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I use them, their rates were close to half of what I was quoted at other places and their claims process was fairly straightforward. I would recommend giving them a call.
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Ah, the typical Yvonne deflection. When proved wrong by facts, those evil things liberals obviously invented, deflect to something else to save face and find some excuse to bash the administration. Yvonne, stick to parking lots, stop pretending you understand complicated things like complete sentences, math, and automobiles.
Posted on: 2018/3/6 14:25
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Don't forget, she argues against this project, but she argues the 6th St. Embankment should become condos because the property owner has the right. So she NIMBYs when convenient for her, she's super pro-development when it comes to the Embankment even though most people would prefer it become something else. There's never any end to her lies and hypocrisy.
Posted on: 2018/3/1 18:15
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You can be assured one of them will be Yvonne, who will mug for the TV cameras and repeat her lies over and over.
Posted on: 2018/2/23 2:56
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Instead of protesting their assessments and tax figures (the number won't budge much even on a successful appeal) people would be better served putting their energy into demanding better services in exchange for their higher tax bills and an end to this kind of corruption.
Are homeowners going to be refunded any of this surplus because it sounds everybody was improperly overcharged.
Posted on: 2018/2/21 20:05
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If you're wondering how Yvonne's lies still manage to have staying power, look no further than someone like Rich Mauro.
Posted on: 2018/2/15 18:47
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srs7191 wrote: If they haven't assessed the entire city yet, how are they figuring these numbers? Are the new rates estimates until the entire city is complete? I'm guessing after a certain initial (hopefully high) percentage were visited in person they were able to extrapolate some numbers just based on recent sales and comps. Unless square footage and the number of bed/bath are wildly off, they probably had enough data to do some preliminary number crunching.
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Seriously. That woman is racist trash and I'd be calling her the same if I did have to use my real identity on this site. Her toxic NIMBYism and just plain bigotry would be called out in such a manner even in a public forum. If you want to cut down on the personal attacks, upgrade this forum from circa 2003 software to something that requires a facebook login or at least has a real name requirement, but that ship may have already sailed with Nextdoor. I'd even wager the toxicity is the only thing drawing in traffic these days as I'm sure a lot of people just can't look away from a train wreck. Reddit, thank god, has a much younger and less toxic crowd. You can actually get helpful answers and advice without the usual conservative trolls on this site blowing up every single thread and Yvonne probably can't figure out how to post/comment there, so that's an added bonus.
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The sight of all those beautiful surface parking lots being torn up was too much for her to bear, as were all the horrible glbt people moving from the city into the neighborhood. Thankfully she can't be on the VVPA board anymore and their influence is diminished after their botched lawsuit so we're finally seeing some infill projects get approved.
Posted on: 2018/2/7 18:30
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Why would there even be a need for physical assessments if we went to a 5-year system? We do it algorithmically using nearby sales and comp data with perhaps a physical assessment only being trigged in the event of a sale or 10 years, whichever comes first? People like Yvonne wouldn't be able to game the system this way and unload their properties before an expected increase this way though, so expect lots of NIMBY and NA opposition.
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I think it's hilarious to finally see these idiot NIMBYs and NA board members that blindly listen to people like Yvonne finally get a hard lesson in economics and supply and demand. These groups for years lobbied against anything and everything being built, despite the fact they could have added to the Downtown ratable base and lessened the new burden on a lot of people (all the while they bemoaned how expensive the city is getting and pricing out "real residents" like themselves).
Alas, these groups decided to follow Yvonne's NIMBYism off a cliff when they decided parking was sacrosanct and made it their absolute #1 priority despite the fact we have awful schools, crumbling sidewalks, treeless streets and no infrastructure. I'm hoping a silver lining is that the new taxes forces these people into the suburbs where they belong and JC can finally develop like every other forward looking city in the world.
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I left him a voicemail on his cell and he surprisingly called me back. Him and I had a debate for about 10 minutes on the issue. He feels there haven't been enough hearings and the anti-legalization crowd (do they even really exist in large numbers?) hasn't been given any voice. He also cited some "quality of life" concerns and cited his mayorship of Union City as another point of opposition. He also used the "slippery slope" argument, as in "Oh, what's next, are we going to legalize cocaine after this?" He also cited the revenue just being squandered/wasted, so I told him why doesn't he just introduce an amendment to ensure those funds aren't fungible and are only dedicated to one purpose (i.e. NJ Transit, education, property tax releif, etc). I also mentioned there are no studies that indicate MJ is any more harmful than the already legal drug of alcohol and given that Hudson County has a huge AA population, this demographic (which are also a huge chunk of his constituents) would benefit greatly. I told him his view as of now was wildly out of touch with what his constituents actually want and cited Phil Murphy's margin of victory (which he dismissed as simply and anti-Christie/Trump vote and not an endorsement of legal mj). In the end he didn't sound like firm no, but he definitely needs some more pressure from his constituents to get him on the right side of this issue. If you haven't contacted him, I would do so ASAP.
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Time to for supporters to pack the NA meetings and demand they be allowed to be opened Downtown. The NIMBYs in those groups will relegate these shops to dangerous and obscure parts of the city if they can and will most likely use hyperbolic "think of the children arguments" to get the city to comply.
Posted on: 2018/1/11 16:27
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And good luck getting said credentials if you show up having an opinion contrary to what the board thinks. Most of these people aren't democratically elected, most are appointed by the current board. And if you're not an ultra NIMBY, the board will not give you the time of day.
Posted on: 2017/12/22 21:06
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And good luck getting said credentials if you show up having an opinion contrary to what the board thinks. Most of these people aren't democratically elected, most are appointed by the current board. And if you're not an ultra NIMBY, the board will not give you the time of day.
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Can you please clarify how someone who normally itemizes would wind up in AMT category by simply paying extra in taxes this year? Please use real numbers/figures and citations.
Posted on: 2017/12/22 15:59
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Exactly. My experience is that: 1) You won't be taken seriously if you're not an owner, the opinions of renters are immediately dismissed 2) If you're not an anti-development zealot and don't think parking is the #1 most pressing problem, your opinions are dismissed, you get called names or you're accused of being a paid lackey by developers 3) Their members say you should show up to meetings and fix this but when you show up to meetings or email them, they're immediately dismissive because of 1 and 2 above. Not to mention boards being packed with multiple, unnecessary positions, some of which are "self-appointed" or chosen at the whims of fellow board members. Also the fact they often fail to properly inform their communities what what they're doing, as many of their websites lack updated meeting minutes from the last meeting, often for many months. Also see the downright corrupt way in which some of these boards conduct themselves, such as the recent case of the VNA board trying to negotiate a backroom deal with the planning board to prevent certain areas of the village being upzoned without informing their members. They oppose literally anything larger than a 2-story house, have no concept of modern urban planning, and when they don't get their way, they dispatch their patron saint Yvonne to wear down city hall until they eventually cave. Meanwhile, all over downtown, packages continue to get stolen, pedestrian safety is decreasing, sidewalks are crumbling, lots are unkempt, trees are disappearing from sidewalks without being replaced, garbage is strewn everywhere and all the NAs talk about is parking and how horrible it is that infill and parking lots are being turned into something useful. The fact city hall has been more responsive to these concerns when I've contacted both than my own local NA says a lot about their priorities and who they're really looking out for (the selfish interests of their own board members).
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Hahaha, what a waste of time and taxpayer money thanks to the idiots at the VVPA. How much money did they waste fighting this project on what was known to be very shaky, if nonexistent legal grounds at all?
I'm sure the community will get none of the prior concessions the developer offered now. The VVPA should apologize to the entire community for dragging this out for so long. Not to mention, if this has been allowed to move forward, there would have been more ratable units to help absorb the reval impact. This is a lose-lose thanks to old timer NIMBYism and VVPA morons thinking they're entitled to free parking for eternity.
Posted on: 2017/12/21 19:45
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Can someone explain the distinction between the Downtown section and the "12 UNITS OR LESS(Resi NBHDs)" on this document here?
http://jerseycity.hosted.civiclive.co ... ndo%20NBHD%20Analysis.pdf Average increase for Downtown condos looks to be 30% but the "12 UNITS OR LESS(Resi NBHDs)" is about 10%. Does this mean that smaller, walkup condo buildings in Downtown can expect an increase of less than 30%?
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Spoken like a true minion and ally of Yvonne. Deflect, change the subject, run away from your actual words and actions and pretend you're taking some sort of moral high ground.
Posted on: 2017/12/13 18:10
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There was more than one other candidate in the first round. Way to be petty.
Posted on: 2017/12/11 22:24
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Wow, what went wrong for Symes? I personally thought she had this in the bag.
In the end, I don't think this makes a difference in the grand scheme of things. Fulop still has a supermajority and most parcels of land in Downtown are already purchased and have approved development plans. Has Solomon taken a position on how he plans to handle the reval when he has about 5,000 angry constituents screaming about their taxes going up? All those high rises adding to the ratable base (99 Hudson) might sure look good at that point.
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It's difficult to get a real feel for the dynamic of this race. Is this a NIMBY (Solomon) vs pro-development (Symes) race? Are both generally pro-development with different nuances? I'm ridiculously pro-developement but feel like we should be leveraging more concessions from the developers. Maybe something like an infrastructure bank that all new developments would be required to pay into. The waterfront doesn't need abatements but I think they could still be useful for the western fringes of Downtown. I've heard the term "smart development" used by both campaigns but I don't know if that's a NIMBY code word for "no new buildings, EVER!".
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Who are the neighborhood associations lining up behind? I would assume Solomon. Does anybody know? That goes a long way in determining my vote.
Posted on: 2017/11/13 18:41
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For my condo insurance, they do have it as an optional add-on (part of "enhanced coverage") to your basic homeowners policy. They started me off at 5k and I recently bumped it up to their maximum of 25k. So, you should be able to get some coverage. I was also thinking of getting a flood policy, though I'm not sure how useful it would be if the flooding cause is solely sewer backup as is what commonly happens in that area. An actual flood policy would only cover storm surge, which if we got anything greater than Sandy or even a CAT 1, would be a very real possibility. The rates I got for my unit were surprisingly reasonable, $343/year for 100k of coverage.
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There's nothing stopping Jersey City from adding an additional local sales tax on top of whatever the state's charging, is there? Murphy has been very clear he intends to use the revenue to shore up the pension fund and for infrastructure spending, neither of which I think are bad things.
Posted on: 2017/11/9 22:24
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It'll be interesting to see what happens when dispensaries open up for recreational weed. I'm anticipating the NIMBYs that pack every association and board to not allow that type of business to open up in their neighborhood against the best wishes of the residents that overwhelmingly voted in favor of it. Same thing with why we have such poor biking infrastructure - every bike lane proposal is shot down by those boards.
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This is an awful idea. The neighborhood associations already have way too much power. A few of them have compromised boards rife with corruption. This is a good way to ensure we turn into San Fransisco and never allow any development because it will be perceived as threatening the home values of current owners in addition to NIMBY. I thought this was supposed to be the pro-development candidate? I would gladly support any Ward E candidate that supports 21st century urban planning policies along with muzzling and neutering the neighborhood associations.
Posted on: 2017/11/8 20:57
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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/us/ ... me=Watching-article-click A transgender candidate defeated a self-professed homophobe that actually went and wrote VA's bathroom bill. Yvonne's hangover just got worse.
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