After receiving campaign cash, Marc Schrieks voted to make Gary Paparozzi the “Planner” for both the Lodi Zoning Board and the Lodi Planning Board. Marc Schrieks also created a new $20,000 part-time position titled “Annual Technical Inspector” for Gary Paparozzi.
"If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."- George Washington
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Who does Marc Schrieks hire? Those that pay. (Post Date: October 30, 2018)
After receiving campaign cash, Marc Schrieks voted to make Gary Paparozzi the “Planner” for both the Lodi Zoning Board and the Lodi Planning Board. Marc Schrieks also created a new $20,000 part-time position titled “Annual Technical Inspector” for Gary Paparozzi.
Gary Paparozzi, a Full-Time Lodi Borough Employee, Was Paid $25,501.80 Additionally in October. He Is Receiving Payments as an Employee and as a Vendor. (Post Date: November 6, 2022)
How Does the Lodi Mayor and Council Get Away with Paying Gary Paparozzi as a Full-Time Salaried Employee and as a Monthly Vendor? (Post Date: October 9, 2022)
Gary Paparozzi appears on the Borough Payroll as a full-time salaried employee (2 week pay listed above)
Members of the Mayor and Council are telling people that
they hired Gary Paparozzi as a full-time employee for “Planning” work. Gary Paparozzi is paid as a monthly vendor
for “Planning” work.
How does the Mayor and Council get away with this pay
scheme?
Thursday, January 19, 2023
$247,176: Donald Scorzetti’s Personal Vendetta Has Already Cost the Lodi Taxpayers that Amount in Legal Bills Alone. These Legal Bills are Still Ongoing and Growing by the Day.
Donald Scorzetti- Guilty of Squandering Hundreds of Thousands in Lodi Tax Dollars
Click on the link below to see how much the Lodi taxpayers have
paid in legal bills so far for one of the worst and most abusive witch hunts
you have ever seen:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-B2TXY1wff-gm_boFYwBYHrAeqSDKmvn/view?usp=sharing
Mary McDonnel: $111,675
Florio Firm: $78,954
Mollinelli: $39,240
Manga Transcripts: $17,307
The Lodi Mayor and Council have been approving these bills at the same time that they are borrowing millions of dollars to pay for basic borough expenses (to create the illusion that they are not raising taxes). If you have to borrow millions, you don’t have hundreds of thousands to burn on personal vendettas and political witch hunts. Watching the amount spent by this mayor and council and seeing how unfair and corrupt they operate should really infuriate everyone.
The $247,176 only accounts for legal invoices appearing on the Mayor and Council's monthly bills. It doesn't account for the $250,000 in payroll costs for Scorzetti's vendetta. Think about that. A half a million dollars for Donald Scorzetti's power trip.
During this ordeal, Lodi has seen Donald Scorzetti exhibit nothing but unprofessionalism, cockiness, and immaturity.
At the same time, Captain Grillo, who has endured the most unfair treatment, continues to serve Lodi with professionalism and respect. Captain Grillo has shown great resilience.
Sunday, January 15, 2023
“Chasan Lamparello” States that It Is Currently the Corporate Counsel for the Town of Secaucus. It Also States that it Represents Vinny Martin- the Listed Owner of a Strip Club in Secaucus that Has Been Busted Multiple Times by the Secaucus Police.
So, Vinny Martin chose “Chasan Lamparello” for its
influence with the Secaucus government. How convenient. Vinny Martin should disclose if “Chasan
Lamaparello” is currently representing his strip club with its legal troubles or has ever represented his strip club. Anything goes in those Hudson County towns just like anyything goes in Lodi. They are void of any code of ethics and laws don't apply to them.
The Laganas and Joseph Garcia were attorneys with “Chasan Lamaprello” before they went with Giacobbe. “Chasan Lamparello” attorneys still fund Joseph Lagana's political campaigns which would explain their contracts with Bergen County. Another pay-to-play political firm that clings on to the worst politicians throughout the State in return for noncompetitive government contracts.
Once again, we have a two-tier justice system in New Jersey where politicians can buy protection by paying for influence.
2022 Closed Session Minutes for the Lodi Mayor and Council (January thru October)...
Link to closed session minutes:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jlHOHxTkMhFv7tKTGql32EuDXiQJkV5e/view?usp=sharing
If the Lodi Mayor and Council received an
order for a Revaluation a year ago or longer, that should have been made public and not
hidden in closed session discussions. A Revaluation could cause a lot of problems
for this administration due to everything they and Reggo did in the accessor’s
office for decades. They clearly sought out extensions to get them past the
next Election. It can be a mess and a tax nightmare.
December Payroll for Lodi Borough Hall...
Link to December 15th Payroll:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ePZ_HlTbPDbmo__4ujq-GwGGgnNnM3lo/view?usp=sharing
Link to December 30th Payroll:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OtOzT_Feu4JzznewjBRcWR15lq1tC4ZC/view?usp=sharing
The Lodi Mayor and Council Has Accumulated a Large Amount of New Debt in the Last Few Years. Lodi Taxes Would Have Increased Greatly if the Mayor and Council Budgeted for Their Basic, Known Expenses Instead of Borrowing for Everything.
Link to 2021 debt statement (doesn’t account for 2022
debt accumulation):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ro3lFNVu3oI04TJOILMs787QwVf16jGb/view?usp=sharing
In 2019, Lodi’s auditor publicly stated a council meeting
that a really big debt payment had recently become due and that Lodi had paid
off most of its debt.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Open Response to the Threatening Letter I Just Received from Lodi Deputy Mayor Vincent Martin and His Attorney Thomas Brogan…
Response:
1. I just
blacked out Vinny Martin’s street address on the post showing how his big house
with a lot of improvements (that he purchased for $500,000 in 2006) is only
assessed at $321,300. My question for
Thomas Brogan: what do you have to say
about Vinny Martin asking people to sign his petition to run for Lodi council
with his street address listed? Please
explain.
2. Please send
me specific blog posts dating back to 2016 that you deem “false statements” or “misrepresentations”. If you can explain with factual basis why
they are false, I will gladly remove them.
3. Vinny Martin
is listed as an owner of a business that was busted twice within a year for cocaine
and prostitution. Public notices and his
own statements on northjersey.com state that he is an owner. If he is not an owner and the public notices
and his own statements are untrue, please notify me in writing with factual
basis and I will gladly remove all posts pertaining to that subject.
4. You state: “As
you are fully aware, Mr. Martin is an upstanding citizen of the Borough of Lodi…’
I completely disagree.
And that statement shows just a little too much pride.
5. Vinny Martin
has corrupted the Lodi police department with his involvement in making Donald
Scorzetti Chief (voting with conflicts), funding Donald Scorzetti’s political
campaigns, allowing Donald Scorzetti to take Borough Vehicles to his shore
house while telling insurance providers and the Department of Community Affairs
that Borough vehicles are prohibited for personal use, etc. Vinny Martin has his daughter working under
Donald Scorzetti and working with all of Donald Scorzetti’s daughters in Police
Records while Vinny Martin is voting on 4% raises for Donald Scorzetti.
Furthermore, what Vinny Martin and his administration
did to Captain Grillo is disgusting.
That is corruption of the police department.
6. Dirty
Politician- Vinny Martin is nasty and he is a bully. He has been like that his whole life. Before I ever posted anything about him, he sent
me nasty emails, insulted me at Board of Education meeting with the most petty,
stupid things, and made many libelous statements against me. Vinny Martin is not a victim.
7. The ethics
complaint against me by Debra Kwapniewski- The NJEA spent over $100,000 filing
frivolous complaints against me. I successfully
defended myself “pro se” for three years.
I was the only board member not to use a taxpayer funded attorney to defend
myself. I saved the Lodi taxpayers at least
$15,000 by refusing to use a taxpayer funded attorney in which I was entitled. The day of the administrative hearing with Elissa
Mizzone Testa in Newark, there was snow on the ground, I was busy at work and decided
at the last minute that I had better things to do than drive to Newark to talk
about a blog post: “If you can read, thank a teacher. If you can’t, thank a teachers union.” I already successfully defended myself against
the same complaint over and over again. I
told Elissa Mizzone Testa to refer to the evidence I already submitted. She said that she would not read anything
that I submitted and then she had the NJEA Attorney, Gail Oxfeld, write her decision
for her.
Do I regret not going to the hearing in Newark? Absolutely not. The decision against me is being used at Board
training sessions throughout New Jersey because it is so absurd and laughable. Board members as far as Ocean County have reached
out to me after their attorneys discussed my decision with them to tell me that
everyone was laughing at my posts and that they enjoyed reading my blog.
Elissa Mizzone Testa humiliated herself with her decision. It was blatantly dishonest. District payroll and other public records
show that she is dishonest. Three years later, she has to be more embarrassed by
the decision than me. You and Vinny
Martin can talk about this decision all you like. It doesn’t bother me. Compare and contrast this decision with the ethics decisions against the Lodi politicians associated with Vinny Martin (Dominic Miller, Tony Luna, George Reggo, etc.) Compare blog posts about the NJEA with the misappropriation of public funds. Compare blog posts about the NJEA with the illegal awarding of contracts to family members. Compare blog posts about the NJEA with using your public position to lower your own property taxes.
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Another Reggo Inequity: Vinny Martin's Lodi home is clearly under assessed by a lot. (Post Date: April 19, 2019)
Reggo’s assessment is $178,700 (36%) less than the purchase price. Reggo’s assessment is $80,353 (20%) less than zillow’s estimate.