PMUA Reorganization, February 2014
Mayor Adrian O. Mapp's nominations for PMUA commissioners were changed three times during Monday's City Council meeting, only to be tabled in the end.
Mapp had proposed Thomas Crownover to replace Malcolm Dunn, Michelle Graham-Lyons to replace Harold Mitchell and Ada Melendez to fill a vacancy left when Cecil Sanders went from a 2-year alternate's term to a 5-year commissioner term. After the governing body interviewed candidates in closed session, the roster became Graham-Lyons to replace Dunn and Melendez to replace Mitchell, who was named for the alternate seat. But when moving items to the agenda, the council only agreed to put Graham-Lyons up for a vote.
The council held both an agenda-fixing session and a regular meeting in tandem Monday, and when the PMUA nomination came up for a vote, it was tabled.
Mapp said after the meeting he was "extremely disappointed."
"I tried in the interest of the city to do some shuffling or juggling in an attempt to get support for at least two new commissioners," he said. "In spite of that, the games continue."
Nonetheless, he added he will keep trying.
Nonetheless, he added he will keep trying.
Mitchell, currently the chairman, and Dunn are both holdovers as commissioners. Sanders, Carol Brokaw and Charles Tyndale are the other commissioners and Charles Eke is an alternate. The board oversees the the authority, which provides solid waste and sewer services to the city. See the PMUA web site for more information.
--Bernice
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Remember mr mapp politics are a ge and the poor are the pawns. Do you still want to be king ?
ReplyDeleteHaving voted to put Dunn and Sanders on the board of commissioners, where among their first actions was to approve the infamous cash settlement with the quitting Watson and Ervin; Having made Watson a member of his cabinet; Having done nothing on the City Council when the Inter Local Agreement was corrupted in 1998 and solid waste cash flows were reversed; Having said nothing about illegal commissioner compensation; Having renominated one of the recipients of the illegal fare to a new term; Having taken a prohibited campaign contribution from Dieter Lerch, a principal in Lerch, Vinci & Higgins, the PMUA auditors; Having continued the charade of non-existent revenue sharing in the City budget; Having beat around the bush; You could say the mayor is reaping what he sows.
ReplyDeleteWait next week we get Phil Izzo charged and cleared of corruption in Somerset County. Cops getting sexual favors in the rear (no pun intended) behind the Du Cret School and PMUA business as usual. God I love this place.
DeleteMapp is out of his league !
ReplyDeleteIf the mayor's league if Rivers, Taylor, Reid, and Greaves, then that is indeed a serious insult. Let's hope members of the City Council will get past Sharon's agenda and start working on the people's agenda. Politics is a b..ch and in Plainfield we spell it with a capital B. Thanks God the City is moving slowly forward even without the help of the aforementioned Council people.
ReplyDeleteSo much for the atmosphere of cooperation shown in the agenda-fixing session!
ReplyDelete"Fix it, dissolve it, or do nothing". These 3 options have always existed. They existed before the study was made, after the study was completed, and will always exist. The Council's rejection of Mr. Crownover on the basis of this comment demonstrates their inability to understand the obvious.
ReplyDeleteIt appears there are only two paths open to the public to induce reform in the PMUA.
1. Opt out . The loss in revenue might compel reform.
2. Commence a suite to compel the PMUA to justify the proportioning of their fees between the Shared Service and Solid Waste Collection. This would require raising funds and a few good people to spearhead it. Sadly, this is improbable. In a prior suite the Court ruled that the PMUA could charge for Shared services but left open the question as to what charge was equitable. If, as I believe, it could be demonstrated that the Shared Service fee, which every property owner is compelled to pay, is reduced to an appropriate amount , thereby increasing the Solid Waste fee, there would be a massive flight to private haulers. The loss in revenue, as occurs when people Opt Out, would necessitate economies in order to survive.
Bill Kruse.
I'm shocked. Well Crownover of course will never be approved - he is too smart, and too qualified.
ReplyDeleteThe really sad part about this is that next year - this council will be even worse.
I say to Mayor Mapp - do nothing, and make sure everyone who has PMUA as a service is made aware of the fact that most of the local councilmembers - who don't pay their taxes on time, or their PMUA bills on time or in full, could care less.
Gloria, have you paid up your PMUA bill yet? Maybe that's her fear - she will be held accountable to pay her obligations.
You forgot too white
DeleteWhy are the PMUA board members always all black Democrats? If they were all white and Republican or Independant Gerry Green would have Sharpton and the NAACP marching to close the PMUA down. Why did the City Council not want a smart White man on the PMUA board?
ReplyDeletedah he more than likely would not steal
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