Luna has every perk under the sun. Licata has every family member on the town
payroll (and on the bills). Quatrone got
a $25,000+ meritLESS bonus. He just got
all new furniture and carpeting for his office. And the hardworking taxpayers of Lodi got this:
Despite their record bonding and debt, the Lodi
politicians still managed to deliver another devastating tax increase. Last year, Lodi had the second highest
effective tax rate in Bergen County. It
just got worse.
But not everyone’s taxes in Lodi went up. The politically connected had “in house”
reductions. Lodi politicians kept this
quiet for a while. When they got caught,
they had George Reggo say that he doesn’t keep records and then deny OPRA
requests. Marcel Wurms represents Lodi
with tax appeals. The Wurms property is
one of many that is paying less taxes today than they did 3 years ago.
And the completely absurd:
Judge Andresini
refuses to answer for his ruling. His chambers
is withholding the audio tapes. The Lodi
council never appealed the ruling. In fact, they rewarded Pinto afterwards with
more town business and more benefits.
