11 speakers · 5,095 words of public testimony
Alif Muhammad the president and founder of Alif Muhammad Nearschool. What I want to speak about was the incident that happened with the police officer and the 14-year-old young man. I have a lot of former students that's in the police department. And I said, oh, god, I hope it ain't one of mine. And that's how, you know, I just felt that way. Well, anyway, when I first got on the board of the commissioners, I was trying to stress security. I was trying to stress security because I had the privilege of part of my life, 18 years living in Mendham Township, which is one of the richest townships. And then I lived six years on Boca Raton Ocean Beach, where the only two African Americans and five miles was me and Don King. And what I'm trying to tell you that the most important things that people of wealth want is safety. Now, those kids, Keisha Urie wrote on the deputy mayor on Facebook. Those kids come from Grafton Avenue Housing Authority. I've been hollering and screaming, and you know our guy's been coming down here hollering about security. I even hollered hollered when LaMonica was here because she helped write the ordinance. I got a step-grandson that lived down there. The kids are just right there, 30 of them. When I called the rest of my security down, and the next day I brought certain security guys down there, they straightened that out. But it's our fault because we're not in the low income areas. And if you see, I got a ordinance that you passed. But HUD position is they don't want us to spend money on security. They think that the Newark residents should receive everything that every other residents. But the biggest thing they don't want is they don't want us spending money for police officers. House authority did that about eight years ago, and they got in trouble. But what I'm saying is what I gave you is this is from the housing authority when HUD came. So yeah, those eight father son kids, five kids that came from there, they might not have been there with security. They might not have been there if the recreation was open next door to having something else to do. Because when I came up in the projects, I don't know about you rainbows, it…
Alif Muhammad the president and founder of Alif Muhammad Nearschool. What I want to speak about was the incident that happened with the police officer and the 14-year-old young man. I have a lot of former students that's in the police department. And I said, oh, god, I hope it ain't one of mine. And that's how, you know, I just felt that way. Well, anyway, when I first got on the board of the commissioners, I was trying to stress security. I was trying to stress security because I had the privilege of part of my life, 18 years living in Mendham Township, which is one of the richest townships. And then I lived six years on Boca Raton Ocean Beach, where the only two African Americans and five miles was me and Don King. And what I'm trying to tell you that the most important things that people of wealth want is safety. Now, those kids, Keisha Urie wrote on the deputy mayor on Facebook. Those kids come from Grafton Avenue Housing Authority. I've been hollering and screaming, and you know our guy's been coming down here hollering about security. I even hollered hollered when LaMonica was here because she helped write the ordinance. I got a step-grandson that lived down there. The kids are just right there, 30 of them. When I called the rest of my security down, and the next day I brought certain security guys down there, they straightened that out. But it's our fault because we're not in the low income areas. And if you see, I got a ordinance that you passed. But HUD position is they don't want us to spend money on security. They think that the Newark residents should receive everything that every other residents. But the biggest thing they don't want is they don't want us spending money for police officers. House authority did that about eight years ago, and they got in trouble. But what I'm saying is what I gave you is this is from the housing authority when HUD came. So yeah, those eight father son kids, five kids that came from there, they might not have been there with security. They might not have been there if the recreation was open next door to having something else to do. Because when I came up in the projects, I don't know about you rainbows, it was always recreation. Pat told me and told everybody that he would have voted against the ordinance. And I'm going to tell him, if you run for mayor and my Columbus home candidate comes, I'm going to beat you in the things that you said down at the house authority. He said he wouldn't have voted for the security, for this ordinance. So like I said, if you come out for mayor and my Columbus, my Columbus home candidate come, I must think that. But I'm going to make you live with the things you say, make you live with the things you say security. Now, I gave you all yesterday where what Manira said about 100 million dollars was true. And there's no apologies around here when somebody gets straight now. My mother said, son, if you make a mistake, I'm sorry.
The only reason I'm here is to state your name for the record, please. The only reason I'm here is 80 Grand Avenue in the city's West Ward. It is a four family, a legal four that's being converted to an 11 family without permits, without anything. I've been in the property 28 hours, no place. The old Frank Lucas House is a two family that was burned out. But the four family going to 11, 11 times two for each person having a car, that's 22, six in the driveway, 16 cars. This is going on throughout the whole city. You know, I can give you a list, but I'm not going to do that. And you said something at the last pre-council meeting, Mr. Crump. You said it's better for these contractors to ask for forgiveness than for permission because they don't care. They're just doing whatever they want to do. Just to clarify, I say it seems like it's better for them to ask. We're going to talk about what that music thing that they're doing in your Westwood. I would love to have an emphasis on ownership, owning the rights of their music. I don't want them getting in a situation like we see with a lot of people in the industry. So let's make sure we have an education component. I'm going to talk to Mr. Harrell about that. When Queen Mother spoke yesterday, it touched my heart. Our people are either suffering in silence or cries of being drowned out by slum lords and poor management of our services and tax dollars. Well, I went to University High, so I know what it means to rise from the ashes. The Environmental Justice Department in the U.S. government is being shut down by Doge soon. So that means the power plant is on the way. What are we going to do to prepare for the environmental health and safety concerns that will be associated with it? I like how everybody's coming behind after what I said. But let's be a little bit more proactive, please. We want a billion dollars a year for the first year after construction. And it's to be increased every year by 3 percent until it's scrapped or reaches five billion dollars a year payment, which we the people reserve the option to reevaluate the terms. That money will go to…
The only reason I'm here is to state your name for the record, please. The only reason I'm here is 80 Grand Avenue in the city's West Ward. It is a four family, a legal four that's being converted to an 11 family without permits, without anything. I've been in the property 28 hours, no place. The old Frank Lucas House is a two family that was burned out. But the four family going to 11, 11 times two for each person having a car, that's 22, six in the driveway, 16 cars. This is going on throughout the whole city. You know, I can give you a list, but I'm not going to do that. And you said something at the last pre-council meeting, Mr. Crump. You said it's better for these contractors to ask for forgiveness than for permission because they don't care. They're just doing whatever they want to do. Just to clarify, I say it seems like it's better for them to ask. We're going to talk about what that music thing that they're doing in your Westwood. I would love to have an emphasis on ownership, owning the rights of their music. I don't want them getting in a situation like we see with a lot of people in the industry. So let's make sure we have an education component. I'm going to talk to Mr. Harrell about that. When Queen Mother spoke yesterday, it touched my heart. Our people are either suffering in silence or cries of being drowned out by slum lords and poor management of our services and tax dollars. Well, I went to University High, so I know what it means to rise from the ashes. The Environmental Justice Department in the U.S. government is being shut down by Doge soon. So that means the power plant is on the way. What are we going to do to prepare for the environmental health and safety concerns that will be associated with it? I like how everybody's coming behind after what I said. But let's be a little bit more proactive, please. We want a billion dollars a year for the first year after construction. And it's to be increased every year by 3 percent until it's scrapped or reaches five billion dollars a year payment, which we the people reserve the option to reevaluate the terms. That money will go to our poor, disheveled schools and the Newark Emergency Action Plan or Project NEEP. Stop playing with us talking about 10 times the amount when we need a thousand times the amount. Rail, air, sea and consumer economy means Newark residents have the cards. Where's the grit to even propose a deal of that magnitude when we know the magnitude of the moment? I don't want to hear it's an outrageous act when the power plant will produce at least a trillion dollars worth of energy in its first five years that will power about a quarter of the Northeast. We want ours on the front end and the back end. Newark residents are entitled to make residuals off every piece of material that promotes the production, manufacturing, transportation, access and needs associated with the power plant in our city. See, the tax fee is two part one for the economic incentive and two for the disrespect for coming here. We might come visit and that wouldn't be a bad idea since we moving into an entertainment town anyway. We could turn the access roads into toll roads. They want to play games just like we change where you could build a hotel or four family house. Stop acting like we powerless or helpless. We just need people who know how to play spades, not go fish. Our children's health, our seniors health and in the middle health will be impacted. God forbid there's a mishap with this nuclear energy. Maybe the current mayor can back off his stance on initiative referendums and support the Newark residents in our ordinance to gain from this inevitable unhealthy reality. The free energy we get from the power plant will be our community benefit. To our housing crisis, this is where we need to be. Break down what responsibility we give in different groups. How many of the 16,000 needed apartments are Newark Housing Authority planning to bring to market over the next year? What about invest Newark over the next year? How many apartments out of 16,000 are we expecting current builders to build this year? How many apartments right now on the market? Can we have those numbers from the administration by the next agenda meeting at least? Now I appreciate you talking about fixing the habits. Give these kids, give our youth experiences doing things that other people aren't. They're going to have skills for the future. Again, that's why I'm doing the drone stuff now. So I definitely need your prayers in the house. OK, because I need to walk out with that.
Good evening, Nadirah Brown, Newark, New Jersey. Happy birthday to my daughter, Sweet 16. Hey, I wouldn't say her name, but no one contacted her to register to vote in the next election. So how are we contacting the children to all register? Are the charter and the technology schools contacted? Because everybody's not on social media and the youth, from what I understand, are on Instagram. But I do want to say happy birthday to her. And she understands that her mama fights too much. But she does understand I need to remind the people that this is the last weekend for petitions for the assembly. Assembly decided they wanted to increase the petitions from 100 to 250 because they want to stay in. It's so many other things to talk about, but that's all they were worried about. And, you know, I encourage everyone make a change because community, we're our only team. But we need to recognize that and understand that because unfortunately some individuals that we elected forgot about us. I only become important when you see me like, hey, Miss Brown, OK, but I'm not the only person in this city with a situation. So I really would like to know how do we follow up? Because no one really knows who your aides are. Not to call you out Westward, but it seems like you changed staff. I'm in the Southward, not really privy to who's the aides there or how to contact them. I've always been told I bring up too much, but I asked for a town hall meeting. But I noticed a lot of groups are having their own town hall meetings with their own agendas instead of taking out time to talk to the people. We have a lot to say and we can't just say it in five minutes in front of you. But I've noticed I've been coming here for two years and it doesn't really matter what I say. Even the points that I bring up because no one has really tried to address them. I apologize, Councilmember Rountree, Quintana, because you have, it's just unfortunate that we would need further conversation to take things a little further. There has been some initiative, but we got to get to the finish line because the situation didn't go away. It's just that I make it look good because…
Good evening, Nadirah Brown, Newark, New Jersey. Happy birthday to my daughter, Sweet 16. Hey, I wouldn't say her name, but no one contacted her to register to vote in the next election. So how are we contacting the children to all register? Are the charter and the technology schools contacted? Because everybody's not on social media and the youth, from what I understand, are on Instagram. But I do want to say happy birthday to her. And she understands that her mama fights too much. But she does understand I need to remind the people that this is the last weekend for petitions for the assembly. Assembly decided they wanted to increase the petitions from 100 to 250 because they want to stay in. It's so many other things to talk about, but that's all they were worried about. And, you know, I encourage everyone make a change because community, we're our only team. But we need to recognize that and understand that because unfortunately some individuals that we elected forgot about us. I only become important when you see me like, hey, Miss Brown, OK, but I'm not the only person in this city with a situation. So I really would like to know how do we follow up? Because no one really knows who your aides are. Not to call you out Westward, but it seems like you changed staff. I'm in the Southward, not really privy to who's the aides there or how to contact them. I've always been told I bring up too much, but I asked for a town hall meeting. But I noticed a lot of groups are having their own town hall meetings with their own agendas instead of taking out time to talk to the people. We have a lot to say and we can't just say it in five minutes in front of you. But I've noticed I've been coming here for two years and it doesn't really matter what I say. Even the points that I bring up because no one has really tried to address them. I apologize, Councilmember Rountree, Quintana, because you have, it's just unfortunate that we would need further conversation to take things a little further. There has been some initiative, but we got to get to the finish line because the situation didn't go away. It's just that I make it look good because somebody came to me and said she faking it. I guess I'm very disturbed that our current mayor is going around talking about Jersey City rent is too high. You bring in these consulting firms to talk to us. Because I haven't seen anyone bring any updates here to the meetings because they're supposed to be a tenant, a landlord, and a homeowner. That's neither tenant or landlord that consists on that board. And I'm just very confused that what do you think the rents are? According to my income, I don't qualify for this affordable low income. I don't bring home enough to even do the market rate rent. I don't know if people ever heard of Chapter 78, but that's a medical program that's taken more out of my check than I bring home. So I just ask that someone talk to the mayor. How much do you think individuals in Newark are paying and why everyone from New York is coming here? But I want to take out the time because I'm not going to bring up Central Ward and how 14 months of non coverage that you're OK with. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker.
Good day, criminal cult that's running our government. Newarkers, it is time to take our city back from the elected that has bankrupt our city, leaving taxpayers to foot the bill. In 2023 and 2024, the water and sewer department has been approved for emergency appropriation. In 2023, from April to September, the council approved $370 million in 2024, January through December, $801 million. And don't question my numbers, Mr. B, because I got it from your legislature. That is over $1.1 billion in two years in emergency appropriation. Residents recently received their water bills. The water rate increase was 11.10 percent. That means your water has increased over 20 percent in one year. The residents are paying for mismanagement, no accountability and no representation of the council. The question how the money is even being spent. Last year, the city increased our property taxes by seven, a little over seven percent. This year, the proposed revaluation to increase our property tax by seven point eight percent. That is almost 15 percent tax increase in two years. While developers, friends of the Barakas, receive tax abatements, extensions and pay no taxes, while the property is underdeveloped under the umbrella of city-owned property with Invest North. They don't pay taxes. They don't pay water bills. These are the facts of this administration. While a mayor is campaigning for governor, lying about his track record, let's talk about his failed leadership. Public safety, guns and drugs on our streets. The folks in this administration who you hired are responsible for the guns and drugs on our street. Respect for our first responders, our law officers and our fire. You all have not in over a year settled their union contract for a decent wage and their benefits. Shame on you representatives from the union. There has been no settlement of their union contract. The widow of an officer denied her benefits, had to come here to beg you all to pay her. No staff development training for fire and police annually. Where's the money for staff development for public safety? Three firehouses got a $750,000 fine for not meeting the OSHA requirement. You don't even house your police, I mean your fire in a safe firehouse. The tragic loss of two firefighters in the cargo fire. We're going to have two unlawful death suits. The tragedy of the police officer senselessly killed…
Good day, criminal cult that's running our government. Newarkers, it is time to take our city back from the elected that has bankrupt our city, leaving taxpayers to foot the bill. In 2023 and 2024, the water and sewer department has been approved for emergency appropriation. In 2023, from April to September, the council approved $370 million in 2024, January through December, $801 million. And don't question my numbers, Mr. B, because I got it from your legislature. That is over $1.1 billion in two years in emergency appropriation. Residents recently received their water bills. The water rate increase was 11.10 percent. That means your water has increased over 20 percent in one year. The residents are paying for mismanagement, no accountability and no representation of the council. The question how the money is even being spent. Last year, the city increased our property taxes by seven, a little over seven percent. This year, the proposed revaluation to increase our property tax by seven point eight percent. That is almost 15 percent tax increase in two years. While developers, friends of the Barakas, receive tax abatements, extensions and pay no taxes, while the property is underdeveloped under the umbrella of city-owned property with Invest North. They don't pay taxes. They don't pay water bills. These are the facts of this administration. While a mayor is campaigning for governor, lying about his track record, let's talk about his failed leadership. Public safety, guns and drugs on our streets. The folks in this administration who you hired are responsible for the guns and drugs on our street. Respect for our first responders, our law officers and our fire. You all have not in over a year settled their union contract for a decent wage and their benefits. Shame on you representatives from the union. There has been no settlement of their union contract. The widow of an officer denied her benefits, had to come here to beg you all to pay her. No staff development training for fire and police annually. Where's the money for staff development for public safety? Three firehouses got a $750,000 fine for not meeting the OSHA requirement. You don't even house your police, I mean your fire in a safe firehouse. The tragic loss of two firefighters in the cargo fire. We're going to have two unlawful death suits. The tragedy of the police officer senselessly killed last week. Where is the reverence and respect for the law officers and the fire under this administration? What needs to happen is you need to defund OVP. And one stop and all of the other nonproductive programs that have nothing to offer our young folks. No career path, no training, nothingness in 10 years. A city that is gentrifying the working class out to support generational wealth for those that don't pay their fair share. I am once again asking the body, what are you doing for the people? Keisha Daniels, why is MacGyver's staff still in her office? Counsel need to vote in no confidence for the city clerk for failing in her role. Newarkers, when the candidates come with their lawn signs and campaign literature, throw them all in the garbage. Because at the end of the day, they only come to see you for their vote. Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Monera El-Bumani, good riddance, criminal cult, criminal misleaders that's running our government. I want to send a message to the streets. Stop the police and governmental terrorism. Stop the police brutality in the black communities. Be it citizens or cops or governmental who send their enforcers out to do their dirty work. I said before, rehabilitate yourself or make prison, jail, or a tragic death your final destination. I also said, the creator, Allah, God, Jehovah, or whoever you call. The creator said, they don't change the conditions of the people. and to the people change the conditions of themselves. And that's all of us, be it police, citizens, or whoever. We the people of Newark, I'm gonna continue to say, We are under siege by police, governmental officials, where is the federal monitor, Peter Harvey? And I wanna answer, I also ask the question, is Peter Harvey still receiving a salary And I ask the question, and I wanna answer, Cause I know I was a part of gathering signatures against the police, that we have a federal police monitor, and about how they run in a month, and they still are. All three in the same, police, governmental terrorism, these negative gang members who lost their culture, because that was not the original agenda and intent which they are the offsprings of the Black Power Movement. But when they put the drugs in South Central, we have the police putting guns in the community. We got the police putting drugs in the community. We got the rec centers ran by former gang members putting guns, trafficking guns in our rec centers, and using the youth to transport the drugs. So what do you expect, like I said before, What do you expect when our youth are mimicking and they seeing exactly what is going on within our own community, with our own adults? And until you address the root causes of poverty, which is jobs, housing, we got an eviction tsunami here, their mothers and families are being pushed out Okay, if you didn't have two and three and four jobs Okay, adequate, low income housing, we're facing. We're facing a lack of resources in our community.
and the honorable 700,000 members of the city of Newark,
just wanna say something that was said yesterday by the assistant business administrator. you should also be doing a capital budget. The capital budget wouldn't be just for one year, but it might be phased into more than one year. I say that because, speaking through you, Mr. President, and to my at-large representative, Sister Roundtree, I don't know if you wanna deem it out of code, but there's some ventilation problems in it and there's some firefighters that have been That's all under the umbrella of the capital budget when we're spending money on frivolous things, it equal hundreds of thousands, then into millions, and we're really talking about a capital budget but measured over a five-year period of time. So councilman in the West Ward, Councilman Kelly, so you'll understand what those capital needs are, for your board, your council colleagues. being safe in the 28th legislative assembly, parts of the Central Ward, we need to get on that. The Board of Education is gonna allow 16-year-olds but in the same breath, councilman Quintana, on the school board budget if they're able to vote, if they're able to vote in the election, they should be able to sit as board members than the adults currently serving on the school board. to create a vein between North and Washington, D.C.? We have a councilwoman who is from amongst us here in this chamber, this public chamber, the citizens chamber, the North chamber, Women's History Month and the contributions but we look to the mother that is now mourning The gentleman who I knew through third parties, did try to mentor and encourage several around Avon, Councilman Quintana and Councilman Ramos, the first school that I've substituted at So there's trauma on both sides of that whole situation. When I look into the audience and I see a brother who I've discussed education with intimately, Brother Mutah, when you push kids out of the classroom, that we've stacked our school board with we need to be giving Councilman Silva some more support to not only have a framework for those who are here, we need to start to really design and roll out In closing, a million dollars is on the budget and that million dollars from the environmental government,
so I'm gonna send my condolences to you, I wanna say happy Women's History Month. mind you we're a strong mayor, strong council, And I'm sure you're asking, why do I say that? Because no matter how much residents complain, evidence is presented, questions is asked by y'all, Heck, people will even come to this mic, not prepared to properly answer questions, Even people on YouTube be confused in the comments, even those who support this administration, of the central council seat and the handling of that. that when they brought this law to work, you didn't even know what you were voting for. The writing was on the wall and I told y'all, and this is no knock towards the Monica, and eventually they were gonna push her for elevation, Once there was a full blown support for her candidacy, and I know by the law she doesn't have to resign, But this administration tried to be slick. No different than the move Cory Booker tried to make let's talk about how people think Raz is above criticism. Did we forget how people ascended to the elected seats? and it's supposed to keep you honest and on your toes. you made a comment on how all these projects coming forth in the central all of a sudden. especially with the special election coming up in 2026 what happened between the years of 2022 and 2024? of a new first precinct that we prematurely closed, said she didn't even know was being closed. for the new first was nicked in the bud. and now we're putting our foot in our mouth. and there was gonna be an excuse of no money being had, no substantial plan to put in action. And what did former director Frage say before he left? We stood proud to be from the city of Newark, And while you fought the book administration, you have basically followed in his footsteps by spending more money on security detail, We have neglected those in public housing and you have abandoned those with no address. Come June 1st, Ras Baraka would not be the nominee Well I'm here to tell you, your time is up. and always approved your plan that has failed this city.
Let's get some order in so we can hear the speaker please. President Crump, council members and fellow citizens, it is a pleasure to be here among so many criminals who like any criminal appropriates millions of dollars to transitional housing for the homeless fund recreational and cultural activities with emergency funding for lead hazard control or finance that anti violence out of school youth project. Yes, you are some fine criminals, thank you. asking this council to revive the dignity amidst a worsening housing affordability crisis. What was true two weeks ago remains today. My community of society Hill at university heights a hike of 56.57% from the previous year. Not only is this hike unlawful under seven D section from the New Jersey structural integrity act, the HOA informed residents of yet another increase The event underscores a greater precarity in many middle-class communities who reside in Newark. Barriers to home ownership are fundamentally correlated has been stagnating and continues to be plagued Well, it is much less expensive to be a homeowner in Newark than in other parts of the country. City residents are plagued by a huge mortgage burden. Oftentimes over 50% of their monthly income So when natural disasters occur as they normally would, community associations and their residents are often ill-prepared to meet the fiscal costs. Housing affordability must be a two pronged campaign. While attracting businesses to redevelop and erect affordable housing is an important step for pre-existing middle-of-the-road housing. Society Hill, my community which I proudly live, for the middle class and an important indicator Newark's future rests in the affordability of its middle class and their path to home ownership. Moreover, the greater body of Newark is in peril if its middle class, the bulwark of any city economy, Somehow the industrious spirit of Newark's past continues to haunt the cracked marble pillars I also feel duty bound to share my genuine appreciation and gratitude for the irreplaceable civil servants toiling here every day in the service of all norcers. because of this council and the civil servants who keep its pillars standing today, so thank you. In my final plea, I respectfully ask this council to revive the dignity of Newark's middle class by redefining housing stability programs could incorporate assistance for middle class families Programs could offer down payment assistance, home repair grants, or property tax relief such initiatives…
Let's get some order in so we can hear the speaker please. President Crump, council members and fellow citizens, it is a pleasure to be here among so many criminals who like any criminal appropriates millions of dollars to transitional housing for the homeless fund recreational and cultural activities with emergency funding for lead hazard control or finance that anti violence out of school youth project. Yes, you are some fine criminals, thank you. asking this council to revive the dignity amidst a worsening housing affordability crisis. What was true two weeks ago remains today. My community of society Hill at university heights a hike of 56.57% from the previous year. Not only is this hike unlawful under seven D section from the New Jersey structural integrity act, the HOA informed residents of yet another increase The event underscores a greater precarity in many middle-class communities who reside in Newark. Barriers to home ownership are fundamentally correlated has been stagnating and continues to be plagued Well, it is much less expensive to be a homeowner in Newark than in other parts of the country. City residents are plagued by a huge mortgage burden. Oftentimes over 50% of their monthly income So when natural disasters occur as they normally would, community associations and their residents are often ill-prepared to meet the fiscal costs. Housing affordability must be a two pronged campaign. While attracting businesses to redevelop and erect affordable housing is an important step for pre-existing middle-of-the-road housing. Society Hill, my community which I proudly live, for the middle class and an important indicator Newark's future rests in the affordability of its middle class and their path to home ownership. Moreover, the greater body of Newark is in peril if its middle class, the bulwark of any city economy, Somehow the industrious spirit of Newark's past continues to haunt the cracked marble pillars I also feel duty bound to share my genuine appreciation and gratitude for the irreplaceable civil servants toiling here every day in the service of all norcers. because of this council and the civil servants who keep its pillars standing today, so thank you. In my final plea, I respectfully ask this council to revive the dignity of Newark's middle class by redefining housing stability programs could incorporate assistance for middle class families Programs could offer down payment assistance, home repair grants, or property tax relief such initiatives would provide crucial financial support extending programs like the Home Facade Improvement Program to be used by the homeowners associations in the wake of the New Jersey Structural Integrity Act. could be expanded to cover structural repairs, by the New Jersey Structural Integrity Act. This would help homeowners with the cost of complying with these new structural requirements by offering grants or low interest loans from facing overwhelming financial pressure To all those who are friends to the city of Newark, to those who love this city and call it home, And if you fix one pain today, one headache today, you might avoid a thousand tumors in the future.
That stands for mindset, awareness, and consciousness. Authorized user of Elijah Abdul-Samad Morgano. Veteran, citizen of this land, Lenape, right? Shout out to Imani, which is Swahili for hate. And I wanted to know if y'all answered that question. What are the similarities and differences between a pimp, a pastor, and a politician? All right, so this y'all don't want to answer. They all co-work a room and they all use OPM, Y'all use Whitney Houston to sing the national anthem. And she wouldn't do that shit right now. But I take care of the houseless because I was that. It got some sugar, some honey, some iced tea in it. When we poured out for the homies, we call them men. When I say y'all name, we call y'all in. We already served y'all notice that we took 1.2 acres. And the spirits that I also call, come on, Maya Lansky. Cause all the ancestors, I got called criminals. Those was one of the most successful criminals And they, spirit needs to balance the day, right? So before I go, I'm gonna give y'all something that's real. And I'm gonna give y'all some of y'all language, right? Uniform commercial code defining a person as a corporation, excluding a sovereign being. And if I want a corporation, I start a LOC. If I want a corporation, I start a 5013C. for your ancestors and you're carrying it on. But I can't say the same from everybody else. Ain't no Lenape people out here reppin', but I'm here and we taking our land back. And that's why we talking to our people. Thank you for your comments, next speaker.
I reside on Vanderpool Street, North New Jersey. And I would like to begin with Title 10. There's the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. The investigation and administrative discovery. It says that joint investigations in general, where appropriate, the bureau investigator may engage in joint investigations and request for information The fair lending, the authority under paragraph one includes matters relating to fair lending and where appropriate, joint investigations with and requests for information from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the attorney general In general, the bureau or the bureau investigators may issue subpoenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of relevant papers, books, documents or other materials in connection contingency or refusal to obey a subpoena for any district in which such person is found, resides or transacts business upon application and after notice to such person may issue in order requiring such person to appear and give testimony or order requiring such person to appear and produce documents or other materials. It goes on to explain that you have demands Here there's amendments and I would like to just to be submitted to Congress under paragraph C relates to the identity of the participants in an emergency lending program or facility identifying details concerning the assets or in connection with a program or facility If an entity to which a federal reserve bank has provided a loan under this paragraph as defined in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Thank you for your comments, next speaker.
Mr. President, yesterday at the pre-council meeting I gave the municipal council in the ordinance 6S and FD and also establishing the affirmative action that I also submitted to you prior, 6P, S, F, and C dated June 17th, 2015, it was an ordinance that amended the Newark resident employment policy and it repealed the Newark employment commission to the affirmative action review council on 2 colon 4, 21.4, the affirmative action review council enforcement and monitoring the duties hereunto conferred with regards to enforcement and monitoring of the Newark resident employment policy shall be exercised by the affirmative action review council, Newark employment commission ordinance to the affirmative action review council And the reason why I came to this mic originally was about the noncompliance of this government about these tax abatements to get Newark residents working. I asked that Deputy Mayor Rachman Mohamed and brought before this council were not accurate. I gave you the ordinance so that you would know that everything that I'm saying is accurate and is law. On page two of that first ordinance 6S and FD of the affirmative action review council. to those affirmative action review council meetings every time there's only maybe two members there. that these seven members must be present A representative from the city of Newark, a representative from municipal council, municipal minority business enterprise owner, a representative from Newark housing authority, a representative of the Newark board of education. the board is not even comprised of these sort of members. I don't know how many times I'm gonna come to this microphone and say the government is not compliant but as long as the government why we should be giving out these tax abatements. that when I came here and spoke last time I said that this only pertained to city contracts. If you go to the same ordinance 6S and FD on page 3.2 dash 40 regarding compliance it says all construction contracts awarded by the city of Newark and all agreements in connection with tax abatements, funding, grants, loans, leasing and other special considerations that are incident true by the city of Newark. So there's no time that I come to this microphone I come with the law and I'm asking that the government and this municipal council bring the administration
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