Millville Insider

 At the February 16th meeting, Commissioner Udalovas  discussed economic development in Millville.  Remember Team Santiago promising good things to come? Where are those good things?  She brought up the disbanding of the Industrial Commission stating:          "I need only to highlight the fact that in the early months of this Commission, a Board titled            in our city's Ordinance as the Industrial Commission was dissolved without thought for its           mission or even the contributions in time and volunteerism of it members. It is confirmed           through this action alone, that the due process and expertise that our constituents and local          volunteers bring to the City's process are only valued when favoring the will of a            Commissioner." The highlighted sentence says it all. This is the good old boys' club business as usual. Everyone has to agree, no new ideas, doing business the same old way with the same consultants, make sure 

 At the February 16th commission meeting, Commissioner Udalovas opened up about what is going on behind the closed doors of Team Santiago. She discussed that it was time for Team Santiago to do their job and stop the campaigning. She commented how Parent is not doing his job as director of revenue of finance. From Commissioner Udalovas' comments, the CFO was never consulted regarding the recent police contracts:           "......when I stated it during the meeting did not prevent Vice Mayor Parent who is the Director             of Revenue and Finance from voting to approve even though it did not appropriately follow             the channels of his own department for which he should require all Commissioners." and          "Commissioner Pepitone, Commissioner Cooper and Vice Mayor Parent did not express the           reality of the City's finances and what agreement to a 4 year contract with 3% increases across            the Board would create for the City in th