October 31, 2002: Petrizzo No-Show On JAMM Vote

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Democrats, Once Again, Fail To Meet Their Obligations As Loyal Opposition: They Never Said A Word As Former Township Committeewoman Copped Out On JAMM Vote

Haines Wasn’t The Only Whitman Administration Patronage Recipient Who Betrayed Local Residents

JoAnn Petrizzo Didn’t Show For JAMM Realty Vote At County Planning Board; If She Was There For Dover Taxpayers, Project Would Have Been Voted Down Two Years Ago

JoAnn
Petrizzo

Dover Township: Former Township Committeewoman JoAnn Petrizzo, Dover Township’s representative on the Ocean County Planning Board, could have killed the JAMM Realty application simply by showing up to vote “No”.

But Petrizzo failed to show up for the meeting two years ago, and the JAMM project was approved 3-2, with Chairman George Buckwald and Surf City Councilman Jerry Little voting to disapprove.

The JAMM approval was enabled by the absence of Ms. Petrizzo who, if she was present at the hearing, could have denied the approval by making the vote 3-3 to kill it instead of 3-2 in favor.

Petrizzo Got $70,000 Whitman Patronage Job

Mrs. Petrizzo, like recently appointed township committeewoman Virginia Haines, was the recipient of a Whitman patronage job at an inflated salary ($70,000), and her failure to show up on the JAMM Realty application might be evaluated in this context.

The JAMM issue has surfaced on numerous occasions since, but no one has ever criticized the role (and the betrayal of local residents) Ms. Petrizzo played in allowing the JAMM project to go forward.

Despite being advised of the facts, neither Democrat on the township committee has ever criticized Ms. Petrizzo for failing to show for the JAMM vote.

Was Petrizzo Ordered To Stay Home?

Loyal Opposition

Democrats Never

Said A Word