tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post4734220121781521341..comments2023-07-02T04:15:37.975-04:00Comments on Eye on The Record: Something is rotten in the city of HackensackVictor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-10204081050875470242013-04-22T21:27:57.587-04:002013-04-22T21:27:57.587-04:00I am trying to get information on what Albert H. D...I am trying to get information on what Albert H. Dib does for the city and the Upper Main Alliance and how much he is paid in total. When he is in City Hall, he has an office on the first floor, next to the information desk. Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-68972805713812254762013-04-21T10:31:34.122-04:002013-04-21T10:31:34.122-04:00In yesterday's post on the lawn sign for the H...In yesterday's post on the lawn sign for the Hackensack Coalition for Open Government -- the dreaded "Zisa Slate" -- I reported the sign in front of Albert H. Dib's home had been "removed."<br /><br />But when I drove by on Saturday evening, I saw the so-called Open Government sign had actually only been moved to the property line of his house and the house on the corner that is occupied by a lawyer's office.<br /><br />So, I guess Dib is only "distancing" himself from the Zisa Slate. LOL.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-90884591366819947382013-04-21T10:26:05.309-04:002013-04-21T10:26:05.309-04:00While it's true the $360,000 comes from a &quo...While it's true the $360,000 comes from a "special assessment" on merchants who are members of the Upper Main Alliance, two other things must be said:<br /><br />That assessment or tax is a cost of doing business, and it's certainly passed along to paying customers, who do pay property taxes. Also, it's not clear to me why the alliance only represents "upper" Main Street.<br /><br />What about the merchants between the courthouse and Atlantic Street, and what about businesses in other parts of Hackensack, including Anderson and Hudson streets. Are the latter too downmarket for the uppity alliance?<br /><br />On the school board election turnout, politicians like Francis W. Albolino, who want to stay in office for 20 years, make sure that contest and the City Council race are decided in April and May, respectively, to suppress the vote.<br /><br />Refusing to hold those elections at the same time as the general election not only costs taxpayers an enormous amount of extra money, it keeps the turnout down, ensuring the success of Albolino and others whose first priority is reelection, no matter their performance in office. Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-13648957427148285832013-04-21T09:07:18.520-04:002013-04-21T09:07:18.520-04:00Look into the work or lack of Mr Dib performs for ...Look into the work or lack of Mr Dib performs for the city. According to city and alliance staffers he can never be found. Just another Zisa operative on 2 payrolls. Beware of lawyers who do not practice. Also, do you know how long Dib has sucked off the city?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-24908036219235973102013-04-20T17:32:57.127-04:002013-04-20T17:32:57.127-04:00Wow, that's an impressive 1,400 out of 20,000 ...Wow, that's an impressive 1,400 out of 20,000 registered voters. Did Mr. Albolino have something to do with the pathetic turnout?Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-22114999864824084082013-04-20T15:39:32.707-04:002013-04-20T15:39:32.707-04:00tsk, tsk, another example of incorrect reporting -...tsk, tsk, another example of incorrect reporting -- Mr. Sasson claims that only 1,100 people came out to vote -- however, if over nine hundred people voted yes for the school budget and in the area of five hundred people voted no, well there is over 1,400 voters right there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-49543148704073272262013-04-20T15:21:23.552-04:002013-04-20T15:21:23.552-04:00Mr. Sasson - you need to check your facts. The m...Mr. Sasson - you need to check your facts. The money that the Main Street Business Alliance receives from the City is NOT taxpayer money. The City collects extra tax money from the members of the Alliance, all of which have agreed to pay a specific amount to belong to the Alliance, and then this extra money is given back to the Alliance. This money DOES NOT come from the average property owner. This money is collected from the Main Street business owners and then returned to the Alliance, which will then in turn spend the money fixing Main Street. You are incorrect to try to convince voters that somehow property owners are handing over $400,000 to the Alliance and Mr. Dib. Might want to check on Mr. Dib's salary also, as I think that the Alliance splits his salary with the City.........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-50772413309405674392013-04-20T12:31:06.253-04:002013-04-20T12:31:06.253-04:00These paragraphs appear later in the post:
"...These paragraphs appear later in the post:<br /><br />"When Sasson defended the blog as trying to tell the story of how the Borg family abandoned Hackensack and stood by as editors drastically reduced news of the city, the "Editor" deleted some of those comments.<br /><br />"Specifically, he deleted how a 2008 downsizing followed by several months Publisher Stephen A. Borg's purchase of a $3.65 million McMansion in Tenafly with a company mortgage.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392667231013508141.post-66559661025836728932013-04-20T11:56:11.358-04:002013-04-20T11:56:11.358-04:00Mr. Sasson could you please elaborate more on what...Mr. Sasson could you please elaborate more on what you wrote in your first paragraph "Delete information about the Borg family". Not sure what your trying to explain here.Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com