>THE RPP IS AT IT AGAIN!!
Well, well, well, the Ridgewood Pool Project is at it again. I just received an email signed by only Jane Morales. This is the first time I have ever received a letter from the RPP that was not signed by both its co-chairs, Jane Morales and Melinda Cronk. Melinda most likely wrote the letter but was probably advised by her lawyer not to sign it.
Why would her lawyer advise such a thing? The RPP is a 501c3 organization. This means they are not to engage in any political activity. If they do so they are violating federal tax law. The Preserve Graydon Coalition is not a 501c3 organization. That decision was made deliberately because the co-chairs of this group knew that Graydon would become a political issue and knew that they needed to have the freedom to engage in political activity. In other words, the Preserve Graydon co-chairs, Suzanne Kelly and Marcia Ringel, made a decision to play by the rules.
Once again the RPP continues to ignore the rules. This letter tells their supporters that they are not allowed to endorse political candidates because they are a 501c3 organization, and then they go ahead and endorse political candidates. They instruct their supporters to vote for the two candidates that share their views about Graydon. As a lame attempt to sound apolitical, the letter doesn’t refer to any candidate by name, but the message is loud and clear. The letter reads:
“The Preserve Graydon Coalition has endorsed 2 candidates” “There are four candidates running. ” Find out their positions on Graydon and vote for the candidate that you feel best represents your view”
Isn’t this a blatant disregard to abide by federal law? Haven’t the leaders of this group proven time and time again to be manipulative and dishonest? How can the leaders of this group be trusted when they say that they have no pre-conceived ideas about what to do with Graydon? How could they be trusted when they tell their constituents that the concrete pool will not cost the Village taxpayer a dime? How can they be trusted when they say that the Cronk/Dowd campaign has nothing to do with the Ridgewood Pool Project’s mission? Are these the people whom you will place your trust in for the future of Ridgewood?
Will they will stop at nothing to get want they want…. not even abiding by the law?
