The residents of Woodbine will once again experience no tax increase. Woodbine Mayor William Pikolycky tells Coastal Broadcasting that the budget will be introduced on Thursday and it will keep the tax rate the same. Pikolycky says that eight percent less surplus is going to be used year-to-year, while still maintaining a healthy capitol improvement…
A budget introduction took place in Cape May Point, with a 1.2 cent increase, according to a report by the Press of Atlantic City. The $1.8 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year will have a hearing and vote on May 13. The new tax rate would be 25.1 cents per $100 assessed valution, according…
A crash took place on the Garden State Parkway on Monday when an 88-year-old man sideswiped three other vehicles. State Police confirm that Alfred Squassoni, of the Ocean View, was responsible for the accident. The accident occurred just north of milepost 17. Squassoni was driving south in the northbound lanes at the time of the…
Gov. Chris Christie is campaigning hard ahead of the school budget votes next week. Christie is telling state residents that if teachers in their district have not accepted a wage freeze, then they shouldn’t vote yes on the budget. The issue between teachers and Christie came to headline news when a memo became public last…
A decision was made in bankruptcy court that allows a group backed by Donald Trump to own the three casinos that bear his name. The sale out of bankruptcy was between the Trump group and Carl Icahn, who had bought the mortgage for the casino and was hoping to take ownership from there. Trump will…
The Assembly Budget Committee had many comments on the unfairness of making low-income seniors pay over $100 for some drugs in the near future. The information came out of a budget hearing on Monday, where the changes would go into effect after the new year. The new plan would impose a $310 deductible per person…
Senator Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May/Cumberland/Atlantic), chair of the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on today’s committee hearing held to examine the role of the state’s Urban Enterprise Zone program in participating municipalities:
“We know that we have tremendous economic challenges in this state.
“At the end of the day, the only way we can truly solve these problems is by incentivizing private sector investment. In towns and cities across the state,Urban Enterprise Zones are already doing that.
“Today we heard from dozens of mayors and local officials, from Newark to Millville, who told success stories of drawing major companies to their cities to reduce unemployment, of helping small businesses open their doors to boost the local economy and of carrying out beautification projects that brought shoppers back to their downtowns.”
There are four Republicans running for three seats in Lower Township, but no Democrats filed before the deadline. The 4 p.m. deadline on Monday came and went, and no one filed before the deadline. The only contested primary will be in the 3rd ward between Brian McEwing, who has the Lower Township Republican Party support,…
Voters will likely have the chance to voice their opinion on new parking meters that were set to be installed in Cape May. The Friends and Neighbors of East Cape May, Inc. (“Fan ECM”) filed their petition with the city clerk in the city that could put a recently passed ordinance to a vote. City Council has had the…
Budget shortfalls are hurting Atlantic City and cuts are likely coming from public safety. A new report by the Press of Atlantic City says that Mayor Lorenzo Langford wants $16 million removed from the budget, with about $10 million coming from the police and fire departments combined. The cuts span 12 departments in total. The…