Another year... another legal budget crunch. How will we pay this one off? We have used three options in the past: Pay out of the bond Pass an emergency budget Raid the Police and Road budget Orloff was quoted as saying: "I remain perplexed as to why Readington doesn't want to sit down and try… Continue reading Readington Ordered to Pay Solberg’s Lawyers yet again
Category: Lawsuits
An “Old” copy of the Solberg Bond Escrow Balance
Couple of days ago I filed an OPRA request requesting the most "current" balance statement on the escrow account holding the Solberg Bond. Today I got it and I realized it did not reflect the $2.9 million we had taken out. Then I noticed the date of the statement and it is from December 21,… Continue reading An “Old” copy of the Solberg Bond Escrow Balance
Foothill Rd Residents still angry
Recently a letter was written to the editor about the dire plight of the residents of Foothill Rd. Here is the link http://thehunterdoncountynews.com/letter-to-the-editor-safety-issues-foothill-rd-readington-township/ The Readington Twp committee seems to continue to ignore the residents of Foothill Rd. This is a road that school buses refuse to travel on during bad weather. Years ago Township officials… Continue reading Foothill Rd Residents still angry
Resolution R-2016-105. Yet another emergency budget to pay legal bills
Well it looks like this year we won't raid the road or police budget because we just approved an emergency budget to pay legal bills. Administrator Mekovetz stated that the Township has fa llen short on the legal line item of the budget and this resolution is appropriating $185,000 to cover future legal bills from… Continue reading Resolution R-2016-105. Yet another emergency budget to pay legal bills
Time to pay Solberg’s lawyers… again
MyCentral Jersey reported that on Nov 18 Solberg's lawyer will seek legal fees for the Judge Miller court case we just lost. The website reports that Solberg's lawyer is using the same argument they did after the Jackson case for the fees. They received $2.9 million from the township to pay for legal fees after… Continue reading Time to pay Solberg’s lawyers… again
Lawsuit: Trentonian v. Readington Twp
Recently (October 17), Readington had on their Executive Session agenda a line item about a lawsuit from The Trentonian Newspaper. I had not heard about this at all so I OPRA'ed the township for any court filings and/or letters from the Plaintiff's attorneys. In summary, this case pertains to the arrest of a Scotch Plains… Continue reading Lawsuit: Trentonian v. Readington Twp
Letter to the Editor from Ed Nagel
Below is the link to Ed Nagel's letter to the editor pertaining to Solberg. One thing he writes is striking and that is: It is important to note that, Readington's own experts admitted that if Readington was successful in its condemnation and zoning, the airport would not remain viable. When Readington went down the road of… Continue reading Letter to the Editor from Ed Nagel
Judge Thomas Miller’s summary judgment in Solberg v. Readington.
Below is a link to the Judge Thomas Miller's summary judgment in Solberg v. Readington. Link: solbergsummaryjudgment92616 The following is a highlight from pg 116: The Court finds that when the baseline findings established in Judge Armstrong's decision are considered, along with the overwhelming evidence that has been submitted to the Court as part of this… Continue reading Judge Thomas Miller’s summary judgment in Solberg v. Readington.
The Waypointe Complaint against Readington Twp.
Below you will find a copy of the Waypointe complaint against Readington Township that was filed in court. In most cases, municipalities lose in the courts when they deny a halfway house the ability to exist in a residential area. By law, the courts treat people with addiction as a protected class just as if they… Continue reading The Waypointe Complaint against Readington Twp.
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