Kudos to Al Sullivan of the Community News for hearing Councilman LoRe correctly at the City Council Meeting. I have said before that this website is not a news organization. This is an opinion blog. While this affords me the luxury of criticizing the press when I think they got the story wrong, it also means I can praise them when they get it right. In this instance I was curious to see what news organizations, if any, would pick up on the comment Councilman LoRe made at towards the end of last week's council meeting. He said "Let them catch up with us" in reference to his support for the transfer of monies from the BLRA to the city, which the Army has ordered to stop until the investigation is complete.
From what I understand, this action will put the city in serious legal jeopardy. From what I understand, Mr. LoRe's comments have put city hall into quite a tizzy, and today's article ratcheted things up. I heard some interesting things from city hall insiders today that I hope to talk about soon, but be certain that this action will not make life any easier in Bayonne, even if it does provide a short term plug to the budget issue. It certainly seems as if the Mayors office is not in favor of Mr. LoRe's statement.
Remember, the Army has not given the final word on money transfers yet. The letter made it clear that they would consider financial solutions once they completed the review of finances. To go against their wishes, while not explicitly illegal, would indeed leave us open for legal action. It is my sincere hope that Mr. LoRe reconsiders this statement.
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