Saturday, September 28, 2013

COUNTY LEVEL POLITICS

On Friday September 20, 2013 the “South Jersey Times” contained a letter from Michael J. Makara of Sewell, additionally, the ‘Publication of the Gloucester County Freeholders’ was delivered via mail.
Mr. Makara insinuated Niki Trunk, the Republican opponent to Senator Sweeney, violated State Ethics by politicking while employed by the comptroller office. Mr. Makara should reflect on his ethics of innuendos without detail, and investigate if it is ethical of the Democrats to use the Freeholder’s Publication to provide photograph opportunities to keep their names before the citizens of the county.
On the third page of the county’s publication there are three photographs. One shows Democrat Freeholders; Adam Taliaferro, and Freeholder Director Robert Damminger, and Swedesboro Democrat Mayor Tom Fromm, in attendance at the addition of the Swedesboro Auction to the County Land Preservation. The center photograph depicts the ceremonial start of the Addition for Science and Technology, Engineering & Mathematics at the Gloucester County College. The attendees include Democrats; Senators Steve Sweeney and Donald Norcross, Freeholders Heather Simmons, Robert Damminger.
Is it politicking when the Democrats are repeatedly shown in the ‘Publication of the Gloucester County Board of Freeholders’? Compare how many times an elected Republican member of the county have been posted in the Publication as compared to the Democrats. Michael looks for the unethical by Republicans, while Democrats of Gloucester County are given carte blanche.


Gerald Keer

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