The old Neptune Township Municipal Building. This undated photo hangs on the wall of the Township Committee. It should be an inspiration, but they don’t know much about history over there. Re-post from May, 2019.
At Blogfinger we swore off politics 10 years ago, but every once in a while, at the local level, we try to engage Neptune politicians, but as you know, it is almost unheard of for an elected official to actually have a conversation with the readers of Blogfinger, and that is a shame, because those people have the power, and they are supposed to represent we the people. Our door has always been open for such exchanges, but it just doesn’t happen; with one exception:
Ever since the era of Mary Beth Jahn (D), who actually participated on Blogfinger even when she was sitting up on that dais at the Mother Ship, no other Committeeman has ever had the courage to engage our citizens in this forum where they would have to publicly explain the issues in writing. That is why no one is currently occupying the Chair of Open Government at the Blogfinger Off-Shore University.
However, today is a remarkable day, because the two Republican candidates, Kendra Hogan and Gary Moll, did reach out to us in the comments section of our post about their candidacies.
Here is that comment:
“We’re looking forward to having some great conversations with
Grove residents as we crank up the campaign. We’re most especially
interested In hearing from residents as to what’s on their minds as we
door knock our way through the Grove.
“We won’t promise to have all the answers, but we promise to be fresh voices on the Township Committee, not only for Ocean Grove; but all of Neptune” – Kendra & Gary
So we welcome the chance to hear from Neptune politicians who promise to take an interest in Ocean Grove issues.
We understand that they will do some strolling through the charming streets of our village in an effort to hear from Grovers, and Blogfinger hopes that we will listen to them and encourage them to learn about topics that concern us. We have been abused by the incumbents, and it will be good to hear the other side.
Don’t hold your breath for the Fabulous Five to do the same, but if they want to come out from behind the curtain, their views will also be welcome here as they always have been.
–Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.net
BILLY JOEL:
“I can always find someone
To say they sympathize
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve
But I don’t want some pretty face
To tell me pretty lies
All I want is someone to believe.”