Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Emil Carafa must be looking for another big campaign donor…




Link to tonight’s agenda:




The Lodi Mayor and Council are appointing another law firm.  It’s one of the most political in State.  It was at the center of controversy during the Ferriero years of Bergen County. 


Breaking from past practice, the Lodi mayor and council didn't use a Request for Qualifications and pretend to go through a fake selection process.  Alan Spiniello claimed tonight that Decotiis just happened to send his proposal to Lodi and its name appeared on tonight’s agenda.  He claimed they were going into “closed session” tonight to discuss the matter even though they already selected a firm.  He even said they would discuss whether to use Requests for Proposals.


Nobody at tonight’s meeting would answer how Decotis’ proposal magically appeared before Lodi or who from Lodi was their contact person.


Emil Carafa was absent.  Is he Decotiis’ contact?  Emil is hooked up with the County Democrats.  Emil strives off of pay-to-play abuses.  Emil puts partisan politics ahead of Lodi residents.


How much will Decotiis funnel into Emil’s next campaign?


Will Decotiis represent the interests of Lodi or will it represent the interests of hack politicians with the development around 199 Garibaldi Ave?


Why isn’t Alan Spiniello’s $210,000 part-time salary reduced since all these political firms are doing his job?


From the New York Times in 2005, before Decotiis appeared in all the articles about Ferriero: