“This is not an easy time for mayors or council members,” Healy said. “It is a time to make difficult decisions, including some that will be unpopular.”
While the final vote on the controversial proposal to merge the Jersey City Incinerator Authority (JCIA) and the Department of Public Works (DPW) is currently on hold, questions persist about whether one council member should be voting on the issue at all.
Share/Save While the news last week that Jersey City was going to consider a ban on most plastic bags has garnered considerable attention, the actual proposal is quite limited in scope and would apply to very few businesses in the city. Under the proposed bill, which is set to be introduced at this week’s City [...]
At Wednesday’s City Council meeting, Radames “Ray” Velazquez, Jr. was unanimously appointed to the At-Large seat that was left vacant by Mariano Vega’s abrupt resignation on September 13. But while Velazquez himself encountered no significant opposition as Mayor Healy’s suggested replacement, a number of good-government activists have questioned the process used to replace Vega.
Share/SaveDear Mayor Healy and Councilmembers, Dan Levin should be appointed to the council at-large position vacated by Mariano Vega. No one even remotely associated with Vega should be appointed to his seat. Vega resigned under the dark cloud of corruption, of which Solomon Dwek scandal was only the tip of the iceberg. The council needs [...]
In a brief letter to city clerk Robert Byrne, Mariano Vega abruptly announced Monday that he would resign from his At-Large position on the City Council, ending a long tenure of 13 years as part of Jersey City’s governing body (he has also held the positions of Ward E councilman and council president). But the reason for Vega’s sudden resignation became apparent before the ink on his letter was dry.
After more than a year of discussion and revision, the city’s redevelopment plan for Journal Square was approved by the City Council at its Wednesday meeting.
Share/SaveA coalition of Jersey City organizations and community activists are pitching in to raise money for victims of this month’s flooding in Pakistan as floodwaters continue to displace tens of thousands of people each day in that country. The groups are holding a fundraising event Sunday in Journal Square, where they will be collecting monetary [...]
A new state report raises concerns about the uses and abuses of municipal tax abatements in New Jersey, echoing and validating concerns raised in Jersey City over the past several years by citizens, elected officials and policy watchdog groups.
Share/SaveIn spite of a sorely needed vision and plan for the future of Journal Square, the latest version of the Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan remains deficient. The plan is for our true downtown and the heart of the city, but it fails to reconcile its goal of pedestrian-friendly street life with its requirement for [...]
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