There have been ongoing tensions between the Mayor and Governor.
Posted: Friday, October 19, 2012 12:20 am | Updated: 7:56 am, Fri Oct 19, 2012.
By LYNDA COHEN, Staff Writer
...“I will not cower (click here) or simply roll with the punches,” Langford replied in a letter faxed Thursday to the Governor’s Office.
The governor talked about Atlantic City’s problems after the city reached 15 homicides for the year last month. In his response, Langford said if he is to be judged by that number, then Christie should be held accountable for the number of homicides in the state.
“For the record, New Jersey is now home to ‘the most violent city in America,’” Langford writes of Camden. “This was not always the case. In fact, prior to you becoming governor, we never had this distinction.”
The mayor goes on to say that the plague of violence and murder on urban cities can be traced to the manufacture and distribution of handguns.
“As governor, you have failed miserably to abate this problem,” the mayor writes....
I hope the decision by he Mayor was simply not in defiance of the Governor for political reasons. I could get into the politics of all this, but, it is not the venue and certainly not the time.
Perhaps this is one of those moments President Obama needs to be aware of a serious circumstance that could get out of control. I am not going to speculate on motives by anyone, but, everyone's life was taken into consideration by Governor Christy.
I don't find this a prudent decision at this point by Mayor Langford. This is a serious storm. It sounded to me as if Governor Christy was willing to move mountains to keep people safe. I hope nothing serious occurs to lives in the care of their government. No one wants another Katrina.
Perhaps this is one of those moments President Obama needs to be aware of a serious circumstance that could get out of control. I am not going to speculate on motives by anyone, but, everyone's life was taken into consideration by Governor Christy.
I don't find this a prudent decision at this point by Mayor Langford. This is a serious storm. It sounded to me as if Governor Christy was willing to move mountains to keep people safe. I hope nothing serious occurs to lives in the care of their government. No one wants another Katrina.
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on October 29, 2012 at 5:59 PM, updated October 29, 2012 at 7:56 PM
on October 29, 2012 at 5:59 PM, updated October 29, 2012 at 7:56 PM
WEST TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie (click here) this evening issued an angry rebuke to Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford for allowing people to shelter at schools in that community rather than evacuate. Christie said one school is now flooded.
“For those elected officials who decided to ignore my admonition, this is now your responsibility,” Christie said at a news conference at the State Police Regional Operations Intelligence Center, the location of the emergency operations command center....
