Part III: “Doctor” Furey Leaves Town Again - Democratic Candidate For Mayor Misses Three Straight Meetings

Clueless Furey Now Has The Worst Attendance Record On The Township Committee: Blows Off Three Straight This Time On Another Extended Vacation While The Same Old Issues Go Begging

Dilettante Furey Also Missed Two Important Committee Meetings Last December For Vacation In South America And Texas - Returned To Find Political Landscape Changed And Massive Problems Still Present

Dover Township: The township government is still in trouble, but in important ways, the two Democrats on the township committee don’t seem to care.

Richard Larsen, the accountant who was put in charge of the local government finances, has not yet made a report on his efforts to find ways to cut the new township budget for the fiscal year starting July 1st.

And “Doctor” John Furey, the chiropractor turned politician who promised to give unfailing devotion to his township committee responsibilities, now has the worst attendance record on the committee after blowing off three straight township committee meetings on another extended vacation.

Missed Three Straight, Including Iraqi Freedom Recognition Meeting

Instead of attending to the public business, Furey took off on vacation again, and missed the township committee meeting of Wednesday, April 23rd.

A week later, still apparently out of town, he blew off the township committee meeting of Tuesday, April 29th.

He also managed to miss the township committee meeting of Wednesday, April 30th, a meeting that featured a rally in support of the men and women of the armed forces who courageously represented Dover Township and Ocean County in operation Iraqi Freedom.

AWOL For 2002’s Two Most Important Meetings

Furey’s latest round of no-show absenteeism is reminiscent of his failure to attend what arguably were the two most important township committee meetings of 2002.

Instead of sticking around to help organize the local government for the vital year of preparation for transition to a new form of government selected by the voters on referendum last November, Furey took off for South America and wasn’t around for two critical December township committee meetings.

Furey, Democratic Candidate For Mayor, Not Just Any Lame Duck

Furey’s failure to attend important meetings would be bad enough in any lame duck public official who no longer has any real interest in the township.

But Furey is the candidate for mayor of the local Democratic organization, picked by Democratic boss “Doctor” Jack Moriarty to lead the Democratic ticket in the most important election in the township’s history.

It is not known whether Moriarty endorsed Furey’s latest decision to leave town because Moriarty has not commented publicly on Furey’s poor attendance record.

“Doctor” Furey’s Absenteeism Disconcerting
To Democratic Rank And File?

“Doctor” Furey’s habit of leaving town when the town needs a full compliment of public officials to transact the public business must be disconcerting to rank and file Democrats, as well as the independent voters Furey is going to need if he is to have any chance of winning the November election.

It is not known how Furey’s running mates, the seven Democratic candidates for town council, feel about their mayoralty candidate’s poor attendence record.

OCPolitics Editor Has Better Attendance Record Than Furey

It is somewhat disconcerting, as will as disappointing that the editor of this WebSite has a better attendance record at township committee meetings for the past six months than the Democratic candidate for Mayor, a factor that should give additional encouragement to Max The Puppet, a candidate who apparently is more serious than Furey about running for office.

Get the background on Furey’s absentee record by Clicking Here for Part One and Clicking Here For Part Two of Furey Leaves Town, citing Furey’s apparent near-neurotic desire to be part of the OCPolitics Top Ten Worst Public Officials list in the fullness and irrepressibility of time.    (for 5/07/03)

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