Part V: “Doctor” Furey’s Embarrassing Attendance Record

Clueless Chiropractor Turned Politician Misses Another Opportunity As He And Democratic Council Hopefuls Blow Off Parkway Hearing

Public Information Session At Town Hall, Scheduled For Weeks, Gets Cold Shoulder From Furey And Larsen

Eight Democrats Miss Golden Opportunity To Tell Parkway And State Officials New Proposed Whitty Road, Route 571 Interchanges Won’t Do A Thing For Traffic Gridlock Problem, Even If Construction Is Expedited And Design Is Amended

Dover Township: Township Committeeman “Doctor” John Furey, Democratic candidate for Mayor and owner of the worst attendance record on the township committee, has now made it official: he is not going to attend anything he doesn’t absolutely have to, even if it is important and right there at town hall in Dover Township.

The latest Furey “oversight” casualty, which includes no-shows for every one of the Democratic Town Council candidates, is the recent hearing and public information session held by Garden State Parkway and Ocean County officials to discuss plans for two new interchanges between mileposts 83 and 84 in Dover Township.

Ocean County Engineer Ron Lotrecchio said the two new interchanges, which would let traffic off on Whitty Road and Route 571, would be a “big improvement” to traffic flows in the area.

Mayor Russo Not Sure About New Parkway Interchanges;
GOP Candidates Ask Numerous Questions

Dover Township Mayor John Russo, a Republican candidate for a full four term in the November election, was not so sure, saying the plan needed more study regarding its impact on local traffic before he could offer unqualified approval.
Russo and Republican Council candidates were there, and they asked numerous questions about the proposal.

“We Want To Hear What People Think”:
Freeholder Jim Mancini

Freeholder James J. Mancini said “we want to hear what people think.” Mancini is the liaison to the county engineering department. The Parkway hearing was the latest in a series of meetings missed by Furey, the Democratic Organization candidate for Mayor, and township committee liaison to the Dover Municipal Utilities Authority.

  Furey Has Never Attended A Single DMUA Meeting

Furey, anointed Mayoral candidate of the Democratic organization, has never attended a DMUA meeting, and never toured DMUA facilities despite nearly three years on the Township Committee and numerous invitations to do so.

Furey and Committeeman Richard Larsen, one of the Democrat Council candidates, want to dissolve the DMUA and put its assets in the township treasury to subsidize the township budget as an alternative to spending cuts.

Russo, Brush Oppose Furey-Larsen DMUA Dissolution Plan

Russo and independent mayoral candidate Paul Brush are opposed to the Furey-Larsen dissolution plan which, many officials believe, would ultimately cause a big sewer rate increase and a big tax increase as soon as Furey and Larsen got through squandering the DMUA’s reserve capital.

Furey surfaced with the worst attendance record on the committee after missing three straight township committee meetings in April on a vacation, his second extended vacation in six months.

Missed Three Straight, Including Iraqi Freedom Recognition Meeting

The three meetings he missed in April included the township committee rally in behalf of the men and women who represented Dover Township and Ocean County in operation Iraqi Freedom.

In December, 2002, Furey Missed The Two
Most Important Meetings Of The Year

The latest Furey absenteeism comes on top of his failure to attend possibly the two most important township committee meetings of 2002.

Furey took off for South America on a Christmas vacation which included a stop in Texas, and his absences were noticeable because the new Democratic majority was trying to put together a reorganization program, an effort which failed, partially because Furey simply wasn’t there.

Get The Facts On Furey Absentee Record

Get the background on Furey’s absentee record by Clicking Here For Part Four of Furey Leaves Town, citing Furey’s obsessive desire to be a member of OCPolitics Top Ten Worst Public Officials list as time marches forward. (for 7/01/03)

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