Re: A New Study Revives the Debate Over Property Tax Abatements
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I believe you are referring to what was known as Crystal Point at the foot of 2nd Street. The building was completed and the developers came back to city council to sweeten the tax abatement due to poor sales during the great recession and the council did it.
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Re: Spotlight On: Affordable housing
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Does Upzoning Boost the Housing Supply and Lower Prices? Maybe Not. - https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/01/z ... nt-gentrification/581677/
?Build More Housing? Is No Match for Inequality - https://www.citylab.com/equity/2019/05 ... inequality-cities/588997/ In the past, for profit developers built small row and frame homes for the working class and tenements for the poor. there has always been money to be made from servicing the low income. Quote:
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Re: Spotlight On: Affordable housing
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in theory, the market works, in practice developers and investors build only luxury or top of the market housing both here and elsewhere without subsidies and government restrictions/requirements.
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Posted on: 2019/6/6 0:29
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"Jersey City mayor would build more housing for gentrifiers, call it ‘affordable’"
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Headline alone says it all.
"Jersey City mayor would build more housing for gentrifiers, call it ?affordable? | Editor's" https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/05/jer ... affordable-editorial.html
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Re: Jersey City council pay would nearly double under new plan
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Newark while paying more and they just recently upped it further is part time, meaning they can have another job or outside employment.
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Posted on: 2019/5/2 17:54
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Re: Jersey City school board votes to allow members with conflicts of interest to vote on teachers union
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again, agree, the racial implications and inequity of delaying the reval barely made a blip on the city's consciousness as is its failure to act on the Croson study and remedy the disparity in the city's contract and procurement process.
however, gone are the old days of board of education candidates winning elections with 2,000 votes give or take. this past November, Marilyn Roman had 26k votes and all the winners were over 20k votes. The previous year, Amy DeGise has 19k, and in 2016, Angel Valentin and Suhan Thomas with 16k. We'll see if anything changes as we get closer to paying 50% of our school's budget. Doubt anything until the next recession. Quote:
Posted on: 2019/3/12 12:07
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Re: Jersey City school board votes to allow members with conflicts of interest to vote on teachers union
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while I believe that this decision is not in the best interest of the education system and conflicts of interest come with a heavy cost, however, Jersey City teachers are NOT among the highest paid in the state. They make more than 88%, not 98% of districts. Median salary is $75,760, ranked 80th in districts in NJ, 3rd in Hudson behind, Hoboken and Harrison.
https://www.nj.com/education/2018/09/d ... the_median_salary_in.html
https://www.nj.com/education/2018/09/t ... re_teachers_make_the.html
https://www.nj.com/news/2017/11/the_to ... _in_each_county_that.html
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Posted on: 2019/3/11 12:12
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Re: For six years, Jersey City schools chief was at center of conflict
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based on our experience in JC, and with the schools, I agree with both of your assessments, and with the looming school funding crises, I don't think we are prepared for it. parent and community organizations are working and lobbying for funding sources and solutions to eventually fully fund our children's public district school education along with addressing facility deficiencies, yet those in charge, be it the school board or city, are not prioritizing and focusing on the problems. tone and professionalism, a culture of treating everyone with dignity and respect, will not pay the bills or fix buildings or the water supply, but goes a long way to creating a constructive framework to work on and solve the problems and issues. unfortunately, we do not appear to have it in Jersey City. also, agree with brewster about the reval delay, who from the beginning questioned and opposed it. Quote:
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Re: JC Public Schools is short $70 million
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Jersey City is only 80th on this list - Here's the median salary in every N.J. district
Posted on: 2018/9/11 12:32
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Re: The Rivet
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Is it ready?
Rivet, a new residential bulding at 23 University Place Blvd. in Jersey City, suffered damage in a fire Thursday night. https://articles.nj.com/hudson/index.s ... _of_5-story_jersey_ci.amp
Posted on: 2018/8/22 12:32
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what is unreasonable about reviewing the study of impacts performed by the Open Space Institute before giving away the access for nothing. And with no benefit to the residents of Jersey City and Hoboken who rely on this resource.
what is reasonable is what an online petition asks - https://www.change.org/p/help-protect- ... ly-from-recreational-uses that: * the Jersey City Environmental Commission be consulted on the proposal; * the MUA Board be consulted on the proposal, and charged with conducting their own review of the proposal; * the Open Space Institute study, if there is one, be released for public scrutiny; *a concerted set of public hearings be held, at which residents be both informed about the proposal, and be given every opportunity to provide input. what is the hurry to move forward on this?
Posted on: 2018/8/14 2:38
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Re: Hatfield and McCoy's on Astor Place!
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great, because you are twisting it around to again smear other groups. of course, I read the article. but instead of using as a counter to illustrate the many groups that get it right, you use to smear bonafide community groups. the one in the article which portrays mostly good people who lost it and took things way too far, is an example of a group that is not well organized, does not do outreach, nor draws people in with sound by-laws, elections, term limits etc.
so you don't advocate then for pro-development because you have our current "pro-development" mayor, who defeated a "pro-development" opponent and previously defeated and succeeded a "pro-development" mayor, who succeeded a "pro-development" mayor, who succeeded a "pro-development" mayor .... not sure it means that our government's actions are solely good. and people should not organize to express a different vision or dissatisfaction or feel that their best interests are subservient to development interests. it is a good thing (in my mind) that these groups that you continue to smear, are among the most transparent organizations in the city. and I am grateful that there are people in our city that organize and advocate honestly for what they believe in. Quote:
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Re: Hatfield and McCoy's on Astor Place!
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why should anyone give you a break. you smear groups that you may not agree with it. these groups have earned credibility as being representative by organizing, having by-laws, rules, protocols, elections, terms (and some term limits). many are run better than our government (and they are mere volunteers.) there is nothing in law that gives them any power or authority. they earn it.
you can do the same and start a pro-development organization by making a commitment and doing the work. my guess is that you have a vested interest in development (but I could be wrong, I could even know you.) and the general public would not buy in. it should not be surprising that people who mostly like their neighborhood the way it is and only wish to see moderate development and growth would commit the time to participate and work together to that end. Quote:
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that is pretty funny, the guy/girl who posts as a Simpsons character is calling for transparency. only in Jersey City.
those that participate, get a say, that is how representative democracy works. you want to be represented, go to a meeting. if it take three to six months for minutes to show up on a website, so be it, that is better than most including our city at times. Quote:
Posted on: 2018/8/10 0:39
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from a friend I respect and has expertise.
The City's plans to open our Boonton reservoir to public access and I'm concerned that this may impact the quality of water and the City will not have direct control over protecting and supervising public access to our water supply. On July 25th Mayor Fulop confirmed that an agreement was in place for the Morris County Park Commission to develop and manage a trail around the Boonton Reservoir, which has been the primary water source for Jersey City since 1904. Fulop told the Daily Record that, "We've been working on this now for two years in Jersey City, and we're at a place where we think it will be in front of the council first week of September." It is not clear to me who has been working on this deal for 2 years because key stakeholders like the people of Jersey City, the Jersey City Environmental Commission, and other community groups have not been engaged. Apparently, the hope is to push this through while folks are busy with summer vacations. Although the Open Space Institute (OSI) has been engaged to conduct a study of the impacts to the reservoir, the study has not yet been released or reviewed by our Environmental Commission or the board of the Jersey City MUA. Despite this, the Mayor will be asking the City Council to approve the deal that will allow recreational access for 40 years at a cost of only $1. Yes, he is selling recreational access to our water supply for $1 with no benefit to the people of Jersey City. Opening the reservoir area to recreational activities would require the construction of access roads, parking areas, pathways, etc., all of which would impact the already fragile and very limited protective vegetative cover. Runoff from rain and snow carries chemicals, sediments, pesticides, excess nutrients and many other pollutants from the land to the water. Maintaining a buffer strip of native vegetation along our reservoir plays an extremely important role in protecting water quality. The native trees and plants around the reservoir minimize soil erosion and act as a filter that keeps contaminants from entering the water. Some areas along the Boonton Reservoir are highly susceptible to erosion and greatly depend on existing trees and plants to help minimize the rate of erosion. Any development of reservoir lands for trails, parking, or other recreational facilities will damage the ecosystems ability to protect our water supply, which may result in an increase in pollutants entering the reservoir and increased treatment costs. A similar plan was dismissed after the terrorist attacks of September 2001 when it became clear that our water supply would be vulnerable if it were open to public access. Today, the risk of an intentional attack to compromise the water supply of the people of Jersey City still stands. Whether intentional or not, our water supply will be more vulnerable to further degradation if this plan proceeds. and our own Environmental Commission states their concerns here - https://www.documentcloud.org/document ... at-Boonton-Reservoir.html
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Re: 'What is this, Russia?' Jersey City property owners fight developer
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no, it is closer to 15-20% of the state average which makes sense for our demographics, special needs and ESL. With the current budget it will drop to around $21,886, less than 10% over average. our budget and cost per pupil only grew under state control.
we are not even among the 50 schools that spend the most per pupil. https://www.nj.com/education/2017/05/t ... pend_the_most_per_pu.html now, back to the topic at hand. Quote:
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Re: 'What is this, Russia?' Jersey City property owners fight developer
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Mostly agree, but! At present the city gets (at the expense of the schools and county) more money from most, but not all abatements than if a project was taxed conventionally. But with two caveats, the amounts are fixed or adjusted by contract whereas ratables will generate more tax dollars as the rate is increased AND some abatements actually do pay less, ie. 1 Journal Squared which pays $1200-$1500/yr per apartment.
In the short term, a dollar is a dollar, but as time goes on "rateables" are more valuable because they are "rateables." Abatements distort our local finances and allowed our city budget to balloon while claiming taxes are flat (the rate but not the amount) and our schools are starved (and feeling it.) The payroll tax will help, but will not fully replace the monies that our city "stole" from our schools. Oh, and I absolutely do not believe that we should be trying raise tax dollars by taking people's residences via eminent domain. We have numerous examples of redevelopment plans that have taken decades to be built (partially built), Liberty Harbor, Colgate, Whitock Cordage, Hotel on the Square etc. Quote:
Posted on: 2018/7/11 14:44
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Re: 4th of July in JC @ Exchange Place - Featuring Snoop Dog
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Everything around here seems ass backwards, the headliner should have just performed after the fireworks. jc make it yours!
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Posted on: 2018/7/8 2:05
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Re: Newark Avenue Pedestrian Plaza Expansion
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I think Jersey City of late keeps muddying and commingling the idea of a plaza and open space with a park and green space. exchange place with or without the memorial statue is being changed from a plaza (town square) to park space. I think they are different and serves different purposes ...
Posted on: 2018/7/2 16:40
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Re: Plan to limit public comment at Jersey City council meetings draws Fulop's ire
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this summed up the value of not limiting 2nd reading comments and I hope you will express this again to our council members. I have already, but par for the course only received one acknowledgement out of 9.
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Posted on: 2018/7/1 18:53
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Re: Plastic bag bans coming to Hoboken, Jersey City
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This makes a whole lot more sense than a ban on plastic bags.
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Posted on: 2018/6/22 19:12
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Re: Jersey City has big plans for 100 acres on West Side along Hackensack River
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unfortunately everything.
as per the article, the city already owns 40% of the site but may owe Honeywell $25m, and at $1m per acre only has $15m value into the site. so the question could be how to leverage JC Together's affordable housing objective? there were two downtown projects on Marin Blvd that received state EDC tax subsidies that averaged $500k per affordable unit with an additional long term tax abatement. that is a bitter pill for the average tax paying homeowner to swallow. so, my thinking, whether the city attempts to take this is on or just subsidize private developers (for both), what is an acceptable level of subsidy per affordable unit? can the subsidy be in the land and zoning (height and density.) Quote:
Posted on: 2018/5/24 16:09
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A little more info -
Now in its 18th year, the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy is holding its preservation awards ceremony on Thursday, May 31 at 6:30pm at the landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre. It's hard believe that this grassroots organization is nearing the the end of its' second decade. This is one of the magical evenings in Jersey City. Enjoy the majestic Loew's Jersey Theatre, hors d'oeuvres, beer and wine, and desert, with recognition for historic preservation efforts in Jersey City. Following the ceremony there will be a tour of the historic Loew's. If you have never been to the Loew's, this is a great opportunity to see it, if you have, this will be a relaxing evening to take in the best of Jersey City. For tickets and information, please see this link - Awards Ceremony Quote:
Posted on: 2018/5/24 15:51
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Re: Okay, so who here thinks the Katyn monument needs to go?
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During the ''pro-old-timers'' term of Mayor Anthony Cucci of Jersey City, it was decided to put at Exchange Place a monument to the 1940 massacre of Polish soldiers in the Katyn forest. The 17-foot statue, a cavalryman with a bayonet through his back, is in the middle of what planners call ''the view corridor,'' framed by the World Trade Center Towers. That placement is itself a sort of memorial to the bygone strength of the old ethnic groups.
https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/15/nyregion/on-the-waterfront.html
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Re: Democratic Party lobbyist Removed From Port Authority
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and 5 years after our mayors election, his fans are still obsessed with Healy.
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Posted on: 2018/4/26 2:06
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Re: JC Public Schools is short $70 million
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I do not think anyone disagrees with your excellent analyses and assessment and yes, their first recommendation, "no further cuts to adjustment aid in districts spending below adequacy" supports the JCEA.
But the remaining 4 recommendations all ask for Jersey City to pay more ourselves; raise 2% cap (and increase levy), increase local levy, fair share of future local PILOTS and require local contribution to make up for or adjust for existing PILOTS. Personally, I am by no means happy about additional taxes after our property taxes will increase increase 50% post reval and health insurance went up 30%, but the alternative, starving our schools is worse. Quote:
Posted on: 2018/4/3 13:48
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Re: JC Public Schools is short $70 million
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Jersey City is nowhere near the top of this list, last I looked about 10-15% above average. Iin Hudson County, less than Hoboken, Harrison and Union City -
The 50 school districts that spend the most per student in N.J. The most ? and least ? expensive school districts in New Jersey Quote:
Posted on: 2018/4/3 13:14
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Re: N.J. city shuts down burlesque show, citing obscenity laws
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He is NOT Councilman Solomon.
And this hoopla seems pretty orchestrated, but to what end? Does the mayor wish to distract from bad news, does he want to ride to the rescue and save the day? I guess we'll see. The corporate council is appointed and reports to the mayor, serving at his/her pleasure. He would not go in a different direction publicly. I do feel bad for both the performer and bar to be placed under pressure and the spotlight. Hopefully, they will eventually benefit from the publicity. Quote:
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Re: JC Public Schools is short $70 million
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Yes, over-aided, but under-funded. For those interested, good outside perspectives are - http://njeducationaid.blogspot.com/ and https://civicparent.org/ Quote:
Posted on: 2018/3/30 16:31
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