Monday, April 30, 2012
Margaret Nordstrom said to be under consideration for number two spot
They ought to rename the New Jersey Highlands Council the Morris County Freeholder Re-Employment Bureau. The latest rumor is that former freeholder Margaret Nordstrom of Long Valley is in line to become deputy director of the Highlands Council. That spot is open because Tom Borden resigned as a matter of conscience last month when the council ousted Eileen Swan as director in a political move. No one is confirming the rumor yet. Nordstrom did tell The Observer Tribune last month that she is looking for a job within, or with the help of, the administration of Gov. Chris Christie, who lives in Morris. Earlier this year, the state appellate court tossed Nordstrom off the freeholder board, reversing a superior court judge’s earlier order, …
Monday, April 23, 2012
By the way, there's a nice pension boost in it for Feyl, too.
The appointment of Gene Feyl as executive director of the New Jersey Highlands Council last Thursday accomplished several goals—most of them political, but with a nice personal perk for Feyl. It took Feyl out of contention for another term as a Morris County freeholder, allowing him to land safely—and cozily, with a $116,000 salary almost five times larger than he gets now—without having to worry about a messy primary fight with the conservative team opposing the incumbent Republicans in June. And talk about cozy! Were Feyl to lose a Republican primary fight in June and leave office at the end of the year, he would retire with a maximum annual pension of about $13,300, according to the Retirement Estimate calculation tool on the state …
Friday, April 20, 2012
Christie-backed appointment was expected, but still made in close vote
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Friday, April 20, 2012
As broadly expected, Morris County Freeholder Gene Feyl has been hired as Highland Council's executive director, meaning he'll need to leave his position on the county governing body and drop out of the race for re-election. That means the crowded primary race for the freeholder board will become ever-so-slightly roomier—though there's still a long list of candidates for the three open seats. Feyl had filed a petition to run in the Republican primary, though he made clear that if put on the Highlands Council, he knew he'd have to drop out. Other Republicans seeking the seats: incumbent and Freeholder Director William Chegwidden of Wharton; Florham Park Councilman Charles Germershausen; Morristown Councilwoman Alison Deeb; Parsippany …
Elena Chambous
6:09 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012
How about paying the people for their land instead of 6 figure salaries to people enforcing something that is illegal in the fact that it hasn't paid what was promised to the land owners and yet their hands are tied and they are still paying property taxes! more ›