This was the OPRA request:
2) A copy of the final plans
submitted to the Department of Education for the Lincoln School Demolition and
Construction project (as discussed in the attached minutes).
3) A copy of any response or
correspondence from the Department of Education regarding your submission of the
Lincoln School Demolition and Construction project.
All I got in return was a correspondence between Mr.
Quatrone and the Lodi politicians’ good friend and enabler from the County-
Nora Peck. Their correspondence only touched upon “Temporary office
space” during the construction. My
request specifically stated that I was seeking a response for the project, not temporary
office space. This response seems to
imply that the State already signed off on the wasteful $7.5 million
project. So, where is it in writing? When did it happen? Did the State ever question how the Board collected $7.5 million from the Lodi taxpayers without a referendum vote? Will anyone be held responsible for the blatant budget padding during Marc Capizzi's first year on the job?
Residents ask every day if the State has given final
approval. They are holding out hope that
the project can still be stopped if the Capizzi puppets are toppled on November
8th.
After all, it is for $7.5 million (ALL LODI TAX
DOLLARS. There was no referendum vote. The four person committee responsible for recommending the project included
some of the most unethical.
There was no presentation before the public. The Lodi politicians never answered for their
actions. The last submission for the “final
plans” never even appeared on an agenda.
Nora Peck (Interim
Bergen County Superintendent) has done nothing but rubber-stamp whatever the
Lodi politicians send her way.
She has not been forthcoming. She has NOT responded to emails
from Lodi residents on the subject.
It is time for the Department of Education and Nora
Peck to hold a forum in Lodi and take questions from residents. They too must
be held accountable for their actions or inaction. This situation needs to be investigated.
I was expecting hundreds of pages in correspondence regarding
the $7.5 million. Instead, I got four.
Click below for the resonse to OPRA request item 3
(approval?):
Click below for the response to OPRA request item 2
(drawing):
