Because the current Lodi mayor and council see our
schools as an employment agency for themselves and their families, they
constantly interfere in BOE business.
Mayor Carafa’s team funneled their dirty pay-to-play
cash into BOE campaign accounts of borough employees working under them:
Mayor Carafa was the central figure in a Probable
Cause Notice from the School Ethics Commission:
Mayor Carafa’s team promoted Donald Scorzetti to
police chief just months after he joined the board and was negotiating the
contracts for their relatives:
Mayor Carafa and his son, a former BOE member, were
big proponents for demolishing and replacing the Lincoln school administration
building ($8,000,000). Mayor Carafa misled
the public by stating a fire from over 40 years ago was a reason to demolish
and replace in 2017. An engineer strongly
expressed otherwise.
Mayor Carafa’s administration blocked the $7.5M
referendum question from appearing on a ballot, thus shutting out the public’s
input:
Instead of working with the BOE to bring about
positive reforms and deliver some tax relief, the Carafa Team has strived to
maintain a corrupt system.
