tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362383920747840565.post4271132712820619273..comments2023-11-14T15:19:25.067-05:00Comments on Garwood 365- The Original Community News and Neighborhood Blog for Garwood, NJ: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362383920747840565.post-50372657524217511892011-04-02T16:23:16.952-04:002011-04-02T16:23:16.952-04:00these population census figures are not formal, th...these population census figures are not formal, they were quickly floated out here so NJ could complete their districting process for this decade. The true census figures will be out in 2012 I beleive. Have no idea what +/- toerance these numbers carry.TREEeditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698551407981368674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362383920747840565.post-7415061588825849102011-02-10T15:53:02.491-05:002011-02-10T15:53:02.491-05:00Family is first, everything else is secondary.
B...Family is first, everything else is secondary. <br />But the town should have passed the school referendum a long time ago, then our kids would have had a new school with enough of room and the bond would have been paid off already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362383920747840565.post-49758503452081286182011-02-09T20:05:08.936-05:002011-02-09T20:05:08.936-05:00Schools come first. everything else second. Bulk g...Schools come first. everything else second. Bulk garbage third.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362383920747840565.post-56763012503286367942011-02-09T20:01:19.697-05:002011-02-09T20:01:19.697-05:00Very well said - my child went through our school ...Very well said - my child went through our school system and I always supported our schools. Too bad that people years ago were so short sited when they voted down the original school referendum. the school would have been paid for and we would have more than enough space.<br />Talking about another subject - I hope the mayor and council get their act together and finally build the field complex - which we have probably over $1 million in grants and other money set aside. which will bring up our property values.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362383920747840565.post-65026139990037541862011-02-09T13:35:44.618-05:002011-02-09T13:35:44.618-05:00Whether the people want it back or not is not rela...Whether the people want it back or not is not relatvent to the campaign pledge they made. Even if the poll decidedly said "no" they will have gone back on a pledge. Of course everyone would want it back (if there was no cost to taxes or services) -- it makes life easy and its a nice service to have (and I imagine our neighboring towns who illegally used our service for their own bulk needs would agree). The election pledge itself should have addressed how they would pay for it... but since so many voters are one-dimensionally focused they don't even have to -- They can make campaign promises like a 6th grader running for student council and promise to put a juke box in the lunchroom.<br /><br />Ultimately it still it baffles me how our town's citizens care more about bulk service than they do about the school system. Whether you have school-aged children or not let's face it -- a town's school system is more of a driver of property value and town reputation than whether the town offers to pick up your old dresser a few times a year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362383920747840565.post-69315352901704172312011-02-09T06:39:18.363-05:002011-02-09T06:39:18.363-05:00Read my comment again. I was asking about the pol...Read my comment again. I was asking about the poll. It was important because as you may recall during the election last year, it was a big campaign issue. So if this year's council and Mayor do not come up with restoring the bulk at least one or two pickups this year as we had it, they will go back on one of their campaign issues. Don't you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362383920747840565.post-49503147134163530052011-02-08T10:22:32.857-05:002011-02-08T10:22:32.857-05:00I think we would all "like" bulk back. ...I think we would all "like" bulk back. The real question is, "would you be willing to lose other services or pay more taxes to fund the reinstatement of bulk?" If you're answer is not yes to that, the poll might as well have just said, "do you believe money grows on trees?" <br />The outrage on bulk in this town is unbelievably ridiculous -- We had to shut down a school this year and lose free public pre-school -- yet I hear no outrage on that... just more and more talk about losing precious bulk... Get a few friends together and rent a dumpster and that way the little old lady down the street on a fixed income doesn't have to pay for it or lose her senior citizen programs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362383920747840565.post-12325052566455988492011-02-07T07:23:41.439-05:002011-02-07T07:23:41.439-05:00This isn't a comment about our census - but i ...This isn't a comment about our census - but i am wondering what happened to your poll on bulk - it just disappeared. What was the outcome? If I recall - it was about 77% in favor of bringing it back like it was. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com