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The fourth time was indeed the charm for Ward E councilman Steve Fulop and three ordinances he’s been pushing since early 2010, with the City Council passing all of them into law shortly after noon on Wednesday. The Healy administration, however, says one of the three bills is “beyond the scope” of the council’s authority and is reviewing its legality.

Share/Save Jersey City’s top attorney says the City Council doesn’t have the legal authority to pass a bill that would place decals on all city-owned vehicles used by city directors and council members. In a letter sent to the City Council Friday, Jersey City corporation counsel Bill Matsikoudis says “the authority to decide how city [...]

Jersey City has settled an eight-count civil suit brought by Jennifer Bloom, the former Director of Administration and Financial Management for the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA) for $87,500, with the MUA itself kicking in another $50,000 in settlement money.

Ward E councilman Steven Fulop’s proposal to draft a committee charged with taking an inventory of the troubled Jersey City Museum’s permanent collection was not well-received at Monday night’s City Council caucus meeting, even though in principle both the council and the administration seem to agree on the inventory’s necessity.

The United Way of Hudson County no longer plans to purchase the Jersey City Museum building and the museum’s Montgomery Street headquarters is facing “imminent” foreclosure by Sovereign Bank, according to a memo obtained by JCI. In addition, two of the museum’s board members have resigned in recent months as a result of the turmoil.

Share/SaveWhen Jersey City was forced to vacate the offices it leases at 201 Cornelison Avenue in December after a burst pipe flooded the facilities, it was believed to be a temporary but necessary measure. But as it turns out, city officials say it was a blessing in disguise, as it allowed the city to break [...]

Share/SaveUPDATE: This resolution passed on Wednesday night. “The smell” in Ward F is still strong and with the warming weather, some members of the City Council suspect it will only get stronger. With that as a backdrop, Jersey City is set to award a contract this week to the environmental engineering firm Camp, Dresser & [...]

While the fate of the troubled Jersey City Museum remains unclear, a Jersey City-based nonprofit’s quest to purchase the museum’s Montgomery Street headquarters received a boost at last week’s City Council meeting.

The winning bid for Jersey City’s planned citywide property tax revaluation raised some eyebrows at Monday night’s City Council caucus meeting when it was revealed that former business administrator Brian O’Reilly now works for the firm, West New York-based Realty Appraisal Company.

The cash-strapped Jersey City Museum has been completely closed to the public since mid-December, but it remains unclear if the closure is temporary or permanent. One trustee has assured JCI that the museum is closed only due to repairs that are being made inside the building, but other sources say the museum’s board remains in full-on scramble mode as it looks to stave off extinction.