For years, the Lodi mayor and council were paying the
Lodi Boys and Girls Club $60,000 a year for a supposed “lease agreement”. The agreement was approved by Lodi council
members that were on the Board of Directors at the Club. No bids or proposals were ever solicited for the leasing
of property. Patty Licata’s son received
a promotion shortly after.
Last year, I asked the Mayor and Council (at a public
meeting) to name any events the Borough held at the Club during the month. Nobody could name one.
Now, the council signed a lease agreement with the VFW
for $12,000. Since they are using that
facility for borough events, all money should be cut off from the Licata Club.
Once again, Lodi has one of the highest tax rates in all of
Bergen County. It is not the taxpayers’ responsibility to pay the
bills of a private nonprofit that pays corrupt Lodi politicians six figures.
