Johnny thinks it was equally bad for the mayor. Three of Mayor Fulop's solid votes on city council, Chico Ramcal, Joyce Watterman and Diane Coleman all got into a bit of trouble last week on differing levels. Of course Ramchal's was and is the most serious, being involved with an injury DUI by all account but his, of his making. Watterman was found to be doing campaign business for herself from city offices on city time and of course blamed an aide like everyone now does. Was it really the aide? We'll probably never know as that's the go-to answer and that's all they're saying. Coleman it looked like was hiding, if not being very forthcoming of a new county job making her yet another Jersey City official holding at least two government jobs.
Like we said all three are solidly behind Mayor Fulop. So why is this bad for him? Sooner or later there is going to be a vote where the three aforementioned council members are going to be conflicted. Right now they know to make things better they had better bend over backwards to listen to, help and support constituents who will be voting on their jobs soon enough. There's going to come that time their constituents are not going to agree with more money for downtown or a big tax abatement while their ward goes begging and then these council members will be over a barrel. A big barrel. Suppose the mayor say revisits the 95 story building and F-1 race track taking up part of Liberty State Park. If the voters are against it and giving away their tax dollars on it will those with some penance to do in their Ward be so likely to support Fulop? See there.
It was a bad week for council, make no mistake. Down the road this past week could bear sour fruit for the Mayor as well.
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