Cohen and borough attorney Tony D’Elia have not spoken to discuss the offer. "We’re not going to negotiate through the newspapers," said D’Elia, adding, North Arlington will deal only with Cherokee at this time. "They [The Trump Organization] have no legal authority to speak through the groups [EnCap/Cherokee] that are suing us."

D’Elia said the mayor and council have no desire to delay the litigation, however they seek to have the suit dropped altogether. He believes giving Trump more time would only allow the company, which took over as project executive of EnCap in November, to get its finances together in order to push through with its controversial Arlington Valley proposal on Porete Avenue.

The 1,625-unit housing project, which would replace light industrial businesses on Porete Avenue, has been stalled since the mayor and council refused to begin eminent domain proceedings on the existing businesses. Cohen said stalling the litigation would save the borough $100,000. He came up with the figure using a $300,000 appropriation for legal expenses related to EnCap passed by the borough this month and dividing it by three, as 120 days would be one-third of they year.

For the full story and more on EnCap see the Jan. 30 edition of the South Bergenite.