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Bloomberg Faults Congress for ‘Kicking the Can Down the Road’
By Jill Colvin 10/16 6:28pm

Washington lawmakers finally reached a deal to re-open the government just hours before the debt ceiling deadline, but Mayor Michael Bloomberg isn’t celebrating yet.

“All of what they’re talking about is simply kicking the can down the road,” Mr. Bloomberg told Politicker this afternoon.

The mayor was responding to a request for his take not long before Republican lawmakers had officially conceded their fight. But Mr. Bloomberg, sounding confident a short-term deal would be reached, predicted another standoff soon.

“It is true it would be after the Christmas holiday shopping season, I suppose, but we’re gonna have the same problem come January. We’ve got to stop all of this stuff and come up with a rational system,” he argued at the press conference, which was called to announce the activation of a giant new back-up water tunnel, which was officially switched on at 5 p.m. this evening.

https://politicker.com/2013/10/bloomberg-faults-congress-for-kicking-the-can-down-the-road/

Village Council and Board Meetings

10/22/13 7:30PM Planning Board Special Public Meeting at BFMS
10/22/13 7:30PM Board of Adjustment Public Meeting
10/23/13 7:30PM Village Council Public Work Session
10/29/13 7:30PM Board of Adjustment Public Meeting
10/29/13 7:30PM Planning Board Special Public Meeting at BFMS
11/05/13 7:30PM Planning Board Public Meeting
11/06/13 7:30PM Village Council Public Work Session

file photo by Boyd Loving

Ridgewood strip mall sought on Rte. 17
Thursday, October 17, 2013
BY  CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
The Record

RIDGEWOOD — For 30 years, Malvern Burroughs has tried to develop a vacant plot along Route 17 south in Ridgewood, and for 30 years, the Planning Board has rejected one proposal after the other.

Burroughs, a developer and well-known racehorse owner, once pitched a mini-storage warehouse at the 2.4-acre plot he owns, sandwiched between Paramus Road and the highway, directly north of the Linwood Avenue exit — but that plan was rejected.

Similarly shot down were proposals for town house apartments and an office building. Now Burroughs wants to construct a 15,000-square-foot retail center, with room for seven commercial tenants.

Thomas Wells, Burroughs’ attorney, said that if it is approved, the new one-story strip mall would have 79 parking spaces and has one tenant, Starbucks, already lined up.

Burroughs will not seek any variances from the village, since the plans meet Ridgewood’s zoning requirements, Wells said. “We were conscious of the fact that we wanted to do something that was completely consistent with the ordinance you passed,” Wells told the board, referring to a recent rezoning.

“We ask that you approve the site plan.”

The site was rezoned two years ago to “highway commercial,” essentially allowing for the property’s development.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/ridgewood/228131561_Ridgewood_strip_mall_sought_on_Rte__17.html#sthash.pwMY512G.dpuf

West Bergen Tea Party Presents Susan Carol The Dangers of Sharia Law

At 7 pm, Tuesday, October 22 At the Larkin House , 380 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff (1/4 mile North of Stop & Shop on the right)

More Information: 201 891-5918 , [email protected] ,             www.westbergenteaparty.com

HOW CAN IT BE THAT IT’S JAMBOREE?

Registration dates (formerly known as auditions) for the 2014 show: Wednesday, October 16, Thursday, October 24 ,RHS Campus Center
7 p.m.

THINK PINK FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS

GET A PINK HAIR EXTENSION AT RHS ON OCTOBER 21

RHS will be turning pink on Monday, October 21. The high school’s staff, Project Interact Club, cheerleaders, and National Honor Society will be teaming up with Panico Salon for the PINK Project in the Campus Center from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. to help raise money and awareness for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Hairstylists from Panico Salon will be applying pink hair extensions to students, staff and parents to show support for those affected by breast cancer. The donation is $10 per hair extension. Also, general donations can be sent to Dave Bailey, Stefanie Gigante, Nancy Reilly, or Kelly Bomzer at the high school or Lauren Majocha at Somerville Elementary School. Please make checks payable to: Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Think PINK!

Debt deadline? The sky won’t fall Thursday
Jeff Cox CNBC.com

All of the grave doom-and-gloom warnings aside, the federal government is unlikely to run out of money Thursday even if the latest hopes for a budget deal don’t pan out.

That has been the drop-dead date the White House has set for when the U.S. does not have enough money to meet its daily obligations.

Instead, Thursday is actually the day the Treasury Department will run out of accounting maneuvers that will allow it to continue to borrow money. The Treasury already technically has exceeded the nearly $16.7 trillion debt ceiling — with total debt outstanding at $16.75 trillion — but has been able to keep going through the creativity of its number-crunchers.

There has been much clamoring in Washington over the ramifications of a debt default.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid went so far Tuesday as to suggest a ratings’ agency downgrade to U.S. debt could come as soon as overnight if the impasse isn’t overcome.

However, there have been no indications of a downgrade, other than a notice from the DBRS credit rating agency last week that it had placed the U.S. under review for downgrade. The firm, though, is not one of the big-three agencies — S&P, Moody’s and Fitch — that review sovereign credit.

So while a downgrade remains unlikely for now, things do get more difficult Thursday.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/debt-deadline-sky-wont-fall-thursday-8C11397319

Flu Clinic – October 24 – Village Hall Community Center – Appt. Required

Thursday, October 24, 2013 from 9 am until 12 pm first floor Village Hall. Appointments are required. Please call 201 291-6090 for an appointment.

Government default? It’s already happened, twice

Although President Barack Obama and the establishment media routinely describe a potential federal default as “unprecedented,” the United States government has flaked on its debt service several times, and one expert says the current default has already begun.

The historical default precedents should be of limited comfort to Obama, however. One of the deadbeat presidents was the commander in chief during a disastrous war that saw Washington, D.C. occupied and the White House burned to the ground. The other was Jimmy Carter.

According to Connie Cass of Associated Press, the U.S. government “briefly stiffed some of its creditors on at least two occasions.” The first default took place in November 1814, during the administration of James Madison, America’s tiniest chief executive. Just a few months after the British conquest of Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812, the Treasury was unable to move enough precious metal to service its debt, and missed interest payments on bonds. Boston bondholders, according to Wayne State College history professor Don Hickey, were paid off in short-term interest-bearing treasury notes or more bonds. These debt service troubles, and the war, were resolved within a few months.

Read more: https://dailycaller.com/2013/10/16/government-default-its-already-happened-twice/#ixzz2ht4urNk3