Belmar Mayor Says Donation Info Request Inappropriate, Councilman Wants Accountability
Debate over councilman's request for info on who gave and received gift cards after Hurricane Sandy
A records request from Councilman Jim Bean, asking for who gave and received gift cards as part of Hurricane Sandy relief in Belmar, was met with debate and disappointment from Mayor Matt Doherty. At the previous Belmar Council meeting, Doherty and Bean debated the merits of Bean's Open Public Records Act request to itemize who donated gift cards to the borough for distribution, in what amounts, and who received them. Bean also sought the criterion the borough used to distribute the gift cards, and wanted the addresses of the people who donated and received the gift cards. The gift cards ranged from local restaurants and home improvement stores to more all-purpose American Express or Mastercard gift cards, Doherty said. Tens of thousands …
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NJshoreguy
2:05 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2013
In my opinion, i bet that there were people that really needed gift cards that reached out to Bean, and when it came time to distribute, there were no more left. I can see people being frustrated on both sides, where they dont want the information public, yet there are some people who did not receive any assistance that want to know where the donations went, and are relying on Bean to get the … more ›