Reaction From Hoboken Mayor Zimmer To Governor Christie’s Budget Speech

Yesterday, Governor Christie reported to the State Legislature on his plan for the State’s budget. In his speech, he candidly acknowledged the extent of our State’s fiscal difficulties which he noted had been years in the making. The Governor said:

“We did not dig the hole in which we find ourselves in a day or a year. The massive gap between our resources and our appetite has built up over twenty years. It has been dug by a lack of discipline and unwillingness to say no; made deeper by poor policy choices along the way and quick fixes to avoid tough decisions…..In recent years, we have allowed the problem to become bigger through a series of one-time gimmicks that have worsened our situation.”

The Governor was speaking about the State of New Jersey but he could just as easily have been describing the state of the City of Hoboken. More >