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Continue reading →: Montclair HistoryEven today, election results on divisive public education questions follow the same geographic patterns of the 1964 and 1966 referendums which sought to provide financing for solving the segregation crisis. Both financing referendums were voted down by the white majority.
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Continue reading →: Corruption in Public Education
Once upon a time, the teachers’ union was a symbol of democracy, now it is a symbol of corruption. Sean Spiller, the ultimate facilitator of public graft and fraud is promoting himself for president of the National Education Association (“NEA”). This is an image of his spartan table at the…
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Continue reading →: Senior Center
Montclair New Jersey does not have a senior center despite years of lobbying by residents. Finally, in 2024, a deal was struck with the Placek Family Foundation organized and operated by David Placek, the owner of BDP Holdings, LLC currently seeking a lucrative PILOT agreement to develop Lackawanna Plaza in…
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Continue reading →: PILOTS ARE SUBSIDY
Real estate development does not require any financial assistance from the residents to ensure the owner/investors make a profit. It is time to lay the PILOT fairy tale – that redevelopment won’t occur without it – to rest. When performing a financial analysis, the financial advisor must look at historical…
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Continue reading →: Synopsis of Presentation on Redeveloper PILOT
At the January 27, 2026 Montclair Town Council meeting a discussion on the Lackawanna Redevelopment Project and the Redeveloper application for a PILOT in connection with the Lackawanna Redevelopment Project was presented. This post is a transcription of the presentation advocating for a PILOT by the Township’s paid financial advisor.
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Continue reading →: NJ Special ElectionWho is Montclair supporting in the NJ 11 Special Election on February 5th? Brendan Gill, Montclair’s homegrown candidate claims he will “fight for working families, protect our democracy (Read NJEA Fraud), and make sure everyone has a seat at the table”. What “table” is Gill referring to? The NJEA “table”…
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Continue reading →: Rao CaseNow that the latest Montclair CFO has resigned with the shortest tenure in Township history (4 months) it’s a good time to review how the former CFO, Padmaja Rao, was treated by the Township of Montclair. Not only did Montclair fight Ms. Rao’s complaints of fraud and retaliatory behavior, but…
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Continue reading →: Murphy grifting on his way out
Have you seen this ad? It was running on North Jersey News last week. Paid for by the teachers of New Jersey, reported by Garden State Forward, the NJEA’s dark money super PAC, on NJElec as a charitable contribution. Since when is Phil Murphy a charitable organization? I’ve done the…
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