Beverly City Council President doesn't have to follow building inspection laws

623 Broad Street (Block 46, Lot 8) is the blue half of the twin house and 625 (Block 46, Lot 9) is the white half of the twin. (Check the date on the photo)

If you go to the Burlington County Web site, click on Departments, then click on Board of Taxation, then click on Tax Record Search you enter the District via the drop down menu as well as the Block and Lot numbers for the properties to verify the information published or click on the following links, Crespo and Crispo.

You will see that Beverly City Council President Louis Crespo owns 623 Broad St and Co-owns 625 Broad St with Council Woman Elect Barbara Kelly even though Louis's last name is spelled different (Crispo instead of Crespo).

Now if you look closely at the addition that has been built on the back of the two properties, you will note that the addition does not have a party wall between the two properties. This lack of a fire party wall is a violation of the NJ building codes as well as a problem for the mortgage holders. It is also known that a doorway has been cut between the two homes without a building permit.

Mr Crespo was taken to municipal court (case was held in EP because of Mr. Crespo being on Council) and was found guilty of not applying for a building permit and was fined.

Mr Crespo then filed for a building permit but after two years has not called for an inspection and closeout. This means that the City of Beverly has not received any additional tax for the improvement and no inspectors have verified the workmanship, safety or conformance to building codes for the work done by Mr. Crespo.

Why has this flaunting of the Beverly City Zoning and Building codes being allowed?

Because Mr Crespo can do what he wants and there is no one in Beverly who will hold him accountable. Now that Mr. Crespo has won re-election and his co-owner of 625 Broad St is about to be sworn in as a new Councilwoman, just think of what other laws he will exempt himself from.

Those of you in Beverly that have run afoul of Beverly City Council President Louis Crespo in the past, better look out. In fact you may want to move quickly because he is about to make his new neighbor JB the Police Chief.

What is hard to understand, why are the rest of the City Council going along with Louis's antics. Many of the Council Members are fine upstanding, law abiding residents who would never think to abuse their authority like Louis.

We will be asking for copies of the outstanding building permits for 623 and 625 Broad Street as well as any public records. We will publish copies of them for your information.

One last comment! Just you try and build an addition on your house and see if you can get away with what Louis Crespo ala Luis Crispo has! Oh I forgot, he won re-election and so he is now King Luis or is it King Louis?

The Edgewater Park Reporter

News Flash-Beverly-Edgewater Park Emergency Squad Members Removing Political Signs on Warren St with Ambulance

I received a report today, November 5th at 4:00 pm, that Mr Daly, President of the Beverly-Edgewater Park Emergency Squad as well as other squad members were removing election signs from a former township committeeman's property on Warren Street. They were placing the signs into the ambulance.

Nice use of paid EMT's and taxpayer funded equipment. The Township Committee budgeted $32,000 tax dollars for the Emergency Squad, who now charges for emergency calls.

I wonder how much they charged Doc for removing the political signs from his lawn?

All kidding aside, this is an example of how our tax dollars are being misused. I hope no one was in need of the squad at that time.

New Edgewater Park Township Committee members, I hope you look into this and take appropriate action. I know Mr. Daly is a former committeeman and current member of your political parties county committee, but he and the Emergency Squad's Board of Directors need to see that this type of activity never happens in the future and disciplinary action is taken against Mr Daly, who knows better.

The Edgewater Park Reporter

Edgewater Park Voters Rewarded for keeping 5 Democrats on Committee!

This chart shows how the 'One Party Rule Team' has shown their appreciation with your tax money!

I can't wait to see next years tax increase.

Isn't it wonderful that we Edgewater Park voters, just rewarded our elected officials who raised our taxes 87.5% during the past ten years as well as reducing municipal services and increasing the municipal debt at the same time.

Just contrast our local tax increase and services record with that of our Burlington County Freeholders for the same time period.

The contrasts between these records are shown in the chart above and is the difference between good and bad management.

Can you tell who we voted for and rewarded with our trust? No it is not the Freeholders who kept our taxes within the rate of inflation but the township committee who raised our taxes 87.5%.

Kind of mind boggling isn't it. Four hundred plus Edgewater Park voters think this is a good record and a good job by the elected officials who have run Edgewater Park in nine of the past ten years.

I say we residents get a petition going to merge Edgewater Park with Willingboro and Beverly, because those towns have done such a good job with increasing their taxes and cutting services with their one party rule. By merging towns we can bring ourselves down to their level and have their housing values. What a goal!

Good job with your educated 1,300 votes and congratulations Amy and John, on your victory. Be prepared for your indoctrination by the Administrator who after all really runs the show in Edgewater Park.

One last point! With Chris Christie as our new Governor, I don't think you can expect him to approve any more 'Willingboro Bad Governing Type Bailouts' so pucker-up and get the KY jelly out because nothing is going to change. Just take your present municipal tax bill and apply the 87.5% tax increase and you will see what you will be paying in ten years for your municipal taxes. Can you afford that kind of a tax increase?

The Edgewater Park Reporter

Edgewater Park and Beverly City Voters read this before Voting on Tuesday

Edgewater Park Good Old Boys & Girls as well as

Five Finger Louie, Car 54 and Slum Lord Slug Friend, I am waiting for your facts that refute the facts published in this Blog!

Your problem is that you think if you whine loudly enough or toss enough insults in with you're whining comments, the hundreds of readers of this Blog will disregard the facts published in this blog.

Well, you're whining vicious comments (most of your comments are unfit to publish) are nothing more than a smokescreen to hide the fact that you cannot present any facts to refute what is published in this blog.

Beverly and Edgewater Park voters, please read the BCT Voters Guide with information published today (10/29) concerning the candidates who running for Beverly Council and for the Edgewater Park Township Committee.

It should be apparent on who you should be voting for after reading the BCT Election Guide if you think on it without political prejudice.

Think, do you want a former drug dealer turned snitch with light fingers, a former drug abuser/user, someone who has not been able to keep his job as the head of two municipal police depts as your elected officials? I hope not for our communities sake!

The intelligent candidates should be very apparent to you after you read the BCT Voters Guide. You should also consider the candidates and their known past track records and performances. Hopefully you will vote for the best qualified candidates, no matter what their party affiliation is, so that we get the best person with integrity, intelligence and management skills needed run our towns. Then maybe things will begin to change for the better and our tax increases you drop below the rate of inflation.

I just want to point out one additional fact about the political makeup of the Beverly City School Board because the BCT reporter failed to. The following facts show that the current City Council President has a problem telling the truth according to his statement printed in the 10/28/09 BCT article, unless he was miss quoted in the BCT (I doubt it). The Current Beverly School Board political breakdown is as follows; 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans and 1 Undeclared. The School Board vote to have the suit brought against the City Council was 5 to 0 to proceed. So how is that political Mr. City Council Prez?

Ask yourselves this question. Are families and people clamoring to move to our towns? Based on the real-estate numbers the answer is a big no.

Why? Well the truth will set you free!

It is the Camden/Trenton/Newark mentality of our current elected officials that is destroying our communities.

Time to clean out the trash and vote for good people and not because of their political party.

The Edgewater Park Reporter

Edgewater Park this is why your taxes are increasing at a rate far greater than your paycheck!

Edgewater Park receives Four (4) proposals to undertake a complete revaluation of all real property within its jurisdiction (see below) and guess what! They do not accept the lowest bid. Instead they take the next bid that is $3,300 higher. Why did they do this you ask? Well, that very same question was asked last week by Allen Ashinoff, who is a candidate for township committee, at the Edgewater Park Township Committee Public Meeting. He received the following explanation from Township Administrator Linda Dougherty. Because Vital Communications, Inc. supplies the Tax Assessment program used by the township, they felt that Vital would provide smoother interface with taxpayers and the Tax Assessor. Bullshi-!!, she thinks they will make her job easier.

The following are the facts that can be verified and prove that the reasons given by the Administrator are bogus.

Fact;

Appraisal Systems, Inc the lowest bider has provided revaluation services for over 100 municipalities in NJ who are using Vital Communications Assessment programs in their municipality with no taxpayers/Assessor problems.

Fact;

Appraisal Systems have provided revaluation services for many Burlington County Municipalities most recently Bordentown Twp.

Fact;

The State of NJ only allows certified Re-val Firms that are approved by the NJ to bid on municipal revaluation projects. They also must approve the award of all revaluation contracts.

Fact;

Because this project must be carried out only by a professional services firm approved by the NJ Dept. of the Treasury, the township doesn't have to pick the lowest bid, under NJ Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et. seq.

Fact;

This loophole cost the Edgewater Park Taxpayers $3,300 dollars for no additional services.

Please check out these facts because you will not read about it in the BCT.

The Township Committee/Administrator just finished telling us taxpayers how they did everything in their power to keep the tax increase down and that was one of the reasons they needed to cut funding/support for the 2009 Memorial Day Parade, well the extra $3,300 dollars could have allowed for Edgewater Park to support the Memorial Day Parade.

This is indicative of the decisions made by an incompetent Township Committee and administrator who only care about the special interest that support their elections and lifestyles. Gee we couldn't ask the Administrator to work and look out for the Edgewater Park Taxpayer could we after all, she has her own businesses to look after.

You the Edgewater Park Taxpayer can stop this abuse of our taxes by exercising you right to vote next week. We need to elect people who will stand up to a bully who has been leading the present township committee people around by their noses. The time to stop this abuse and bulling is now for your own good and the good of our town.

The Edgewater Park Reporter

Five Finger Louie and Car 54 Friends Think They Will Scare The Edgewater Park Reporter

The Cowardly King Five Finger Louie, King of Beverly City

Five Finger Louie's Best Friend 'Five Points Ball Boy Car 54 JB'
He is lookin out for those evil Five Finger Louie critics cuz he is Five Finger's But Boy Chief Candidate. You know the Bloods and Crips boys can't wait for this to happen. Car 54 will show them with his big stick. Yea man is that a sock or are you glad to see me!!

Am I in focus now Five Finger Louie! Don't you have any construction sites to visit so that industrial pumps at those sites will jump into the back of your pickup? You seem to have so much time to comment! Five Finger Louie, have you herd from the Prosecutor's Office yet? How is the permit to carry a gun request coming along? Do you really think that you could pass a background check to become Public Safety Director?

Sorry Guys, but I will continue to expose your dastardly deeds and your diabolical plans because it does effect us here in Edgewater Park. If the voters in Beverly want to elect your ilk after having your record exposed, well it just goes to show how far the level of intelligence of the Beverly City voter has declined. This would explain the rapid decline in the Beverly City quality of life, housing and other family value issues that have taken place this year.

Beverly Taxpayers, the City has used up its 9 lives with this bunch and it only took them 2 years to do it. Just think what they can do if they are given another 4 with no watch dogs. You all will be sitting at your kitchen table scratching your head and wondering how you one nice town ended up like Trenton.

Five Finger Louie is getting greedy, he now has his friends helping him, hence the 88 fingers

Five Finger Louie (I love that handle he was given on this blog because it is so true) loves to try and distract the residents with his whining and misdirection statements. He is a masterful magician with his slight of hand moves that cover his true intentions.

If the readers only knew how many vile comments Five Finger Louie and friends have sent in to try and intimidate we reporters on this blog, it is a wonder they get anything accomplished but then again, if you don't have a legal paying job, I guess you have the time.

Well boys and girls, this blog should really light their fire. Just remember, you can check out any of the stories posted here about these tax sucking parasites and will find that the Edgewater Park Reporter got it right. We know it is the Halloween season but don't be a zombie, check out the record, go to council meetings and ask questions.

Oh guess what, could it be that the Library Board is going to rent out the Old Wells Pharmacy to the Beverly Dems again for nothing. I guess if you paint a building like a circus tent, who else would want to rent it for free.

Happy Halloween Beverly, you are about to enter the Twilight Zone.

The Edgewater Park Reporter

Good By (Sob) Beverly Councilman Scott Hitchner and Edgewater Park, pucker up for the BIG TAX BANANA

Scott Hitchner has withdrawn as a candidate for City Council in Novembers General Election and also resigned his seat on city council as of 6:30 p.m. on September 16th(Link to BCT article).

After reading the story, I was brought to tears by all the reasons poor Scott gave for resigning. Hell I thought he was Five Finger Louie speaking instead of Scott but no such luck taxpayers.

I just want to point out, Scott has never been the subject of any comments or articles on this blog. I guess he just felt so bad about how Five Finger Louie's plans have been exposed, that he just felt he could no longer continue his public service. Could it be he doesn't want to be around when Five Finger Louie's story hits the proverbial fan? Who knows and who cares. Carpetbagger is what he is, or should I say he was.

Beverly Banana Slug Five Finger Louie

JB, I also have received your comments and because you didn't provide any facts to refute what was published as you claimed you would, I no longer feel like posting your whinny comments that never speak to the facts in the articles. Oh by the way, my site counter says that I get on average 400 hits for every comment. Are you claiming that 200 of those hits are you? I don't think so. I know also that certain investigative agencies as well as certain public officials check this blog every day and we thank you loyal readers. We aim to keep you informed as to the shenanigans being perpetrated on us taxpayers.

We Are The World Planning Board

Edgewater Park, the planning board gave both preliminary and final approval to the high density project on the old Kings property. The granting of preliminary as well as final approval is almost never done by other towns, only in Edgewater Park. Bad bad bad! Oh well just goes along with deals like the Coat Factory Tax abatement deal. Both of the Democratic Candidates for township committee in the November General Election are on the planning board. This action should give you an indication that they will continue the same record as the existing township members. How can you say, raise my taxes again, we love it. Keep giving away the house to your contributors, at the expense of us who are taxpayers. Oink! oink!

We also want to point out that Mayor Donna Mount (Atzert), Sewer Authority Chairman Dave Levay, Committeeman Kevin Johnson as well as Committeeman Kevin Johnson's wife Marian Johnson Chairwoman of the Planning Board as well as Aimee Belgard and John McElwee who are the two Democratic Committee Candidates in November are responsible for this vote. Nice cozy group isn't it. Well pucker up and get ready for the big tax banana coming your way Edgewater Park. Oh did I mention that you should expect to pay for the sewer lines to be installed on Rt 130, not the developer. No? Well to bad, because Administrator Linda Dougherty and Sewer Authority Chairman Dave Levay want it done with the sewer taxpayers money and know one on township committee have the balls to stop them.

The Edgewater Park Reporter