In an interview with The Jackson Times, Township Councilmember Nino A. Borrelli who is seeking reelection for another 3 year term touted his record concerning overdevelopment in the township.
"I was a part of a Council that wrote the ordinance for the creation of an Open Space Committee to also pursue additional land preservation,” Borrelli specifically stated.
Hmm...
Actually, Mayor Mike Reina is the one who wrote the ordinance - citing the Council's failures.
Reina wrote the ordinance, stating "over the last two years the Council, the only part of our government authorized to spend money on open space, has done little to grow our open space inventory and it is clear to me that more effort needs to be put into identifying parcels that the Township can buy," Reina cried, adding, "the current Jackson Township Council's insistence on buying only open space that it can pay cash for prevents us from competing against big developers. There are WAY too many missed opportunities to ever honor the spirit of the agreement that the Township made when it asked residents for an Open Space Trust Fund tax."
He then sent it to the Council for their consideration.
In January 2023, Borrelli actually voted against the establishment of the Open Space Committee.
Moreover, as reported here on FAA News, Councilmember Stephen Chisholm recently stated: Since the pompous fanfare and grand announcements over a year ago, not much open space has actually been saved. We were promised new land new purchases and new open space. All we have had so far are meetings getting cancelled.
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4 comments:
Politics is a very shady business
on jackson the politicians flip flop all the time.
Reina and his zoning and planning boards do not appear to care about the neighborhood. The committee lawyers act more like bouncers for the land developers, than a fair truth seeking board.
Borreli states we reached 3000 acres open space. How many open space acres were already in existence, 2990? That statement is misleading and deceptive. How many acres have been recently acquired and at what cost? Do we count unsuitable wetlands in this number.
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