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Palino-Morey Is Outspent
15-1
Ciullo And
Gilmore Continue
To Pollute And Cheapen The Political Process In Berkeley
With More Obvious
1st Ward
Lies On Behalf Of Mrs. Davis
One of the jobs of the media is
to act as referee and try to work towards a level playing
field in election contests.
First Ward Berkeley voters have
a problem in the Republican primary election between official
party line candidate
Karen Davis, backed by County Chairman George Gilmore, and
challenger, former Councilwoman Janet Palino-Morey.
Hired Gun Ciullo Is Not A Straight Shooter
The
problem is that the Davis mailers are prepared by Central
Regional School Board member Richard Ciullo, a Gilmore hired
gun who is anything but a straight shooter.
Karen Davis |
Problem
is the Davis fliers are full of distortions and lies put there
by Ciullo and Gilmore to try and protect political patronage
they get from a school system controlled by the GOP.
A Lot At Stake In 1st Ward GOP Primary
The 1st Ward GOP primary is the only game in town, because in
the unlikely event Palino-Morey beats the party line after
being outspent 15-1, Gilmore would suffer a big loss of
prestige, and the Berkeley Republican GreedHog would go back
to the shadows and likely lose some of their lock on school
board patronage next year.
Three Major Misrepresentations In Latest Davis Fliers
There are numerous Ciullo distortions and
two major new misrepresentations in the latest
Davis flier, so Berkeley voters deserve the facts before they
vote on Tuesday:
• Ciullo-Davis claims a 40% sewer rate increase "caused
by unqualified commissioners in the current administration."
The truth, of course, is the sewer rate went up 15%; the
increase was caused almost entirely by the County Utilities
Authority whose commissioners are approved by Gilmore.
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As A School Board Member, Davis
Handed Yezzi $2 Million In No-Bid Contracts |
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Ciullo-Davis claims pay-to-play patronage costs taxpayers
"millions of dollars per year" and promises to "put an end" to
it. The truth, of course, is that Ciullo, GOP
Chairman Amato, Gilmore and school board member Davis were
responsible for the bulk of the "pay-to-play patronage" in
Berkeley, especially the $2 million payoff in architectural
fees for Dover Republican
committeeman Massimo Yezzi.
• And in another major lie designed to cover up their
own greed by demonizing the Democrats, Ciullo-Davis says the
Berkeley property tax revaluation was ordered by "Democrats in Trenton,"
when they know perfectly well the Reval was ordered by
the County Board Of Taxation, an agency that is controlled by
Gilmore and the Republican freeholders.
Voted For Every Spending And Tax Hike
Davis has been on the Berkeley school board for eight years,
and she voted for every tax increase and every spending hike.
For this reason, it is disingenuous for Davis to call for such
things as "zero based budgeting," and say she will "address
HIDDEN TAXES," when the only hidden tax to address is the one
from the culture of greed personified by Gilmore and his small
army of greedy lawyers and "professionals," most of whom are
card carrying Republicans.
Davis Works For Pay-To-Play Firm That Audits Schools
Davis is employed by the largest pay-to-play
no-bid accounting firm in Ocean County. The firm served
as auditor for Berkeley schools while Davis was a school board
member, and is located in the same building as Gilmore's law
firm in Toms River.
Same OCP Rules For Palino-Morey
We hope these clarifications are helpful. If former
Councilwoman Palino-Morey mails anything with misstatements of
fact, you can be sure we will bring you the truth with the
speed of sound & fury.
This story prepared for publication 6/01/05. |
