Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Edgewater Park Sewerage Authority Problems


Well JB, You disappointed me! Your last comment shows us all you are a fraud and a apologist for the big piggies who will, if they are allowed to continue in office, destroy our once nice towns.
You had no proof and so you resorted to your usual whiny attempts at masking over the true facts printed in the blog.
Can you hear me now Car 54!
You are a fraud and/or blind! Edgewater Park Reporter 9/18/09, 9 pm








The Edgewater Park Sewer Authority was the subject of conversation during the July meeting of the Willingboro MUA. Evidently the Edgewater Park Sewer Authority has not paid the Willingboro MUA for services rendered.


"The Treasurer said that he had a conversation with the Executive Director of the Edgewater Park Sewerage Authority about the unpaid bill that was due in June.

He continued that their Executive Director provided answers that didn’t make sense to him and seemed just to be excuses, the conversation ended abruptly.

The Executive Director said that he too expressed concern to the Edgewater Park Sewerage Authority’s Executive Director, Mr. Conard, and met with him last week. He said that one of the reasons given by Mr. Conard was that they did not receive the meter readings from New Jersey American Water co. until a few days ago.

Mr. Bateman said that he suggested to Mr. Conard that we prepare the quarterly billing and forward it to them for payment.

Mr. Conard was agreeable to that and Mr. Bateman explained that the Treasurer had prepared an Excel Spreadsheet for the Edgewater Park Sewerage Authority many years ago that only required them to enter commercial water meter readings. This amounted to about 90 meter readings out of a total of nearly 4,000 accounts.

He said our Billing Clerk would use this spreadsheet to prepare our invoice to

Edgewater Park Sewerage Authority and that we would get the meter readings from New Jersey American Water Co.

He also said that Mr. Conard would now prepare the payment to us for their quarter ending May 2009 so that we could expect a check in August." 21 July 2009

WILLINGBORO MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORITY Minutes pg. 148 & 149


Something is wrong with the management of the Edgewater Park Sewerage Authority if they did not pay the quarterly bill to the Willingboro MUA for the services they provide or realize that they owed this money. The statement by the Willingboro MUA Treasure's comment that, " their (EPSA) Executive Director provided answers that didn’t make sense to him and seemed just to be excuses", the conversation ended abruptly.

The Willingboro MUA provides the Waste treatment services as well as other maintenance services for the Edgewater Park Sewerage Authority and is the largest payable liability that the EPSA has. It is something that you would think would have been noticed by the EPSA Board Chairman and Board Members as well as the Executive Director.

This may just be the tip of the iceberg of problems occurring with the EPSA. Just remember and look at your sewer bill that you just received last month and compare it to your August 2008 bill. Did you notice the increase? Well be prepared for more increases.

The EPSA is also looking to expand sewer lines to the pending commercial development on Rt 130 at the Sewer Tax Payers expense. The Township Committee has replaced all of the Sewer Board Members who opposed doing this expansion at the Rate Payer's expense. The current are all onboard with the expansion and the cost for this being picked up by the ESPA. In most towns, it is the developer who pays for this, not the taxpayers.

This is just another example of the Township Committee and the Current ESPA members pushing for taxpayer funded projects that benefit developers, engineers and attorneys, who finance their campaigns through nefarious methods.

Just one question. Where is the press on this. Is there any reporter worth their salt at the local papers who still do investigative reporting? No I don't think so, instead they write their stories from press releases or information given to them by public officials and never check out the facts before they write about it.

The Edgewater Park Reporter

38 comments:

Anonymous said...

What do you really expect with single party rule; there is no one watching the store for the residents of EP. The Dems can and will continue to hand pick friends and family for advisory boards and authorities like the Sewer Authority which pays its board members. They don't want independent thinkers looking out for our resident tax payers they just want yesmen and yeswomen that will do what they are told. Isn't there a state agency that could investigate improprieties at the sewer authority since it is a state authority? Rumor has it around town that the Exec.Dir. there doesn't know anything about managing an office or administrating so we probably shouldn't be surprised that it's being mismanaged. If this is true then the chairman and entire Board should be replaced for their lack of fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers of EP. Gee, maybe you'll see some resignations if this hits the newspapers. Of course no one on the board will know anything about this either or how it could possibly be happening. I guess we will have to wait and see.

Anonymous said...

Isn't the exec. director the democratic mayor or committee member in Riverside? Wonder of wonders.

Anonymous said...

When is the next meeting? Did anyone go to the meetings if this happened in July?

Turd Buster said...

Who is the idiot who thinks this is funny? Must be one of the people who are in charge of the Authority and are stealing our money with their incompetence. What state agency oversees sewer authorities and why haven't they caught this? Why? why? why?
My big question is where was the Authorities Auditor on this? Oh how stupid of me, that firm donated to the past campaigns of all five members of township committee. How nice for us who pay the sewer tax unlike Committeeman Pullion. But I guess thats why the township committee wants the sewer authority to pay for installing sewers down Perkins Lane, right! Oh does this suck. We need a tea party in Edgewater Park,but instead of throwing tea in the river, we need to throw the township committee and sewer authority members in the river so that they can end up in Beverly, Camden or Philadelphia where they belong with the rest of the thieves.

Anonymous said...

MAYBE THIS IS WHATS GOING ON.
The committee has wanted to abolish the sewer auth. for quite awhile to gain control of the money but knows theres opposition.
They appoint their people to the board, hire an incompetant mgr., run the authority into the ground, the people complain about their high bills, the committee-to satisfy the voters- abolishes the authority and takes control.
GET OUT THE K-Y JELLY CITIZENS

Anonymous said...

I don't think our committee even though they may manage poorly is stupid enough to get caught in a conspiracy theory like that to take over the sewer auth's. money. Boy, aren't people afraid of going to jail anymore? Ask Wayne Bryant & Vince Fumo how they would handle the sewer auth. today.

A Concerned Resident said...

http://www.state.nj.us/dca/lgs/

The above link is who you can contact.

The next sewer board meeting should Wednesday,October 14th, 6:30PM. Call 877-1411. Or email them at g.conard@comcast.net m.vandergrift@comcast.net

Anonymous said...

HEY ANNONYMOUS 8:06 PM

Its not called stupidity, its called ARROGANCE because of everything else they've gotten away with.

Anonymous said...

What a mess! Workers out sick and working other jobs! Staff being paid for days they dont show up! Authority members running up bills in AC for massages and room service! I heard all these things go on over there.

Tippsy Turdy said...

I think it's awesome! Us taxpayers pay EPSA, EPSA pays Willingboro, Willingboro farms it out and the vendors charge back EPSA and EPSA pays the bill! Can you ask for a better democratic way of making money? Hey isn't one of the Executive Directors relatives the owner of Root-24?? Please don't get me started...wheres the auditor now??? It'll be a happy day in hell when those books get checked!

Anonymous said...

Nothing like having a mayor from another town run your sewerage dept. This just keeps getting better and better.

Anonymous said...

Yea, it would be better if he worked at Mcdonalds. Bring back Mayor McCheese!

Edgewater Park Reporter said...

JB, you guessed wrong. All comments are from readers. If you find this blog so upsetting, why do you read it. You never produce any facts to refute what is reported, you just cry about what is said. Well if you don't like it then don't read it because it is no skin of our noses. As someone once said, cry me a river JB, cry me a river because a fact is a fact even if you don't like it.

spark stomper said...

I point my finger at you and loudly state YOU LIE!!!!! Unlike yourself I have shown facts of your inacruracy on topics. Yet it's easy for you to hide behind made up names and denie it. Thats the beauty of being anonymous isn't it reporter? You can say anything you want and don't have to be accountable for it. I enjoy the blog for it's comedic quality. I also enjoy showing your dwindling readers you are nothing but a party driven blind old fool. So keep up the good work sparky and so will I!

friend of the stomper said...

I agree spark stomper. The reporter rarely shows fact just opinions driven by himself and his Republican buddies. Keep up the good work without your insight to this idiot's posts it wouldn't be worth reading at all.

the truth will set you free sparky said...

I thought nobody reads this Blog according to spark stomper and one and the same friend of spark stomper. If what is posted here is all lies, then you are saying the documents shown and links are all bogus? Well if what you say in your comments is your only proof, you are deusional. Your comments are the result of your refusing to recognize the facts presented. Now tell me the blog was wrong about the City of Beverly or this latest story on the EP Sewer Authority. I also know many people who read this blog, far more read it then comment. They are afraid your police buddy can use their authority to find out who is commenting but if they did, they would be breaking the law. I love that finaly someone is standing up to the politicians!

Anonymous said...

you go turd buster

Turd Buster Rules said...

You go Turd Buster!!!! Oh and Spark Stomper and Spark Stomper's friend are both IDIOTS!!!!

Anonymous said...

JB alias Spark Jumper and Friend of Spark Jumper. You do not want the truth, you just want to shift the focus away from your friends. You must think all of the people in Edgewater Park and Beverly are as dumb as a rock. people want to move out of both towns because of the way they have been governed by you friends, they are trying to vote with their feet but nobuddy is buying unless it is for a group home.

nopoopplease said...

Proof! I don't need no stinkin proof! I just want to cry about you picken on my home boys and girls. Doesn't the worlds greatest lawyer advise the poop authority? Isn't the worlds greatest accountant on the board of the poop authority? The worlds greatest state prison employee is the chairman and watch dog for the poop authority along with the worlds greatest lier/story teller/counterfeit medical examiner. How can you complain about such a fine example of poop people. Know this reporter, they live to see that Edgewater Park becomes the poop capital of NJ and this goal as you must know is getting closer every day they are in control. Sooooo HAHAHAHA and keep flushing your tax payments down the head (that term is for you JB) by voting for the poop people.

liquid plumber said...

WOW! Thanks! Now we know who donated to the Democrate club 2 and 3 years ago. Timely information as usual repooper. I mean reporter.

Anonymous said...

Hey why don't you show us who donated to the Repulicans too. And do us a favor and make it last years though ok? We really don't need information that isn't current.

Anonymous said...

We can all see the EPSA has it's issues, but your presentation of currant facts is what stinks! I can't tell who's side you're on.

Anonymous said...

A currAnt is a raisin. Why do we needs facts about them?

The Edgewater Park Reporter said...

JB, I am glad to see how you jumped on the donation reports of a few years ago by implying because it was a few years old it isn't relevant and doesn't support our point. You should run for office because you obviously think like our local officials in Beverly and Edgewater Park. You along with the local officials think it is ok if the officials took campaign donations from the professionals whom they hired to watch out for the taxpayer, to gloss over or ignore items they know to be wrong so that they can keep their jobs. Well my good buddy guess what, I do have the latest reports and the same people made the same donations. Now because you brought it up I did check the Republicans and guess what, they got no donations from Township or City Attorneys, Engineering Firms, Accounting Firms, Municipal Prosecutors, Municipal Public Defenders, State Senators, State Assembly Representatives, National Party Committee and Special Interest Groups. I could post this information but I want you to do a little research on your own. You try and find the information on the most recent campaign donations and send in your proof that I am wrong. If you can back up your assertion that our points in the story are not relevant because we didn't present recent proof to support our conclusions, I will post your proof that refutes the conclusions in the story. Well JB get to it if you can. It should take you only a couple of hours.

keelers said...

If the reporter is right about who JB is, well his brain is a 'currant'. His boss, the Big Man has the same problem also. Say reporter, do you know that Five Fingers Louie, The First Lady Mayor of Beverly and Edgewater Park along with the past First Lady Mayor and numerous Committeeman are pressuring the new Beverly Public Safety Director, Edgewater's Police Chief and the Counties Proscetors Office to investigate and find out who you are. They want you bad buddy and are trying to force the local police to do an illegal investigation to find you. They want them to use the Homeland Security Act to justify this. You better morph into thin air, because as you know fast finger louie is head of the Beverly Police Committee and he can influnence the New Public Safety Director to do his dirty work, by threatning to cut his hours like he did to Mike, our old Public Safety Director. Hell he can get the drug dealers to file complaints against him just like he did to Tony to get rid of him. Stay low brother stay low.

The Edgewater Park Reporter said...

It has been one hour JB and you havn't sent me your proof. Are you working hard to find it?

E. Franklin Guy said...

The auditing firm is donating money? What a disgrace, these guys are paid by my tax dollars to be impartial and look out for these crooks.

What a crooked crew: auditors giving cash, contractors giving cash, crooked lawyers giving cash... nothing in return? I don't think so.

...and the only people that lose is the taxpayers.

The Edgewater Park Reporter said...

JB, are you having a problem? Its now 3 hours since I posed my challenge for you to produce your proof that our facts are in error. Still waiting and I won't even call you the names you call us in your comments.

ES said...

you call me JB you call me lou. it just goes to show you don't have a frickin clue! no sparky I'm not going to do your "work" for you. Nice try to get some recent(sorry about the currant thing hahaha) Your proof is old that's all, you got nothing else just admit it.

Anonymous said...

Touche' EP reporter: It looks like you are correct. THe accountanrs for the sewer authority are Holman & Frenia and they donated 3 times at $500.00 each time. I guess if they overbill the sewer authority and then turn around and donate the extra money back to the Democrat campaign fund that's how they keep their jobs. Isn't that pay-to-play politics? Also, why are lawyers from North Jersey and a politician from North Jersey, Joe Cryan donating to "a little town with a big heart", lil ole Edgewater Park. I wonder if any of the money from that North Jersey PAC fund made into the Democrat campaign fund here in EP. You know the PAC fund that 43 people were busted for. The same fund that County Dem. Chairman Rick Perr resigned over; the same fund that our EP prosecuter was involved with. The same fund that everyone who got money from it now doesn't know where the money came from. Just food for thought people.

keelers said...

Reporter I got a good one for your Beverly readers. Car 54 is rumored to be buying the house next to Five Finger Louie. I guess he is spending his pay increase that he will get when Five Finger Louie boots the part time Public Safety Director who never told his old employer that he was taking the job. The employer read about it in the newspaper. Looks like he will fit right in with Five Finger Louie and his gang, if you know what I mean. This is such fun to watch and I hope the authorities are watching.

Anonymous said...

EP sewer tax payers. You better get receipts when you pay your sewer tax in cash! A word to the wise, because you just might find you didn't get credit for paying in cash and find your name on the sewer tax sale list. If you paid by check, credit card or money order you will be ok.

Anonymous said...

ignorance won't make it go away

Anonymous said...

Five Finger Louie and Car 54 living next to each other, how nice, back yard political barbecues , im sure Louie has a box of new tapes,be careful Car 54..tell Louie to finish the construction work on his house but Louie is busy planning strategy with Cook for the election and how to cover up their destruction of Beverlysuttlina

Anonymous said...

Hello Everyone.
I have not read or been on this site in many months due to "more important" obligations. I was surprised to see someone responding to someone named "JB".
Just to clarify, I am the original "JB" that had posted here on many occasions in the past. Just some "real" info about the EPSA:
1) I think Mr. Conard is doing a good job at the EPSA.(I'm not a Dem)
2) Why do we need an EPSA? We just need someone (like Mr. Conard) to run the Sewer Authority. Having a board is a waste & obviously JUST another way to build pension time IMO.
3) Never heard of a Sewer Authority that doesn't even process their own sewage? Isn't that like having a Post Office that doesn't deliver the mail? Now I understand that you need someone there and a service crew if needed, but a Board?
4)Office for the EPSA should have NEVER been moved, and should be absorbed by the rest of EP Twp control. The EPSA should be the ONLY Dept. that can spend the EPSA's generated revenue.
5)Beverly has never looked worse. I would be nothing less than ashamed if I were involved with governing that ghetto. How sad is that. What's not for SALE is either boarded-up or falling down.
6)Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the economy will not start showing improvement until @ July 2010.
7) Sorry to hear Sgt. Pearce was suspended. I thought he did a good job, in a very tough little spot.
8) I have never seen a town under 10,000 people with so much Political anger towards eachother. Looking at the many problems facing this community, one can only be dismayed at how ALL OF YOU let your town get in this condition in the first place?
YOU ALL should be ashamed of yourselves. The boat is sinking and instead of working together to bail-out the water, you are fighting over ores.
9) When the boat (town) is on the bottom, will pointing fingers really matter?
10) Why doesn't the town try something new next election: NO POLITICAL PARTIES ON THE BALLOT?
We vote for the "best" person, instead of the "best" party. Let's be honest, the two Parties don't really care what happens here anyway? Just look around. Do WE really think EP / Beverly is still a political powerhouse?

EPR - If you look back to last Fall's posts, you will see some of the dire warnings I posted of the Economy (before we were in a recession).
Best wishes to all!
The "real" JB

Anonymous said...

Hey real JB, You should read the EPSA's audit for last year and the July 22 minutes from Willingboro MUA before you say anybody currently involved with EPSA is doing a good job. Last year Chairman Dave Levay said in the Beverly BEE that there would be no sewer fee increases and gee they went up $40/YR. The auditors H&F tap danced around with their end of audits corrective actions because they could ascertain certain budgetary categories limits because records weren't kept properly and then commented that before awarding contracts if they weren't sure what they were doing, they should have consulted with their attorney/solicitor. HELLO, their attorney is at every meeting so how did things get so screwed up; maybe get a better qualified solicitor. Conard and assistant did not keep their operating fund's daily ledger let alone be able to balance it. Conard also had his assistant handling all the billing and collecting and cash disbursements along with bank reconciliatilons which is a violation/deficiency of their previously established internal controls. Hell,that's like taking inventory in your own department. So JB,I can't agree with you that Mr. Conard is doing a good job and no where near worth his salary when things used to run with excellent auditor findings. This type of sloppy record keeping and failure to maintain established financial internal controls just leads to "lost money" and wasted taxpayer dollars. The current Sewer Board obviously has no clue either becuase they let this happen right under their noses. Get ready for another sewer fee hike soon with the mismanagement that's going on. Never heard Willingboro criticizing our EPSA in their public meetings before and hey how about that too? When will EP Comm.& Sewer Bd. start publishing their meeting minutes on the township websit like Willingboro and others, oh that's right our governing bodies don't want any of their residents knowing what goes on, That's why almost everything is done in closed sessions and thise meeting minutes are never openly made public, they just get buried for momths so people will forget about them and it seems to work. Unfortunately EP has no watchdogs on any body here in town.

Anonymous said...

what a bunch of gulible goons you guys are