Republicans Supported 2011 Budget They Now Malign
Before they spoke out against council's decision last year to deliver a zero percent tax increase and deplete the town's surplus, the mayor and deputy mayor supported it.
Council meeting minutes from last May reveal that before Republican Mayor Jeanne Baratta and Deputy Mayor Ed Trawinski spoke out against council's decision to drain the town's surplus and deliver residents a zero tax increase in 2011 -- a move Baratta has called both a "one-time gimmick" and "election year nonsense" -- they actually supported the move. Last year's Democrat-controlled council of Lisa Swain (D), Joe Tedeschi (D), Steve Weinstein (D), Baratta (R) and Trawinski (R) unanimously adopted the budget on May 24, 2011. At that meeting, Baratta said she was "very proud," of the budget and thanked everyone involved for their hard work in putting it together, according to the meeting's minutes. Trawinski credited Gov. Chris Christie for…
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BellairBerdan
9:10 am on Saturday, July 21, 2012
Chris, your comments are getting incoherent. Actually, I was being kind. What we really have is the mayor admitting her vote was based purely to benefit her politically when she knew it was wrong. If her vote didn't matter, as according to Go Figure, she still wouldn't vote her conscience. Makes you wonder if she can't do that, will she ever vote against the person that signs her paycheck in her … more ›