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Welcome to the website For A Better Bloomfield or
"FABB". A diverse group of citizens of the Township
of Bloomfield have joined together to start a
movement to change Bloomfield's municipal
government to a Non-Partisan form of government.
Why is a change in government good for Bloomfield?
With this being a historic election year calling for
change, many of our fellow citizens have complained
that our municipal government has been too
politicized and controlled by outside political
influences. We concur with these citizens. The
voters have been disenfranchised by these outside
political influences. These outside political
influences have resulted in tax increases of more
than 10% on average per year in recent years,
uncontrolled spending, increase political patronage,
increase in no bid contracts, jobs going to political
party operatives, refusing "Pay to Play" legislation,
and generally a lack of accountability to the citizens
who vote our municipal government into office.
Have you ever wondered why our municipal
candidates spend tens of thousands of dollars for an
$8,000 or $12,000 position as Council Members or
Mayor respectively? Where is all of this money
coming from? Outside political influences controls
the money and can control whether a candidate wins
or loses.
"FABB". A diverse group of citizens of the Township
of Bloomfield have joined together to start a
movement to change Bloomfield's municipal
government to a Non-Partisan form of government.
Why is a change in government good for Bloomfield?
With this being a historic election year calling for
change, many of our fellow citizens have complained
that our municipal government has been too
politicized and controlled by outside political
influences. We concur with these citizens. The
voters have been disenfranchised by these outside
political influences. These outside political
influences have resulted in tax increases of more
than 10% on average per year in recent years,
uncontrolled spending, increase political patronage,
increase in no bid contracts, jobs going to political
party operatives, refusing "Pay to Play" legislation,
and generally a lack of accountability to the citizens
who vote our municipal government into office.
Have you ever wondered why our municipal
candidates spend tens of thousands of dollars for an
$8,000 or $12,000 position as Council Members or
Mayor respectively? Where is all of this money
coming from? Outside political influences controls
the money and can control whether a candidate wins
or loses.
| WORKING TOWARDS A TRUE TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE NON-PARTISAN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT FOR BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY |
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| Click HERE to see how an entire council was voted out of Montclair's Non-Partisan Government and how change is important when Mayor and Council seats are not controlled by political parties |
Under a Non-Partisan form of municipal government, candidates for office
will not be affiliated with any political party. They will not need the
political parties to "get the line on the ballot" and have to pay back the
political leaders for "getting the line". Therefore, more candidates will be
able to run for office because they would not need the blessing of a
political party to get on the ballot. With more opportunities to run for
office, more citizens are likely to come forward to serve our community for
the true purpose of serving while providing a check and balance. Our
municipal government needs to maintain accountability to the citizens who
vote them into office, not to the political parties that control the money and
power of our officials. There will be more choices on the ballot for citizens
to choose from and it will be much more difficult for outside political
influences to be able to exert their power on such a large group of
candidates. That's what FABB can do for Bloomfield.
will not be affiliated with any political party. They will not need the
political parties to "get the line on the ballot" and have to pay back the
political leaders for "getting the line". Therefore, more candidates will be
able to run for office because they would not need the blessing of a
political party to get on the ballot. With more opportunities to run for
office, more citizens are likely to come forward to serve our community for
the true purpose of serving while providing a check and balance. Our
municipal government needs to maintain accountability to the citizens who
vote them into office, not to the political parties that control the money and
power of our officials. There will be more choices on the ballot for citizens
to choose from and it will be much more difficult for outside political
influences to be able to exert their power on such a large group of
candidates. That's what FABB can do for Bloomfield.
After seeing our Non-Partisan pages, you will realize there is much work to be accomplished to accomplish our mission. For us to accomplish this,
we need as much help as the citizens of Bloomfield can muster for us. Navigate to our Volunteer page if you would like to join our movement and
would like to donate your time to this movement. If you are unable to volunteer your time, but you would still like to support our movement, you can
do so by being sure to sign our petition and/or donating to our movement. Navigate to our Sign Petition page and we will get someone to you to sign
our petition. You may also donate to our movement by navigating to our Donation page. We will accept major credit cards with the security of Pay
Pal. We really appreciate any help any one can offer to our movement. No small donation of time, effort, or money, is too small for our movement
because we are at the historic crossroads of Bloomfield's Municipal Government . Be part of history!!
You must be a register voter of the Township of Bloomfield to be able to sign a petition. If you are not presently a registered voter and you wish to sign
our petition, download the Voter Registration Form below and follow the instructions.
we need as much help as the citizens of Bloomfield can muster for us. Navigate to our Volunteer page if you would like to join our movement and
would like to donate your time to this movement. If you are unable to volunteer your time, but you would still like to support our movement, you can
do so by being sure to sign our petition and/or donating to our movement. Navigate to our Sign Petition page and we will get someone to you to sign
our petition. You may also donate to our movement by navigating to our Donation page. We will accept major credit cards with the security of Pay
Pal. We really appreciate any help any one can offer to our movement. No small donation of time, effort, or money, is too small for our movement
because we are at the historic crossroads of Bloomfield's Municipal Government . Be part of history!!
You must be a register voter of the Township of Bloomfield to be able to sign a petition. If you are not presently a registered voter and you wish to sign
our petition, download the Voter Registration Form below and follow the instructions.
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