Comments on: Dueling Reports: What to Do About the MAPD… https://www.jerseysmarts.com/2007/10/22/dueling-reports-what-to-do-about-the-mapd/ Joe Palazzolo's Blog Sat, 18 Jun 2016 16:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: David Rubenstein https://www.jerseysmarts.com/2007/10/22/dueling-reports-what-to-do-about-the-mapd/comment-page-1/#comment-1775 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:48:28 +0000 http://blog.thebalrogslair.com/archives/936#comment-1775 Yes, you’re right..that is a totally different issue. “My” issue has a successful outcome and it would require a new effort to address the “tax” issue. As you mention in your blog, I am not a resident of Mt. Arlington (I live in the neighboring town), but have lived in MTA for 20+ years and my parents and grandmother still live there so I had a vested interest in doing what I thought was best for MTA with regard to police services. If and when I move back into MTA, I might choose to begin a movement to investiage why legal and engineering fees in MTA are “through the roof”. IN a town of 5,500, there is no valid reason that a town needs to pay more in legal and engineering fees than the entire budge of the MTA Police Dept.! If residents of MTA really want to save money, real money, the price tag for engineering fees and legal fees really need to be investiaged. I think in this case, the mayor and council simply chose to look to try and save money in the wrong place…they chose to try and save money in the most well run and efficient department in MTA…doesn’t make sense. Thanks and good luck to you.

]]> By: Joe https://www.jerseysmarts.com/2007/10/22/dueling-reports-what-to-do-about-the-mapd/comment-page-1/#comment-1773 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:06:26 +0000 http://blog.thebalrogslair.com/archives/936#comment-1773 Hi David – glad you found us! The root of my problem with the entire situation up in Mount Arlington is the tax issue (and this is a problem that I’ve seen in other areas around the nation, too). No matter whether or not the police forces are merged or maintained or something else, the tax rate will not go down. That’s a shame and it’s something that citizens should be angry about.

You’ve done a good job of advocating for the maintenance of the Mount Arlington Police Department – I’d like to see someone take the same vigor in advocating for the tax rate to be lowered.

Anyway, it sounds like the police force being merged is no longer an issue up in Mount Arlington – congratulations on the success of your campaign!

]]> By: David Rubenstein https://www.jerseysmarts.com/2007/10/22/dueling-reports-what-to-do-about-the-mapd/comment-page-1/#comment-1774 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:10:35 +0000 http://blog.thebalrogslair.com/archives/936#comment-1774 I stumbled across your blog and I have a few comments. #1, you can probably get anyone to write a report that supports a particular position as with the Blue Shield Report. However, in the case of the Cusack/Martinez report comissioned by SaveMAPD.com, we had absolutely NO leverage since they offered to write the report for free after they read how poorly the Blue Shield report was written and conducted. When 2 experts tell you they will write a report for free, there really is no leverage and you can count on it being truly unbiased. Not only was the SaveMAPD.com report truly unbiased, but it was backed up with sufficient facts, evidience and information to support its conclusions. The only truly unbiased report, is a free report….

]]> By: JerseySmarts.com » Blog Archive » Following Up with the Dueling Reports in Mt. Arlington https://www.jerseysmarts.com/2007/10/22/dueling-reports-what-to-do-about-the-mapd/comment-page-1/#comment-1772 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:40:02 +0000 http://blog.thebalrogslair.com/archives/936#comment-1772 […] lower property taxes in Mount Arlington. For those of you that are not up to curve on this issue, here is a previous entry that talks about what the proposal was in Mount Arlington (to eliminate their police force and share services with a neighboring […]

]]> By: Joe https://www.jerseysmarts.com/2007/10/22/dueling-reports-what-to-do-about-the-mapd/comment-page-1/#comment-1770 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:19:09 +0000 http://blog.thebalrogslair.com/archives/936#comment-1770 I don’t know if it’s Neptune – they’ve got quite a bit of schools in town.

There is a town down the shore here that has a school board and no schools, though. That’s a stroke of genius!

]]> By: Metroplexual https://www.jerseysmarts.com/2007/10/22/dueling-reports-what-to-do-about-the-mapd/comment-page-1/#comment-1771 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:02:36 +0000 http://blog.thebalrogslair.com/archives/936#comment-1771 Joe,

I am afraid you are correct about he taxes. But in NJ you have way too many chiefs for the the rank and file. Consolidation of everything regionally would at least put a dent in the tax situation. Many areas of northern NJ have regional high schools, this was don mostly out of necessity because of the small municipality sizes. However, the municipalities still have to have a superintendent of schools. I believe it is Neptune down your way has a superintendent but no schools, does this make sense? I say we need to start somewhere, and with police that would be fine. HAving worked in a police department that promoted heavily, I can tell you too many chiefs is what is raising our taxes.

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