Elections Tuesday, November 7, 2023, every seat in the Assembly up.

0:00 Speaker 1 What is today is former Governor James McGreevy of New Jersey, and there’s so many things happening. There’s so many races coming up this Tuesday on election day in New Jersey, and we need a update of what the heck is going on, Governor McGreevy. There’s a lot of elections coming up this Tuesday. Which way is it going? What are

0:22 people concerned about? My number one concern I think got fixed the whales. They’re killing our whales. And I understand that windmill company has left town.

0:32 Speaker 2 What say you, Yeah, no, no, the windmill Company’s pulled out, John and so that that construction project will probably for the foreseeable future be put on ice, and so that that won’t be a concern. But yeah, the finances were such that the company was unable to move forward, and they announced to the State of New Jersey, although there’s

1:00 magnificant liability on their part in the sum of three hundred plus million dollars that they have committed to the state, but for the foreseeable future, there won’t be the windmills, and so.

1:12 Speaker 1 We save a lot of whales. I don’t know how you feel about the whales. Jim Acgreevy. But I love whales, and those windmills in my opinion, my opinion, they weren’t contributing enough electricity to do the environmental stuff that’s going to hurt our whales and hurt our birds, et cetera, et cetera. Just my opinion.

1:36 Speaker 2 Yeah, No, I mean, I think John people brought up the concerns both in terms of the whales and the migration and aesthetics of looking at the windmills offshore. The kind of availing point of view was that the fact of jobs and what it would mean in terms of increased power to the grid. But clearly or Steed company

2:00 and question could make it work, and so that for the foreseeable future, I think it’s it’s on ice and that won’t be an issue. But in terms of the New Jersey, you know, New Jersey elections, the entire state Senate, the entire General Assembly, the entirety of the New Jersey the legislature is up for election this November, and these

2:23 issues are you know, sort of the perennial issues that are New Jersey elections. Whether it’s property taxes, which is always a concern, I think the strength of the economy and also you know, education, etc. So I think, you know, in terms of the legislature, they move forward with the Anchor program, which is providing for property tax relief to

2:50 homeowners and renters, and I think that’s as small measure, but significant measure will help assist homeowners to to grapple with property taxes. So I think it’s most likely that there will not be any significant changes in Republicans or Democrats on that side of the in terms of the state legislature.

3:14 Speaker 1 Understood, what else is going on in New Jersey that you’re concerned about, And there’s a rumor around that you might announce that you’re gonna run for mayor of one of our major cities in Jersey.

3:29 Speaker 2 Well, John, you know, it’s just after a lot of thought, and I just appreciate it. It’s you know, I loved being mayor of Woodbridge and coming home to Jersey City, where my parents grew up, where my grandfather came and where I was born, and you know, sort of being in Jersey City and after a decade of doing re

3:50 entry work with guys and gals coming back from prison and jail and addiction treatment, it’s I’m on the verge in fact of making a significant announcement in my life. And it’s about John. As I often say, it’s walking down the hill. You know at this point in your life, God willing doing the right things for the right reasons,

4:13 and seeing a town, seeing a city that’s had a boom, but obviously making sure that there’s balanced development and there are areas of congestion in there areas where there needs to be if you will, a greater attention to the nuts and bolts, to the basics. And so I think in any enterprise or any city where you have this

4:37 period of growth, there’s a period after which you have to sort of come in and make sure things are buttoned up and things are running well. And you know, that would be my goal to be that guy to make sure that the streets are well paved, well lit to my best, to control property taxes so that the

4:56 cities affordable, expand the opportunity for apprenticeship training for not everybody’s going to go to college, not everybody’s going to go to university. I know what we do with guys coming at a at a prison, you know, whether it’s HVAC or CDL or general construction or for the gals many which get into phlebotomy, taking blood. Those are good jobs,

5:22 high wages.

5:23 Speaker 1 I just have one question. I call you, governorment greevy. Now, if you want the mayor’s race, do I call you mayor? Or do I call your government?

5:34 Speaker 2 Call me, Jim, call me late for dinner, Jim. But Johnny, it’s just a level of government where you can get stuff done. And you know, I was at it. I was at a town meeting the other night at Saint Anne’s in the Heights on John F. Kennedy and you know, and just listening to people’s give and take, and it

5:55 was just, you know, these are concerns. People want to live in the community, want to raise their kids there, and it’s you know, it’s the concerns. But you can really make a difference, one street, one neighborhood at a time, and so God willing, if you get the right team, that would be a really worthy goal at this point

6:14 in my life.

6:16 Speaker 1 Jim McGreevy, thank you so much, and you’re good on you.

6:22 Speaker 2 I’m counting on you for the Greek vote.

6:25 Speaker 1 You got it. I’ll move to New Jersey and vote, laughing.

6:31 Speaker 2 Vote early and often. As Governor Burne would say, thank.

6:34 Speaker 1 You so much. I’m gonna catch up with you again real soon.

6:37 Speaker 2 All right, thanks my friend,