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$85 Million Bond SHOULD go to REFERENDUM, I need help.

This is what is on my mind: Bloomfield Township group of 7 Board of Trustees approved an $85,000,000 bond deal (yes $85 million) to fund the UNDER FUNDED portion of pensions. They plan on investing 50% of that money. The only way at this point for the public to hear MORE of the issue / or to be able to vote on the issue is to petition for a REFERENDUM. That process is TIME-LIMITED... 45 days from when it was first published...and who knows when that was. I wrote a blog (on Patch) about the Board of Trustees meeting (May 28) where it was an agenda item. This item had minimal information and minimal discussion before the usual unanimous vote from the 7 trustees. This $85 million bond doesn't even rate a mention on the "home" page of the township website. I guess the rain barrel sale was more important. What I want to know is WHEN are the citizens and taxpayers of Bl. Twp. going to WAKE UP.... and realize that there is MUCH DEBT still owed in many other ways at the township...and bonds get paid FIRST. If/when there is not enough money to pay bonds....you will be the first to know. Is there a person out there that can help me understand and start a petition asking for a REFERENDUM on this BOND issue? Marcia Robovitsky

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