TheLonerider
Well-Known Member
The election is coming up Tuesday, and several freeholders are on the ballot. They are two of the freeholders that actually voted against the measure to kill the mountain biking trail plan, and one has to wonder if that was not planned. However, allegedly pro-mountain biking or not (or simply having not voted in favor of killing the mountain biking trail plan) these freeholders are nevertheless part of the same system that lied to cycling citizens for three long years, and ultimately voted against mountain biking – after approving the trail plan and paying consultant CME for it.
That said, I would urge any cyclist (or just citizens concerned with fair government) to not vote for these people, but their opponents. Let us not allow Union County, NJ to benefit from its manipulations, lies, and larceny.
They have stolen the best years of our riding lives, the opportunity for future generations of cyclists, and three years of our efforts. Now they appear to have stolen the money paid the consultant as well. Let us not let them also have our votes.
Despite the Freeholders up for re-election being alleged mountain bike supporters, they clearly were not able (or willing) to convince their colleagues to keep their word, and therefore one has to wonder at the sincerity of their "support" for mt biking... beyond mere words. You don't ride words -- you ride trails.
Trails that in three years were never built, despite repeated specific promises.... before the May 18 vote even came up. After all, had they meant what they said, the trails would have been built long before May 18.
They are clearly part of the problem, saying one thing and doing another. We need a clear house, like Hercules washing out the Greek stables.
Make sure on Election Day you do not vote for any of the current Freeholders, however they voted on mountain biking. This county does not need any of them. What it needs is a clean slate and honest government limited to its just and proper functions.
Lonerider
That said, I would urge any cyclist (or just citizens concerned with fair government) to not vote for these people, but their opponents. Let us not allow Union County, NJ to benefit from its manipulations, lies, and larceny.
They have stolen the best years of our riding lives, the opportunity for future generations of cyclists, and three years of our efforts. Now they appear to have stolen the money paid the consultant as well. Let us not let them also have our votes.
Despite the Freeholders up for re-election being alleged mountain bike supporters, they clearly were not able (or willing) to convince their colleagues to keep their word, and therefore one has to wonder at the sincerity of their "support" for mt biking... beyond mere words. You don't ride words -- you ride trails.
Trails that in three years were never built, despite repeated specific promises.... before the May 18 vote even came up. After all, had they meant what they said, the trails would have been built long before May 18.
They are clearly part of the problem, saying one thing and doing another. We need a clear house, like Hercules washing out the Greek stables.
Make sure on Election Day you do not vote for any of the current Freeholders, however they voted on mountain biking. This county does not need any of them. What it needs is a clean slate and honest government limited to its just and proper functions.
Lonerider