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Why it matters: Neighbors said the proposed impound area would be adjacent to homes and a planned redevelopment corridor, create 24‑hour noise and activity and conflict with prior planning intentions for West Second Street. They asked the council for a 30‑day pause, alternatives and an explanation of why they were not notified.

What residents said: Sharon Nudrowski and other residents described seeing a new fence and vehicles staged on the paper street. Nudrowski read the 2019 ordinance language that designates parts of West Second Street for pedestrian mall improvements under NJSA 40:56 and said: “You’ve fenced it in… and it’s going to be used as a pound.” Tracy Fusa, who said her property is about 100 feet from the fenced area, warned the council the location would be “a flashback to the port authority” and would make it impossible to open windows if operations occurred at night.

What the city said: Police and city staff told the meeting the city owns the parcel and that the site was identified after the existing impound area reached capacity. Police said the staging would not operate as a 24‑hour in‑and‑out facility and that most vehicle moves would occur daytime Monday‑Friday. The police representative said the department is constrained by state holding periods and auction timelines for impounded vehicles and that the number of impounded vehicles has increased since COVID.

Council response and next steps: Council President LaPalouse and other members said they were not previously informed of the action and agreed the item required more study. Several council members asked the administration to (1) pause further use of the site for 30 days, (2) return with a list of alternative city‑owned or rentable sites and (3) provide details about operational hours and environmental controls. The police chief said residents could contact him directly with complaints; the council directed staff to compile a list of city‑owned parcels and to explore leasing arrangements with large property owners while a permanent solution is found.

No formal vote was recorded on the impound‑yard issue at the March 19 meeting; council members repeatedly requested additional information and a short pause for further review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-0319 Bayonne City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Residents and council members clashed March 19 after neighbors discovered fencing and apparent staging for a temporary impound yard on West Second Street, a paper street that a 2019 ordinance designated for pedestrian amenities.","taxTitle","Bayonne City, Hudson County, New Jersey","taxId",12589,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6625702,"Bayonne council approves multiple redevelopment financial agreements after lengthy public debate over PILOTs and school funding",182,1282000,1100000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2756469-9d775cf336b2727b5e72418ede5b9e5d&start=1282&end=1100","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2756469-9d775cf336b2727b5e72418ede5b9e5d/thumbnail_1282000.jpg","/articles/6625702/Bayonne-City/Hudson-County/New-Jersey/Bayonne-council-approves-multiple-redevelopment-financial-agreements-after-lengthy-public-debate-over-PILOTs-and-school-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6625702-01a82137a5ebf83ee81b6da4139e530a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770445669&Signature=jLg3XPmCWemcwjWHInXN6cLXJc4DLskd780kri4bbAVHcdjkLD2QdnqkBAtCFrGM48lbYYp7U3ZYx2G1VOpF1zBgS2V4YBAC8Mzd1CZyVG0uHx~TQwX7wimoxg5L0c6s1BCRJehFZmJJxGfrQbDWtUSx6N4qj0IIikVjwYY6nh2N44UbvbqiQhzhBk21eSIQmVrfo3sB8EkCaHHpxQ9ZCw4V8ukXlsTTtoTQrwjcWTZjQZ3S7uILqz3l2s5A9JVVjyWPBl6zG5o2XePqWixyQLw-QSZ63Gh0tzQQaaPHG14BzyvA-J0bb71gSO1YxlOuwJA6YbaHCsglaD-zTQaBgA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bayonne Municipal Council on March 19 approved a package of financial agreements tied to multiple redevelopment projects after extended public comment and a presentation by NW Financial Group that examined whether the projects could proceed under conventional property taxes.

The council considered and voted to approve second readings and final passage of several ordinances authorizing financial agreements for redevelopment parcels across the city, including projects at Avenue F, Avenue C, Des Moines/West 50 Fourth Street and a 14‑story mixed‑use proposal at 26 North Street. Consulting analyst Daniel Banker of NW Financial Group reviewed developers’ pro forma assumptions and the effect of 25‑year PILOT schedules on developer returns and municipal receipts.

Why it matters: the agreements change how new developments will be taxed for decades and include contractual phase‑ins of conventional taxes. Council members and residents repeatedly pressed how much additional money the city — and the school district — would receive under the PILOTs, and whether the incentives remain necessary as the local rental market strengthens.

Banker summarized his firm’s analysis of multiple projects and explained the metrics used to evaluate the “but‑for” case for PILOTs: net project value at stabilization, yield on cost and internal rate of return (IRR). For one rental project reviewed by NW Financial, he said conventional taxes produced “a project that has a negative value of $5,800,000,” an IRR near zero and a yield on cost about 4 percent. “Under the pilot… the IRR is 6 percent,” he said, and the debt‑service coverage ratio — a lender metric — improved from about 0.95 under conventional taxes to roughly 1.24 under the proposed PILOT, a level bankers said would make financing likely.

Banker gave project‑specific examples during the hearing: one site that now generates roughly $25,000 in annual taxes was projected at stabilization to produce about $183,000 in annual tax‑equivalent payments under the proposed PILOT; with a projected 50% lease‑up in year one, he estimated the city’s share could rise to roughly $111,000 in that first year, from about $11,000 today. For a second project (445–461 Avenue C), he said the site currently generates about $23,500, with an estimated stabilized pilot of $236,000 (city share roughly $229,000 under the developer’s assumptions). For a for‑sale condo project on Des Moines/West 50 Fourth Street, Banker said the current tax on the site is $49,293 and that the projected pilot, if units sold at the developer’s assumed prices, would total about $218,000 annually.

Residents and some council members voiced concern about the length and structure of PILOTs and the effect on the Bayonne School District. Sharon Nedrowski, who spoke during multiple items, told the council: “If that is true, there’s no need to give pilots for incentives. Incentives are meant to offset risk of not being able to rent at market value.” Jacqueline Weimer, a council member who represents the ward that includes several of the parcels, pressed staff and NW Financial for plain‑language answers about year‑one receipts and occupancy assumptions.

Council members debated tradeoffs. Some members said projects would not build without incentives because of flood‑plain rebuilding costs, higher interest rates and elevated construction costs; others said the market is maturing and the city should reassess routine use of multi‑decade PILOTs. Several council members and residents asked the administration to ensure that the contractual 10% voluntary allocation from PILOT receipts to the Board of Education — language that appears in the city’s financial agreements — actually flows to the Board as intended. Director Schellinger (planning/administration) explained that the agreements include language directing the municipal council to adopt a resolution each year to remit the voluntary payment to the Bayonne School District, and that the city would “accrue that money on an annual basis” and apply it “off the top” to the school levy.

Council action and next steps: the council approved final passage on the items heard at the meeting (detailed in the Votes at a glance below). One ordinance (O3, adopting a redevelopment plan for 415 Agnes Street) was postponed to the April 16 meeting. Several developers’ representatives, the city’s planning director and NW Financial answered questions from council and residents about unit mixes, expected lease‑up schedules and how PILOT calculations treat condos sold to private owners versus rental projects.

Votes at a glance (ordinances heard March 19):
- O2 (adopt redevelopment plan: 28–34 East 20 Second Street, Block 212 Lots 30/30.01/30.02): motion for final passage — council voted Aye (Booker, Carroll, Perez, Weimer, LaPalouse); outcome: approved.
- O3 (adopt redevelopment plan: 415 Agnes Street, Block 232 Lot 10): motion to postpone second reading and public hearing to April 16 — motion passed (Booker, Carroll, Perez, Weimer, LaPalouse); outcome: postponed.
- O4 (approve financial agreement: 111 Avenue F Partners Urban Renewal LLC / 100–111 Avenue F): final passage — council voted Aye (Booker, Carroll, Perez, Weimer, LaPalouse); outcome: approved.
- O5 (approve financial agreement: 445–461 Avenue C Urban Renewal LLC): final passage — council voted Aye (Booker, Carroll, Perez, Weimer, LaPalouse); outcome: approved.
- O6 (approve financial agreement: Des Moines Residents Urban Renewal LLC / 1099–1105 Avenue C & West 50 Fourth Street): final passage — council voted Aye (Booker, Carroll, Perez, Weimer, LaPalouse); outcome: approved.
- O7 (approve financial agreement: 26 North Avenue Urban Renewal LLC / 26 North Street): final passage — council voted Aye (Booker, Carroll, Perez, Weimer, LaPalouse); outcome: approved.

What council recorded in the meeting minutes: each ordinance was presented for second reading and public hearing; council opened the floor for public testimony, heard comments and technical presentations, and recorded roll‑call votes as shown above. O3 was postponed by motion and recorded as such.

What was not decided: council did not change the underlying statutory phase‑in options in the state redevelopment statute (those remain outside local control); the council directed staff to provide additional information on how the annual “10%” voluntary allocation to the Board of Education is implemented administratively.

Speakers quoted in this report spoke during the items described above and are recorded in the meeting transcript.","The Bayonne Municipal Council on March 19 approved a package of redevelopment financial agreements that include multi‑decade PILOT schedules after extended public testimony and a financial presentation by NW Financial Group.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6625692,"Bayonne council adopts $13 million bond ordinance to fund lead service line replacements",70,680000,750000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2756469-9d775cf336b2727b5e72418ede5b9e5d&start=680&end=750","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2756469-9d775cf336b2727b5e72418ede5b9e5d/thumbnail_680000.jpg","/articles/6625692/Bayonne-City/Hudson-County/New-Jersey/Bayonne-council-adopts-13-million-bond-ordinance-to-fund-lead-service-line-replacements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6625692-3704a6139e96d3f8c928da1d1142d0ca/orig.mp4?Expires=1770445669&Signature=dqLM1DHdmI4EYiC-pKoG-H~AALf50mLP0S2lGgxfQSiGpWf1xBNuy1QdrZsxQ7wWn7U~0hFhkBD3HQKYAXZmOCXUswW4qtyV8HyBlQuaAhZIDex1X1-UPvMsnwwZitHNljKsm~lFVKpse3b3IRipfJNp2EAZ-lJVLau6M60XtEOmauGk-aCrm9qZ7TnY3tCDh5JF4w45-mumzsyLjkNlGCDbFOEYzEWgpzI3riflgBpX315nM0QUcAt7TD3ImXuYKxmY7V4Q1bINL2HAyeEtN73vdcUxMpMCg-adm46uv52mu5jhSuLY7jgQhBeJxe3zevW62YX0vdNCOiAGpiYm8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bayonne Municipal Council on March 19 adopted a bond ordinance appropriating $13,000,000 to finance a lead service line replacement project in the city. The measure cleared final passage after the required public hearing and recorded roll‑call votes in favor.

Why it matters: lead service lines pose health risks to drinking‑water consumers. The approved bond ordinance authorizes the city to issue bonds or notes to raise the project funds and begins the formal process needed to replace lead water service connections.

Council discussion: Council President LaPalouse described the ordinance as “very important to our city” and said it “moves the lead lines which are a hazard to people’s drinking water. It modernizes the town, and it tries to help people who would have ordinarily had a major cost to dig this up and to replace these lead lines with copper.” Several council members said they had received public inquiries about the project timeline and expressed support; no protest or opposition was filed during the public hearing.

Vote: The roll call on the resolution ordering final passage was recorded as Aye by Council Members Booker, Carroll, Perez, Weimer and LaPalouse.

Next steps: With final passage, staff will proceed with bond issuance and project procurement consistent with the ordinance and applicable state law; timelines for construction and individual service‑line replacement schedules will be provided in subsequent project notices and contract documents.","The Bayonne Municipal Council on March 19 adopted a $13 million bond ordinance to finance a lead service line replacement project. Council members described the measure as a public‑health priority and voted unanimously to give final passage.","actionData","errors"]

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Residents urge pause after city erects fence for temporary impound yard on West Second Street; council seeks options

Bayonne council approves multiple redevelopment financial agreements after lengthy public debate over PILOTs and school funding

Bayonne council adopts $13 million bond ordinance to fund lead service line replacements