Saturday, January 19, 2013
John Hoover, who ran for a Madison council seat in the last election, is resigning from the Board of Health to manage a 42-week consulting project for Arab National Bank.
John Hoover, the president of the Madison Board of Health the past two years who ran for a council seat in November, is resigning from the Board of Health because he will be living in Saudi Arabia to manage a 42-week consulting project. Hoover said in an email he would not have taken the job in Saudi Arabia if he had won the election in November. He was fully committed to the Madison campaign and, for the four or five months before the election, the campaign was all-consuming, he said. He and GOP running mate Carmen Pico lost to Democratic candidates Astri Baillie and Ben Wolkowitz. "When it was over, the question was: 'OK what are you going to do now?'" Hoover said. He said deciding to work in Saudi Arabia "feels like I have hit the re-…
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Democrats win three-year seats on the governing body.
Madison voters elected Democrats Astri Baillie and Benjamin Wolkowitz to three-year seats on the Madison Borough Council, beating Republicans John Hoover and Carmen Pico, according to unofficial results. Preliminary results, not counting provisional ballots, showed Baillie, a former councilwoman, and Wolkowitz, receiving 3,149 and 3,123 votes, respectively. Hoover and Pico received 2,854 and 2,728 votes, respectively. "I'd like to thank the people of Madison for their support, and I look forward to working on behalf of everyone in Madison," Wolkowitz said. Hoover said he and Pico set out to do the best job campaigning they could, ran an honest campaign and enjoyed a tremendous amount of support. Hoover, the Board of Health president, said …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
League of Women Voters forum draws 60 attendees.
Approximately 60 people attended a forum for Madison Borough Council candidates Tuesday evening at the Madison Community House to hear the four candidates give statements and field audience members' questions. Two three-year seats are up for vote, with Democrats Astri Baillie, a former councilwoman, and Ben Wolkowitz running against GOP nominees Board of Health President John Hoover and Carmen Pico. The event was hosted and moderated by the League of Women Voters, with audience members submitting questions about electric rates, taxes, Health Department contracts and the dismissal and reinstatement of Madison's borough administrator earlier in the year. Attendees wrote down questions on index cards, and before long moderator Louise Murray …
Monday, October 22, 2012
John Hoover and Carmen Pico say they support a rate reduction once lower wholesale rates kick in.
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Monday, October 22, 2012
GOP candidates for Madison Borough Council John Hoover and Carmen Pico issued the following news release saying they would support lowering electric rates for residents by 10 percent once lower wholesale rates kick in. Candidates Hoover and Pico believe that in these economically challenging times, residential ratepayers should be given a 10% rate reduction as soon as the lower wholesale rates kick in, and promise to support an ordinance to make that happen if elected. The past two years the Madison Borough Council has been approving wholesale electricity purchases for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 that will drop the rates that the Borough of Madison pays to buy electricity by 40 – 45%. This forward thinking plan reverses the problems caused …
League of Women Voters to host event Tuesday.
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Monday, October 22, 2012
The four Madison Borough Council candidates are scheduled to participate in a forum Tuesday evening at the Madison Community House, the League of Women Voters of Morristown Area announced. The format for the event will include opening and closing statements by the candidates and written and oral questions submitted by the audience members, according to a League news release. Louise Murray of Morristown, a League of Women Voters trained moderator, will preside over the event. The forum will be videotaped for broadcast on Rosenet TV, an Internet TV channel for the Borough of Madison. The event is scheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Madison Community House, 25 Cook Ave., Madison. Two seats on the Madison Borough Council are up for …
Sunday, October 21, 2012
John Hoover visited a Belleau Avenue home that flooded after Hurricane Irene.
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
The following is a news release from GOP candidates for Madison Borough Council John Hoover and Carmen Pico. Over the past few weeks there have been two Town Hall meetings to discuss infrastructure improvements, particularly Green Avenue and Samson Street from the Capital Budget, and about how capital finds are allocated, prioritized, and funded. John Hoover, Candidate for Council, had the chance to visit with Dave Carver of Belleau Ave, who recently finished up the final work on his home repairs. The Carvers' house was flooded following Hurricane Irene when the storm and sanitary sewers collided and filled their house with sewage. Mr. Carver discusses the check valve they had installed between their house and the sewer line. This valve …
Thursday, September 27, 2012
GOP candidate for Madison Borough Council says 'the one thing that’s on everyone’s mind is the need to continue to hold property taxes in check.'
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
The following statement is from Madison GOP candidate and Board of Health President John Hoover. Keeping Municipal Taxes in Check As I walk through town and meet the people who live in Madison, the one thing that’s on everyone’s mind is the need to continue to hold property taxes in check. Our citizens do not want to pay anymore than they are paying now, and some even say that taxes are already too high, especially in light of continuing increases on the cost of living—gas, food, education, health care, etc. In my view there are three basic elements that influence the amount of taxes we pay. The kind and cost of municipal services, the efficiency and productivity of the way services are delivered, and the amount of non-tax revenue …
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Board of Health president seeking seat on governing body.
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Name : Mr. John F. Hoover Date of birth : 26 November 1941 Place of residence : Madison, NJ Attended college : Yes College : Fordham University Degree : B. S. - Economics Year of graduation : 1969 University : Golden Gate University Degree : M. B. A. - Marketing and Management Year of graduation : 1985 Job titles held : Global Operations Training Director; Director of Financial Services, Marketing/Communications, National Sales; Senior Vice President and Officer in Charge Employers : A.I.G., Federal Reserve System, National Commercial Bank of Saudi Arabia, LoBue Associates, Citibank Party affiliation : Republican Running for a: Local office Running for position: Borough Council Member Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : NA …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
John Hoover invites Madison residents to contact him, says he 'gets in and fixes things.'
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
The following news release is from the Madison GOP in support of Borough Council candidate John Hoover. John Hoover, a Republican, believes there is a need for Madison to move forward for the benefit of all citizens, “But the improvements must be those the citizens of Madison want,” he said. “Their input is not only desirable, it is crucial. Collegiality and consensus are the oil that will make it happen.” Hoover’s proven ability to identify, plan, and implement improvements in government and non-government organizations, large and small, international and domestic, establishes an excellent foundation to uncover issues, and design solutions. In addition, he is currently the President of the Madison Board of Health. “My sense of community …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
'We agree with the comments that there are other, less intrusive ways of promoting bicycling in town,' Don Links and John Hoover said.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Madison Borough Council candidates Don Links, a current councilman, and John Hoover, the Board of Health president, issued a joint statement Tuesday saying they support the residents of the Pine, Rose, Cedar and Beech section of the borough in their opposition to the Morris County Park Commission’s planned expansion of the Traction Line Trail that currently ends at Danforth Road. They said there are environmental, flooding, privacy and security concerns with the project, and there are other ways to promote bicycling in Madison. They also expressed interest in holding a town hall meeting to organize a response to the Park Commission's plan. The full text of their statement is below. Press Release “Our records clearly show our support for …
Thomas Broskey
1:23 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012
Poor Pico! What a tragicomical hero! Oh Pico, oh Pico! May God bless your soul! more ›