Closing of Bridgeton MVC: Politics as Usual!

Well, read today's Vineland Daily Journal and saw that the state of  New Jersey is going to close the Bridgeton MVC office to save money. I note that state Assemblywoman Celiste Riley was caught off guard and plans to fight the closing.

State Assemblywoman Celeste Riley, D-3, said she learned unofficially of the closing decision Thursday. Bridgeton is in the 3rd District.
"I'm going to fight to keep it open because it's one of the few things we've got in Bridgeton," Riley said.

 Good luck Ms. Riley.  The article talks about the attempt by then-Governor Corzine to close the Vineland office in 2008 and how the Agency Manager James Forcinito who shortly afterward was removed from the appointed position. Now the Vineland office is run by someone well-connected in local Republican politics.

The Vineland manager now is city resident Carlene Greco, who replaces Van Sant.

Greco is the wife of county Republican Party Chairman Robert Greco.
She applied for the job in May and took over July 6 with a salary of $65,500. She is the first woman to hold the job in Vineland

I see they did not attempt to close the Vineland office and I do not expect them to. Political connections matter no matter what political party. Its easy to think that if big Lou loses his throne to the Republicans, a new fiefdom will emerge. Time will tell.