truly the best person for the job.
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well it looks we are back to business as usual, so much for all the hubris a few years ago -
Jersey City council reappoints president for second term JERSEY CITY ? To quote Mary J. Blige: no more drama. Well, for now. The City Council appointed Councilman-at-large Rolando Lavarro as its president for another two-year term tonight. The vote was unanimous, and came after weeks of speculation about whether the body's two other at-large members would mount a challenge to Lavarro. continues ...
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The Mayor and current Council President made such a stink about limiting/shortening the council president's term before when changing the term to two years.
so, the council should consider doing just that and appoint Councilman Rivera or Councilwoman Watterman to the position. http://jclist.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=27628 http://jclist.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=25959 maybe if the current administration had reversed the huge tax increases referred to below, there would be a reason not to make a change - ?Clearly the Healy-Brennan leadership combination has resulted in huge tax increases year after year,? Fulop said in a statement. ?I don?t know where the mayor is living when he says taxes are stable, but this change for council presidency will both help get a new direction on taxes while also having needed diversity in leadership.?
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Political Insider: Does the Jersey City council president have any challengers?By The end of June is approaching and with it comes a decision on who will be the Jersey City council president, a post now held by Councilman at Large Rolando Lavarro. The title of head of the city's governing body has a two-year expiration date and it ends June 30. Council members must select one of their own to lead them. What is surprising is that there is little public speculation about who will sit in the middle of the City Council dais for the next two years, giving some observers the impression that everyone is happy with the job Lavarro is doing and that his return is inevitable. And why not? Lavarro has been a stalwart herald to the administration's legislation that seems to be handed down to him by Olympian messengers with winged feet. To be fair, he has been critical of the Mayor Steve Fulop on some very rare occasions. By contrast, Lavarro has been fairly good at backhanding Fulop critics on the council -- mostly Journal Square's Richard Boggiano and Michael Yun of the Heights. Read more: http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2 ... sey_city_council_pre.html
Posted on: 2015/6/19 16:26
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