Saturday, March 8, 2014

Bloggers' Holiday

Monday's City Council meeting will be rescheduled to March 20 due to council members' attendance at a National League of Cities conference in Washington, D.C. from March 8 to 12. Bloggers will neither have to pester the Reference librarian at Plainfield Public Library for the packet nor to hear one more thing about Legal Shield Monday.

Considering that the council members agreed to attendance at the conference on Jan. 27, it seems to me they could have planned accordingly and not rescheduled so late. People who have an interest in business that was to be conducted Monday, or who wanted to comment on items from the March 3 agenda-fixing session before they come up for a vote, may not see a last-minute legal notice over the weekend.

When asked on Jan. 27 who wanted to go, several of the seven council members raised their hands, prompting this writer to ask during public comment whether the speakerphone could handle it. The use of the speakerphone for participation of members not present has become increasingly common, but not for more than two at a time.

The council will also reschedule to March 20 an advertised public hearing on the Comcast franchise renewal.

Those who will be attending the conference are Councilwomen Vera Greaves and Gloria Taylor and Council President Bridget Rivers.

CORPORATION NOTICE
CITY OF PLAINFIELD


PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014 HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014 AT 8:00 P.M. AT THE MUNICIPAL COURT/COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 325 WATCHUNG AVENUE.  


BY ORDER OF THE PLAINFIELD
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
BRIDGET B. RIVERS, PRESIDENT

/S/S/   ABUBAKAR JALLOH, RMC  
     MUNICIPAL CLERK 

DATED:    PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY
       MARCH 7, 2014.

9 comments:

  1. Bernice

    How about doing a column on display of the American Flag. The Mayors picture on the City website has the flags improperly displayed as do the Council pictures.

    The American Flag should be on the Mayors right audience left and the State flag should be on the Mayors left audience right.

    Usually the Vets see this right away.

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  2. Pat Turner KavanaughMarch 8, 2014 at 11:15 AM

    Goodness: Plainfield tax payers are paying to send Bridget, Vera and Gloria to Washington? Why isn't Bill Reid rounding out this nonsensical trip?

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  3. As a condition of being funded by the public for participation in this junket, each of the attendees should, as a condition of being provided a paid trip, be compelled to write a 300 word report describing the benefits derived form their attendance. Each report to be published on line. The object of the report being a description of how the learning experience obtained at this erudite conference will inure to the benefit of the people of Plainfield. Bill Kruse

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  4. Ring room service for me and order up some munchies ...

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  5. Maybe they can take Rob with them so we can get a little bit of gratuitous nastiness out of town for a few days.

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    1. ohhhhh.... and this would be ???

      gratuitous
      uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted.
      "gratuitous violence"
      synonyms: unjustified, uncalled for, unwarranted, unprovoked, undue;

      My comments are directed at City Council Members and those in the community who feel their job is enriching them and their homies. I am assuming you are one of the above... Look up the word spineless and you can add that after Gratuitous for a screen name for you. I work for what's in my pocket, I don't look to the local political party or city government to pay my bills.. or in the case of some City Council Members and upper level PMUA FAT CATS.. not pay theirs. Go ahead and keep defending these people. When push comes to shove, they will shove YOU off the gravy train or throw you under it.

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    2. did you giggle like a school girl when you wrote that ??? C'mon... tell us... you did didn't you.. you giggle and teehee'd ..

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    3. So easy even a child can do it ...

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