ABOUT COUNCIL MEETING

Monday night’s combined Council meeting starts at 7pm.

Once again an inconvenient time or those who must eat beforehand. Again the public be damned it is the Council that must be pampered.

Since at this combined agenda setting followed immediately by the business meeting 28 Resolutions and 6 Ordinances (3 for  first reading and 3 for final second reading) are to be acted upon I wonder how many Councilors have  had time to read and digest everything. How many Councilors have studied the 250 plus pages of the Tax Abatement Ordinance changing the name of the ownership of the Elmwood Gardens development of 58 units?

How many know that the latest corporation is a limited partnership of the Alpert Group also LLP? Limited partnerships can separate their ownership from any liabilities other than their own intrinsic value which could be 0.

Interesting the original ordinance  enabling a developer lists as ownership;(1) Elmwood Square Urban Renewal,L.P. 100%, (2) Plainfield  Affordable Housing L.L.C. 50%,(3) P.C.D.C.  Elmwood L.L.C. 50 %. That seems to add up to 200% . Joseph Alpert is listed as the owner (and sole member ) of Plainfield Affordable Housing, and Premier Community Development Corp 0f 510 East Front St, Plfd , Randall M. Wood, Chairman as the 100% owner of P.C.D.C  Elmwood. I believe that Wood is the CEO of the Housing Authority.

There are other items of interest including 2 Resolutions from Corporation Counsel for approval of compensation claims by husband  and wife PLUM for separate claims totaling  $90030.of which approximately  $9500.00 is for their attorney fees. The total cost to us including our legal costs, attorneys, staff and fees remains a secret.

Another resolution is to reject the bids for the Campbell Field Tennis Courts including the one to be awarded to the second lowest bidder although the consultant had recommended the lowest as exceeding our budget.