Following yesterday’s front-page “The Actual Facts” Opinion Piece from the Mayor, we reached out to sources close to the BHFD, who confirmed they plan to respond.

However, in the course of our discussions, a noteworthy issue emerged.

It appears that BHFD members submitted OPRA requests to the township, yet their requests were delayed until Friday—well after the Mayor’s Op-Ed was written. This conveniently places the response window over the weekend lull, just before next Tuesday’s meeting. We are also working to gather additional data from the fire chief to provide the community with more transparency into the work of the BHFD.

Despite the Mayor’s Op-Ed, the petition continues to gain traction, with signatures coming in at a steady pace as of this morning.

Meanwhile, the Mayor’s strong-arm tactics against the BHFD are now intersecting with concerns from BHPSNJ tennis coaches. Reports indicate that the Township actually plans to follow through with restricting student access to tennis courts as leverage to pressure the Board of Education into signing a lease agreement—an issue that has only grown more confusing since the Township made the document public last week.

Adding to the irony, the Township’s $30,000 Public Relations consultants have flooded social media with a flurry of posts about wellness, kindness, charity, and holidays—almost perfectly timed to distract from articles published about the BHFD and Lease Agreement Controversies.

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