Margate Commission Meeting. 3.20. 25
Developer Steve Baglivo once again providing a master class on how to interrogate / question decisions made by Margate leadership.
Margate Mayor Mike Collins and esteemed Solicitor, John Scott Abbott were on the hot seat, 3.20. 25.
Listen:
Topics discussed:
Baglivo: Sunrise Tequila Wine Bar violation? Were there inspections before they poured concrete? Mayor Collins could not answer. No one from building department attended the meeting.
Owners of the Sunrise Tequila Wine Bar, Dana Hiltner (Hartman) and Brian Hiltner had to rip up non-compliant concrete and replace entire sidewalk around the business.
Sunrise Tequila in Margate: concrete work fails city and county inspection.
Baglivo: Why was Sunrise Tequila Bar allowed to build/expand into public right of way?
Drinking on Margate beach is permitted for select few. Ventura’s Beach Deck. $25,000 lease.
Solicitor Abbott claims to be ‘following the law’.
Margate Citizens Advisory Committee not so active this year? Public not engaged by this group hand-selected by Mayor Collins?
Disruptive street repairs will continue through Memorial Day. No guidelines in contracts? Project dragging on, will hurt early summer.
Margate Department heads not required to attend public meetings. WTF.
Coffee vendors on the beach. Why does Margate make decisions ‘on the fly’. Mistakes found.
Some homeowners can build a custom beach front bulkhead.
Baglivo is a disgusting person when out in public with his friend. The kissing and touching in public are like two 7th graders trying to be cool.
The city should not allow him to speak considering the legal case the city has against him.
I would advise anyone working for the city not to comment on any of his questions as he will try to use whatever he can to take away from his zoning violations and lies for the last 2 years.
I’ve been witness to his disgusting public behavior! Get a room!!
Wow…. To: Had ro witness him last night….so happy you are not a Commissioner….where does it say if you have a pending lawsuit….. you lost your right to free speech? He clearly is trolling them….& while there is enough blame to go around on both sides for this fiasco….I’m here for the trolling. Never forget they work for us.
This group of two commissioners, Horn and Collins are horrible.
Collins always defers to someone else, who is never present , to answer a question.
He has no knowledge what his departments are doing?
Doesn’t he get reports?
Horn is just a nasty puppet dope.
Fortunately Blumberg is squashed by the other two.
Abbott! What can I say? Incompetent Liar!
The next election can’t get here fast enough!!!
Collins, Horn and Abbott are the dream team in their eyes, just ask them!
The city needs to put a muzzle on Cathy Horn. Eveytime she opens her mouth, it’s a reminder the trailer parks of EHT and Mays Landing are closer than we think.
Watch the clips of her as School Board President during the pandemic- whoever thought she was THE best candidate for Commissioner was clearly not in the right head space
They wanted a woman with no backbone to do what Amodeo and Tom Collins wanted.
They got exactly what they wanted.
Horn is nasty to everyone who knows her in Margate city hall.
She is nasty and disrespectful to all who speak at Commissioners meetings. Regardless of gender or age.
She points fingers and speaks in a condescending manner at, not with, citizens when she disrespectfully attacks citizens after they speak.
Margate should be embarrassed to have her as a Commissioner.
We can all hope that a good opposing slate is formed to run against this group of self serving two commissioners, Collins and Horn.
Amodeo must go. Abbott too!
Amodeo has no show job in Nj State as gift from his State Senator buddy Polistina.
Time for change.
Put a muzzle on Horn.
Can our brilliant Mayor, his sidekick Cathy or always sleeping Maury, explain how they valued this beach lease at $25,000 per year?
Then, value the Liberty gas station property for an 18 car parking lot at $3mil? Is this like 50 year lease former Mayor Vaughn Reale signed? Must have used the same guy?
Boy, did Margate residents get screwed again.
Ventura’s Greenhouse got a sweetheart deal. Was there a bid process?
BTW, lifeguards leave the beach at 6pm. Why doesn’t the beach bar close at 6pm? That would get rid of the noise from his DJ.
And somebody please tell our Police Captain to sit on the beach this summer and watch the parade of drinks being carried from the beach bar onto the beach.
I know you have laws on the books to prevent drinking on the beach. But you selectively enforce them. Just like the noise ordinance. Rules for thee but not for me! A joke in a uniform.
Margate’s Commissioner Horn should make a statement about her boss, AC School superintendent, LaQuetta Small.
Ms Small is married to Mayor Marty Small. Both are accused of abusing their young daughter, and both are awaiting trial
Margate sends 35 students to AC High School. Commissioner Horn stays quiet as parents send kids to that dangerous school.
Taxpayers pay close to $30k per student they send to ACHS.
Agree
People Please..
Take offense to Baglivos business practices and city government squabbles.
But to chastise he and his partner for some PDA is just ridiculous and cruel. Let that go ! In fact show some to your significant other it may improve your mood .
Bags got preferential treatment that he’s now getting in trouble for (6/12 condo fiasco).
Who gave him that treatment? The same people he has tap dancing around these questions now (or lack thereof I should say).
Only difference between them is one is a group of elected officials…total mess all around.
Happy to see Bags at least keeping them honest (even if through his own treachery!)
This is all noise, distracting everyone as the schools (not one but 2) are NOT full, attracting children from other towns. All because the administration, family and friends of the Mayor, work in the 2 Margate schools.
How many students do we have? And the test scores? Maybe fair.
Why don’t they want to reduce taxes? Especially with rateables from mini mansions being built.
They want the residents to pay for their life styles and what they want Margate to be. Look at the Water and Sewer increased from 520 to 820 pr yr. and we are told we need sewer repairs and upgrades.
Taking down small 3 bedroom and replacing with 7 bedroom all around town. This is only the beginning.
Streets are sinking because of truck, trailers running thru town.
Water will be next. What do contractors contribute to the town?
Look at the payroll – it’s like the federal government!
Restaurants close as they can’t make it , the town is so mis-managed.
Where is the financial audit when the 3 commissioners took over? They don’t care, just following Mayor’s Collins father-in-law plan.
Term limits. they need to go, we need accountable, transparency and consumer service.
They need to serve and respect the residents of Margate .
Recall them as we will be under water if we wait another 2 years .
Commissioners Horn and Collins just voted to give Margate city employees a 15% raise.
Are you kidding me?
Gee, Margate has half empty schools, an overly large(?) administration (with a new 15%! increase), a $300 water and sewer increase, sweetheart deals, increased rateables, and all manner of questionable business practices.
What Margate City needs is a good dose of DOGE.
They could surely determine what revenues are coming in, and exactly how, to whom, and on what basis they are being dispersed.
That should be most revealing.
And who knows, Margate might even find a few extra bucks to get rid of those nasty beach badges and give home owners a tiny break for once.