Hackensack, NJ Community Message Boards

The problem I have with the donation from Basralian is the date - March '09. I believe he has donated to them before, but it this date is while this Summit application is pending. Does NAI have anything pending with the other candidates?

I have say I agree with just watching about our chief of police - and will also not state why. However, I disagree with your position on Citizens for Change. Actually I have never heard them even suggest that the houses on Summit be used as homeless shelters. Stop by their headquarters at 193 Main on Thursday and you can ask them about that yourself. I have heard several good ideas from them. You could also ask them about ratables and taxes too. I understand that in the last year almost $120,000,00 came off the ratable base (you can check that with the tax assessor).

Further, after reading today's article in the Record, I am more convinced than ever that the current council must go. Citizens for Change are the best chance to make that happen.

Mr. Melfi and the council have the power of appointment for planning & zoning boards. You would think that the people they put on those boards have ideas similar to the mayor & council. But the boards do one thing and the mayor and council say something else. It makes me wonder.

As for connecting the political dots - I can't go into the details here of what I read on another forum - but there appears to be a very strong political connection between this mayor & council and BCDO. Maybe you should check it out.

I believe that there are a number of the students who attend HTS are not even from Hackensack. So, they may not choose any of the options presented.