Under the segment "Candidates for At Large City Council Seat talk about taxes and government waste" a question is posed to some candidates by one of the people in the audience.The gentleman explains that he has moved to Jersey City and he would like to know why taxes are 3 times as high in Jersey City and the service is about half as much.He then asks:Where do you think the lion's share of the waste is?

Any ideas?

Under our form of government (Faulkner Act) the main job of the city council is to pass the budget. Several years ago, the Hoboken city council was fined for not passing a budget. Well, our budget will pass in June 2009, 12 months after the fiscal year (July 2008). The council is not doing the job. However, let's not kid ourselves, Healy's council will pass the budget after the election to avoid problems of a tax increase.
Yvonne

Andrew Hubsch, Noemi Velazquez and Lori Serrano speak.


As part of the Riverview Neighborhood Association forum, held April 14, 2009.
Peter Brennan, Andrew Hubsch and Mariano Vega speak at the Riverview Neighborhood Association forum, April 14, 2009.
Emilio DeLia, Lori Serrano and Ronnie Greco speak at the Riverview Neighborhood Association forum, April 14, 2009.
Betty Outlaw, Noemi Velazquez and Ronnie Greco speak at the Riverview Neighborhood Association forum, April 14, 2009.
Peter Brennan, Joseph Cassidy and Betty Outlaw speak at the Riverview Neighborhood Association forum, April 14, 2009.
Mariano Vega, Emilio DeLia and Abdul Malik speak at the Riverview Neighborhood Association forum, April 14, 2009.