Category Archives: taxes

PILOTs in the 2020 municipal budget

Payments In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) are anticipated to account for $1.385 million in the 2020 municipal budget.

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City Council scheduled to vote on 2020 budget

City Council introduced a $56.7-million budget for 2020 that projects an average tax increase of $49, or about 1.37 percent.

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Council extends PILOT for Metro Rahway

City Council extended a Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) from 15 to 30 years for Metro Rahway, a 116-unit building on Campbell Street.

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Council to extend Metro Rahway PILOT

A five-year-old downtown building granted a 15-year Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) has applied to extend the agreement for another 15 years. Continue reading Council to extend Metro Rahway PILOT →

Inside the SID lawsuit dismissal

A Union County judge denied a motion on June 12 to enforce a settlement and reconsider a dismissal, officially ending the case that began in 2015 to stop the expansion of a Special Improvement District (SID).

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PILOTs in the 2019 budget

Revenue from Payments In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) is projected to reach almost $1.4 million in this year’s municipal budget while foreclosure registry fees are expected to jump by more than 50 percent.

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State of the City 2019

Mayor Raymond Giacobbe, Jr. delivered his first State of the City since winning a full, four-year term in November, announcing a new city administrator, a possible bike share with neighboring towns, and welcoming almost 400 new downtown residential units by the end of the year.

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Abstract of ratables, 2018

The city’s overall tax assessment was down almost 2 percent this year with vacant assessments jumping almost 38 percent.

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