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The vehicle that Mayor Santos is using is a Hudson County supplied vehicle. I belive it's a black Ford Crown Vic. Under state law the mayor cannot use that vehicle for personal or town of Kearny business. That car was supplied by Hudson County for County business only.For all you recall mayor santos people, if you know for fact or see that santos is using the car foe personal or town business you can contact the Hudson County prosecuters office or the State of NJ Attorney Generals office for misuse of a county vehicle.

While I have no children going to KHS, I am a taxpayer and do support the use of school uniforms. Or at the very least a school dress code. No more micro miniskrts, micro shorts, long shorts. low cut jeans or tops, no under garments showing. I've seen some of your kids going to KHS in the mornings, it's appalling in most cases the girls look like hookers and the boys look like gang bangers.Just recently I was on Kearny Ave at 8:00am on my way to work a girl passed by on the sidewalk carrying a KHS ID card she was wearing micro shorts with the bottom of her ass cheeks hanging out. Another girl on Devon st had on a micro mini. This is your fault as parents in having little or no control over how your kids present themselves in public. I hate to use the cliche When I was in school however When I was in school 77 - 81 the girls and boys did NOT dress this way. Any girls who did was labeled a slut or school whore, boys who dressed as such were laughed at and shunned as being a troublemaker. So if you want your sons labeled as gangbangers,and your daughters labeled as sluts continue with the status quo.

I share your frustration, only you can't limit tenants to 1 parking permit. I have 2 cars my wife's and mine. She has the typical 9 to 5 job while my work schedule is very flexible. I've been after various town aministrations for the last 15 years to put in place parking permits that would place a limit of no more than 2 per household. Those with driveways and out of state plates would not be eligible for permits. I repeatedly get the same two responses each time. " We will look into it" or " We are looking into it". If you have a neighbor that has 2 cars with for sale signs in them I'd call the KPD and report them for running a used car business.I belive there's a town ordinance that limits the number of cars you can sell on the street to one at a time or register as a business

I mean really what does it matter if the build a " Gentlemans " club in SOUTH Kearny. You live in North Kearny. Are you going to drive past it every day or are you afraid your kids going to get a job pole dancing in there. You want redlight district drive by Kearny High School sometime. The clothes the girls wear make them look like hookers on 42nd st. As for the supposed two already where are they. I have seen NO clubs in the Main town of Kearny. If your refering to the 18 wheeler that place has been there for close to 30 years. Get over yourself

The S.501 amendment was from Obama;s Senate web page. hiss voting record for the 109th and 110th congressional sessions are there

If Obama was so against the war in Iraq why then did he vote yes on all funding of the war except the last time. Only when funding for Katrina and farm aid was included did he vote no.

8 years? your kidding right. First off Obama has only been a Senator for 3 years, being sworn in Jan 1 2005. his first senate vote was on Jan 6 2005. You talk about accomplishments how about his Did Not Vote on S.501 a resolution honoring those soldiers who have fallen in Iraq and Afghanistan. 2. Obama's NO vote on S.amendment 4340 " to create a point of order against bills that would raise gas prices. 3. Obama voted NO on S. amendment 4232 " to pay down the federal debt and eliminate government waste" 4. Obama voted NO on S. amendment 2620 " to increase access to health insurance for low income children based on actual need. 5. Obama voted NO on S. amendment 4897 " to make available 700 million to eliminate the production and trade of Opium and Heroin in Afghanistan, and to prevent terrorists from using the procedes. You even contradict yourself. Clearly you have no clue as to what you write. You state Obama has 8 years of elected experience yet he's only been a Senator for 3 years. You state in his first year as being 2006 yet Obama was Sworn in, in 2005.

Obama in his 3 year career as a Senator has missed 40.6% of Senate votes. As a point of order Obama did Not vote in approx. 90% of the 2007 issues.

I find Obama voting against the war in Iraq laughable if it was'nt a pathetic attempt to gather support for him. First Brainiac the Iraq war vote was in 2002. Obama was'nt sworn in as a Senator until Jan. 1 2005. His very first vote was on Jan 6 2005.

Steve I don't know if you know this, but Newark already has a helipad on the Passiac river. Across from NJPAC. It sits in Minnish Park. Passiac river on one side, McCarter Highway on the other. The area is big enough to house all that Pegasus wants to put there. New concrete bulkheads were put in by the Army Corp a couple of years ago. I know this one becaause I worked on the job and 2 because the helicopters fly overhead non stop

Is this the same Obama Who has never once visited out troops in Iraq or Afghanistan?. Is this the same Obama who refuses to place his hand over his heart during the singing of our national anthem. Is this the same Obama who has stated that he voted against the Iraq war even though the war started in 2003 and he did'nt become a senator until 2005.Is this the same Obama who has voted against a flag desicretion law. I know this Obama has missed 40.6% of congressional votes since 2005, I know this Obama wants to increase the H-1B and H-2B visas. I know this Obama is nothing more than a black John Kerry, I voted for it before I voted against it.

If by some chance of Fate Hitlery wins, Ive got my bumper sticker ready. Madame President and first B**ch Bill

Over assessed is an understatement. I also looked up the property tax's in Kearny. The last time property tax's in Kearny were Reassessed was back in the 70's. Now property tax's are figured by the price you buy your home for. Say for instance if you buy a home in the $400 thousand range you can expect to pay $10,000+ in property tax's, your also paying depending on your lot size. My parents are paying on a supposed double lot. Now if you go three houses away the neighbors property is bigger both in frontage and depth yet the property is listed as a single lot. I've suggested to the mayor that the town do a property tax RE assessment town wide.. Not only will some tax's go down but the town will be able to shut down all illegal apartments, over crowding etc.

you know strife I see you opening your pie hole quite often, usually with nothing coming out but hot air. How about some suggestions from you. however I don't think you have anything to add just being an antagonist

Two of the houses are 6 family bldgs, 1 is a single family. In one of those buildings we have 7 children attending Kearny schools, in another 2 children attending. The monthly rents vary between $750.00 and $800.00. What you fail to realize is that the tax's on my parents home is paid out of the apartments. By the time we pay for tax's, water, gas & electric, Liability insurance, Maint,Refurbishment when a tenant moves out sometimes the damages exceed the security deposit. By the time we add up all the expenses we just about break even. We try to keep things affordable I could just as easily charge $1000.00 a month and turn a slight profit. Remember this is a business not a charity. If you can't pay your rent thats what evictions are for. I'd rather not resort to that.

I agree with you, but it's not just the average taxpayer feeling the pinch here. My parents are senior citizens living in Kearny. does this mayor and town council understand the hardship their placing on Kearny's elderly. Or how about renters in town, everytime Santo's and his cabal raise tax's I have to raise the rents on my tenants. Those of us who own multifamily bldgs are hurting also. My family pays close to $33,000.00 in tax's yearly to Kearny. 3 houses at approx. $11,000 each. One of my parents neighbors pays $14,000 a year. So when the mayor say's the average tax bill is just under $7500.00 I say BS. Unfortunatly there currently are no viable Republican candidates to challenge Santos. What I find to be amusing is that the very people who voted for Santos are being the most closeted vocal. what I mean by that is a large percentage of the Portuguese population in my neighborhood are complaining about tax's but won't take on one of their own.

Santos may very well be the County's boy, But I remember reading some where that Santos is out of favor with the Politico's in Trenton. I hate to say it but the only reason Santos keeps getting reElected is because of the large Portuguese population, they like him he's one of their own. If we had a large Italian population we'd have a Italian mayor.

I did call the DPW and was told " We'll look into it"

Your right of course I was being a "Bit" petty. I guess you could say I deplore Mayor Santos. For years I've gotten face to face with him over parking down on this end of town. I've either gotten blown off or fed the auto response " I'll look into it". It's been going on for close to 10 years from councilman to mayor. Santos is more interested in being Hillary Clintons Kearny lapdog or getting his face in the paper.

Glass's aside. I have personally walked up to the bldg,and found the front door locked on several occasions. Since we did promote several officers to various ranks why is this station only open for 1 shift ?. We've been getting hit by home invasions on this end of town alot lately with a large percentage happening before 12:00 noon or roving bands of teens out after the 10:00pm curfew. Do you mean to tell me that the substation closes at 10:00pm and that now we'll have to wait for a unit to arrive from the Laurel ave station, thus giving the perp a chance to flee.

I do know from a friend who is a teacher that their making in the $ 50,000.00 + salary range.I've never seen any actual people there myself either. Well, I think one won't really know that until they bring concerns to him personally and are turned away or something. Lots is being said around here, but I don't think anyone's actually taken Santos up on his "open debate" thing yet. 70422[/snapback] I know that you stick up for this mayor from your comments. however Santos has'nt been on the up and up with town residents. First Santos claims to live on Johnston ave in his parents 3 family house. Yet in the last 15 years I've only seen him near the house twice. I live a few houses away from this house. Once has been taking the garbage cans out and once driving by in his County owned car. The mayor also has claimed to be married yet his wife is seemingly absent from town functions. Recently the monument dedication on Belgrove drive.

You do know that the field your complaining about does'nt even belong to the town of Kearny. That field belongs to the State of NJ department of Veterens. The town only leases the land. Personally I could do without General's football. It's mainly the parents who cause most of the problems.

Recently I sent a letter to the Kearny observer over this so called " Healthy Debate" that Mayor Santos yearns for. The high salaries that the KPD and KFD have is only half the story. How much money is invested by the town in Health care and pensions for town employees. How much does the town spend to insure the families of town employees. 1 solution would be to have all town employees to pay into their health and pension plans an amount based on percentage. If the town is paying for the families to be covered, let the employees pay for it like we do in the real world. I know in my family I pay $400.00 a month and thats a 50/50 split with my employer. 2nd it's time to CAP all town employee salaries teachers included. Look at the Deputy chiefs they make 6 figures in salary. The town can save money by switching town vehicles from gasoline to E85 or natural gas. The other day I was on route 1 in Edison,who drives past me a Town of Kearny container truck. 3. In another post someone had mentioned the south end of town substation, wherein the town promoted several officers to man this substaion,yet the station is rarely open. I've come home from work at 3:30 pm the station is dark. 3:00am the same. A waste of money? or were we conned. Mayor Santos is'nt interested in healthy debate, this is only a ruse to make excuses from.

Most times the substation is closed. I go by there almost every day. On the rare occasion you'll see a patrol car or two parked. But for the most part the substation is dark.