FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 3/9/17

CONTACT: Philip Swibinski, 201-864-0600

HUP Team's False Attack is a Desperate

Attempt to Score Headlines, Distract
from Zisa Associations

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A letter released yesterday by the Zisa-backed

Hackensack United for Progress slate is nothing but a desperate,
politically-motivated attempt to distract from their team's clear
associations with the disgraced Zisa machine. The letter alleges that city
newsletters sent to residents were somehow illegal, despite the following
clear facts about the mailing:

- The mailing dealt only with legitimate municipal business and was
designed to inform residents about the highly successful Downtown
Redevelopment plan that is transforming the city
- The mailing contained no political content whatsoever -- it did not
mention any election or any candidates
- The mailing was sent prior to the 90-day window where ELEC
regulations prohibit taxpayer-funded communications that mention
candidates for office
- The database used for the mailing was a publicly available list of
registered voters that allowed it to be sent in the most cost effective
possible manner, reducing the total cost to the city significantly
- The city mailer program was budgeted at $50,000 over two budget
years for four mailings -- if the mailing list was expanded to all 45,000
residents the cost would be at least twice as much due to higher postage
and printing costs
- The list used for the city mailings will not be used by the Labrosse
Team Campaign in any way
- Voter lists are commonly used for governmental mailings and their use
is absolutely legal
- The mailing was approved by the City Manager through all normal
channels
- Vision Media voluntarily recused itself from the firm's city contract in
order to work on the Labrosse Team campaign to avoid any appearance
of a conflict of interest and notified the City Manager of this by email on
January 30th

"The Hackensack United for Progress Team is so desperate to distract

from their obvious ties to the corrupt Zisa machine that they are blatantly
lying about these city mailings and clumsily trying to misuse the legal
system for their political agenda," said Labrosse Team spokesman Philip
Swibinski. "This letter was clearly prepared by Richard Salkin, the Zisa
attorney who makes his living trolling City Hall looking for opportunities
to sue Hackensack taxpayers. The letter has no legal weight and its
credibility is zero coming from the Zisa team, a group that made its living
ripping off Hackensack taxpayers for decades before they were finally
defeated by the Labrosse Team four years ago. That's what this election
is about -- a desperate attempt by the Zisa machine to claw their way
back into power by any means necessary."

About the Labrosse Team

Mayor Labrosse and his team of Deputy Mayor Canestrino, Councilman

Leo Battaglia and Councilman David Sims won the 2013 municipal
election, and since that time their leadership has resulted in the city's
downtown redevelopment and revitalization, adding nearly $1 billion in
new real estate value to the city, and in Hackensack's first tax rate cut in
a decade. They announced their re-election campaign recently along
with their running mate Council candidate Stephanie Von Rudenborg.
For any additional information please contact Philip Swibinski at
201-864-0600 or philip.swibinski@vmmi.net.