Bunk announces candidacy
Linden City Council President Robert Bunk formally announced his candidacy for mayor of Linden on Jan. 28.
Bunk’s announcement took place at the Knights of Columbus in Linden. Bunk a lifelong resident of the city. Previously, he was elected 3rd Ward councilman.
Professionally, Bunk retired from the Linden Police Department in 1992 with the rank of detective. He has been married to his wife Lorraine for 50 years and they have four adult children.
In announcing his candidacy, Bunk gave the following speech, telling residents “the future is in our hands.”
“I make this decision with no illusion as to the challenges we all face. Our downtown business district is experiencing hard times. The merchants face a combination of rising rents, a poor economy, internet shopping and the unfair burden of having neighbors who because of their classification as an Urban Enterprise Zone charge only 3 percent sales tax. With the proper leadership and bringing back a sense of optimism the downtown can weather this recession and again flourish.
Our taxpayers face the problem of tax increases at all levels of government. There has been a striking failure in promoting the benefits of our city and encouraging growth to offset the property burden.
Bunk’s announcement took place at the Knights of Columbus in Linden. Bunk a lifelong resident of the city. Previously, he was elected 3rd Ward councilman.
Professionally, Bunk retired from the Linden Police Department in 1992 with the rank of detective. He has been married to his wife Lorraine for 50 years and they have four adult children.
In announcing his candidacy, Bunk gave the following speech, telling residents “the future is in our hands.”
“I make this decision with no illusion as to the challenges we all face. Our downtown business district is experiencing hard times. The merchants face a combination of rising rents, a poor economy, internet shopping and the unfair burden of having neighbors who because of their classification as an Urban Enterprise Zone charge only 3 percent sales tax. With the proper leadership and bringing back a sense of optimism the downtown can weather this recession and again flourish.
Our taxpayers face the problem of tax increases at all levels of government. There has been a striking failure in promoting the benefits of our city and encouraging growth to offset the property burden.
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Comment by annette martin on February 20, 2010 at 9:00pm -
You are soo right. They want to have the good old days back again and they were filled with nothing but nepostism and smelly politics.
is there anyone else running in the Democratic party?
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Comment by Anthony Papetti on February 6, 2010 at 12:19am
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THAT'S A LOT OF BUNK!
City Council President Robert Bunk would like to turn back the clock on Linden and restore the power of political insiders and corrupt bosses.
You know he is out of touch when he says, "the downtown can weather this recession and again flourish" if our mayor has "a sense of optimism" -- downtown shopping is a thing of the past. Has he noticed the strip malls on Route 1&9? He voted to approve the zoning for Walmart, Sam's Club, Target, Home Depot, etc. These Big Box store put mom & pop shops out of business forever.
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