Wesmont, it’s all about politics and bank accounts.
Our Democratic majority council has stayed mum as the up coming ground breaking of this poisoned project gets closer and closer? Hmm.
Look at what Sarlo and the State Dems were given in contributions and that’s what is ON the record.
The developer and its related companies and employees, in turn, got behind Sarlo. Since 2002 they’ve given Sarlo’s Senate campaign fund $8,650, and to state and Bergen County Democrats, another $26,670, according to state Election Law Enforcement Commission filings.
That is probably a drop in the bucket actually.
As we all know many donations are made “around” the laws (ask Maser) and although documented are vague i.e. through employees, relatives, etc.
How about those contracts to those companies that are working on this project? Contractors, lawyers, engineers, you name it. Lots of money was provided already…$2 million in grants and low interest loans to the developer. Hmm. Everyone has their hands out.
Now lets talk about the poison that is seeping below our feet, especially those HH residents that live next to the project. Wow, our own “Love Canal” right here. In fact Curtiss-Wright knows what they left. In the Record article they refused to comment. They did some cleanup but I am sure their attitude is now, it will be up to the State to clean it now. We sold the property. Not our problem anymore.
This is what we want? A project that will poison those people that live on it and degrade the PROPERTY VALUES of those people (US!) that live near it?
The developer’s business, Somerset Development is based out of Lakewood, NJ. They have no connection to our part of Bergen County. Nor do they care. As long as their bank books are filled. Sarlo? What a joke. He cares so little about those of us in S. Bergen County. If he did he would be up in arms about the various DEP studies that are out there about this project. But he is not. It appears that the $$ are more important than the health of the local residents.
The developer also wrote a “panic letter” to The Record after the article was written. Can anyone believe a word that he says? Please…. That link is below.
He donates to the various Democrats using Ralph or Raphael Zucker.
http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/raphael-zucker.asp?cycle=06http://www.bergenrecord.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MTM3OTk5
http://njrereport.com/index.php/2007/01/25/does-dense-housing-benefit-developers-only/
http://yeshivaorthodoxy.blogspot.com/2005/12/somerset-wood-ridge-project.html
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E5D71F3EF931A15753C1A9659C8B63
