June 16,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
River Vale NJ , Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi rolled out a list of what will happen if the state of New Jersey shuts down . In parenthesis we editorialized a look on the bright side .
1. All non essential state agencies such as DMV will be closed. Therefore if you need to register a vehicle or get a license renewed do so within the next 2 weeks.
2. Courts will close ( cant go to jail)
3. State beaches & parks may close ( visit the Hamptons )
4. Non essential state employees will be furloughed. (they get a summer vacation)
5. Non emergency road projects will stop. ( less traffic jams )
Statement from Governor (Tax Everything )Murphy on Budget Negotiations (Blame Christie )
“For the past eight years, Governor Christie cut irresponsible budget deals that weakened New Jersey’s economy and hurt our middle class, resulting in 11 credit downgrades. These budgets shortchanged permanent priorities like NJ TRANSIT and our public schools by resorting to short-term gimmicks.
“I refuse to do that. When it came to making the hard choices to fix our problems my predecessor kicked the can down the road – I won’t. New Jersey deserves a real budget that offers real solutions.
“I have a simple approach: Fix what’s broken and make sure that everyone is paying their fair share. New Jersey didn’t elect me to paper over problems with the same failed policies of the past.”
The real question raised by our friend Chris Rogers for the people of NJ:
Will Chris Christie still be able to use the state owned beach house?