Once again, I am doing the unacceptable by posting a blog on
the weekend when few will take the time to ignore a great June 1 to look for
and read one. However, before this week’s elections I must exercise my
revulsion about this administration callous arrogance in the lack of
transparency and the apparent ignoring the Council’s charge of approving expenditures
of large sums.
Friday
I read via Clips the following from NJ Com and other material in the Ledger: Plainfield is sending seven people, Mapp
said. Clayton-Hunt and Mapp refused to answer questions about the exact cost of
the trip. An Open Public Records request seeking the costs has yet to be
answered.”
“Hotel
rooms cost between $279 and $389 a night if the municipalities choose to book
rooms with the Hilton Hawaiian Village, which is hosting the conference”
There
is a charge of $950 registration fee and an estimate of coach airfare of $700
which will amount to a minimum total of between $1350.30 and 1487.30 for each attendee. Multiply that by seven and that is between $10052.30 and $10411.10 if my math is right. There may be extra for a confrence room.
That does not include personal expenses such as for meals, drinks, sightseeing,
extra days, etc. which I am sure will be put on their expense account to the
city.
Since
I doubt that we will get any information or explanation why the Council has not
authorized these expenditures there is only one way we Democrat registered
taxpayers can express our revulsion and that is to not vote for any one on line
A and concentrate on line B in the City elect ion. Also, I would suggest not
voting Mapp regular Democrat for the County Committee and wherever possible
voting for an opposition candidate.
I
have cast my mail-in ballot.
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