Not in my other backyard!
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop is in a turf war with surfers who, according to a report, use the beach by their second home in Narragansett, Rhode Island.
Rowdy surfers are reportedly wreaking havoc and destroying peace near Phulop’s seaside home – with the mayor complaining that sandy miscreants stole outdoor furniture while looking at his house, and his front lawn Is used as their personal surfboard storage space. , According to the Boston Globe
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In retaliation, Fulop has helped fight a proposal to increase public parking near the beach – due to a dispute with local councilor Patrick Murray, who also discussed town council meeting attendees in January .
Fulop said he was publicly “embarrassed” by the local official.
According to the Boston Globe, at a January Town Council meeting of the Counselor, Fulop said, “Never in my entire life have I been ashamed of an elected official, as has been the conduct of Patrick Murray.”
“He did not make a cogent point other than being the most vigorous one and excluded every council member who tries to negotiate.”
“I constantly feel that we are being attacked as residents of that community,” Fulop, whose wife grew up in Narrangeset, mourned.
But Murray welcomed the NIMBY rage of the mayor of Democratic Jersey City.
Murray quoted the paper as saying, “I take it as a bill of honor if some liberal politician from New Jersey calls me the worst politician.”
“Are you kidding me? I’m trying to figure out where to hang it on my jacket. It’s a frickin ‘badge. I respect that he dislikes my politics.”
In a statement, a Fulop spokesman defended the mayor’s state’s civic involvement.
“Like any resident of Jersey City, they are encouraged to attend council meetings on issues they care about, with Mayor Fulop sharing his views on an issue related to the safety of his street and car Has attended two Narragansett council meetings via Zoom for. Their two children, “spokesman Philip Swibinski told the Post on Wednesday.
“He is a very civic-minded man who values the importance of mulling over public policy issues and has the same intentions for his public life as well as for his public service to Jersey City.”
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