Share/Save After several ordinances introduced by Ward E councilman Steven Fulop were defeated at a February City Council meeting, he vowed to get them on “every council agenda for the next three years.” But that promise was soon snuffed by the quick passage of a bill backed by council president Peter Brennan that prohibits the [...]
Share/SaveThe Utilities Pipeline Project officially unveiled last week by North Bergen mayor Nick Sacco and a host of other local officials will put millions of dollars into Jersey City’s coffers. The nearly $50 million project takes North Bergen’s wastewater to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners’ (PVSC) treatment plan in Newark, via a newly built pipeline [...]
Share/Save- Cardwell Still on MUA Board: In spite of a City Council resolution seeking his removal, longtime political operative Joe Cardwell, who was arrested on corruption charges last summer, is still sitting on the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority board. His attorney argued that Jersey City should wait for the completion of Cardwell’s trial before [...]
Share/Save- High School Sports Axed at County Tech: As part of the Hudson County Schools of Technology’s $45.7 budget passed late last week, the entire athletics departments at County Prep in Jersey City and High Tech High School in North Bergen have been eliminated. – JC Trying to Get Out of Water Deal: In the [...]
Although this Wednesday’s council meeting was not as packed as the last two were, a relatively large crowd of about 200 were present in council chambers for at least part of the five-hour proceeding as the council considered nine first-read ordinances, 13 second reads and 27 resolutions.
The proposed municipal budget was once again the star of the show at Wednesday’s council meeting, drawing a rowdy crowd of 500 or so to the council chambers — dozens of whom spoke out in protest of what is likely to turn out to be a hefty tax hike. But there was plenty more going on as well.
After last week’s snowpocalypse canceled a City Council meeting for the first time since 1996, a special meeting was arranged for Wednesday evening to handle time-sensitive business that needed to be addressed before the next regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 24. The thin agenda made for the shortest council meeting in recent memory, clocking in at a mere 29 minutes. There was no public hearing portion of the meeting, and only about 15 community members were in attendance.
Share/SaveUpwards of 300 residents packed into City Council chambers this evening to protest a proposed tax hike — a story we’ll have more on in our full council report on Friday — but one of the more interesting developments to come out of this week’s City Council meeting was voted on after the majority of [...]
Share/Save- Opening arguments in the corruption trial of suspended deputy mayor and former Healy campaign treasurer Leona Beldini could start as early as today; jury selection is still underway. Meanwhile, potential jurors say they’ve been shown a list of names of witnesses who may be called to testify — it includes Healy, some City Council [...]
Share/Save- With just one day to go before the gubernatorial and state Assembly election, Hudson County Democrats and Republicans are working on a major get out the vote push. Politicker also has a look at the state of the Hudson County Democratic Organization as it gets ready to get out the vote for Gov. Corzine [...]
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