HeyJaredInside Sussex County
Rob Kovic's Inside Sussex County exists to empower the residents of Sussex County, New Jersey, by asking hard questions, following the money, and keeping power in check. We aim to serve the public interest through fearless, fact-based reporting.
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My Power Went Out Again Today…Welcome to the New Nigeria — New Jersey, USA. (opens the original)
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My power went out again today.Not during a hurricane or some once-in-a-century natural disaster.Again.Over the Fourth of July holiday, my family went four days without electricity.Since then, we have lost power approximately ten times, if not more.For a while, everything stopped again. The lights. The appliances. The internet. The normal routine of living in the most expensive state in the world’s wealthiest country.And as I sat there waiting for the electricity to come back on, I found myself t
Follow Up: “Sussex County Taxpayers, You Are Welcome!” (opens the original)
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Sometimes government listens. Sometimes it needs some help to listen.On Tuesday, Sussex County was preparing to hold Wednesday night’s meeting of the Board of County Commissioners at the Sussex County Superior Courthouse under an extraordinary restriction:“No Audio/Visual Recording of This Meeting Will Be Allowed.”<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rq6V!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.
“No Audio/Visual Recording of This Meeting Will Be Allowed.” -- Sincerely, Sussex County’s “Open Government.” (opens the original)
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Sussex County government has an entire page on its website titled “Open Government.”<div class="image-link-exp
Judging the Judgment — Again (opens the original)
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Two days can make quite a difference.On September 10, Sussex County Republican Chairman Joe Labarbera issued a public statement condemning threats and political violence.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="747" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iKu7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%
The $100 Million Question: How Did Sussex County Get Here? (opens the original)
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Tomorrow night at their regular meeting, Sussex County officials are expected to confront one of the largest infrastructure decisions the County has faced in years.The Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority (“SCMUA”) is seeking County approval for as much as $100 million in financing to rehabilitate and upgrade the Upper Wallkill Wastewater Treatment Plant.The facility has operated since 1984 and serves approximately 50,000 residents, including Franklin, Hamburg and Sussex boroughs and port
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