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Tenafly council debates pool funding plan, open-space transfer and nonresident fees
Summary
Council members and staff discussed whether to use $180,000 from the boroughopen-space fund to cover nonpayroll pool costs, proposals to make Alpine users pay nonresident rates immediately, and plans to form a self-funding utility for the pool in 2026.
Tenafly Mayor Adam and council members spent the budget meeting weighing how to keep the borough pool open while limiting a projected property-tax increase.
Mayor Adam said pool revenues submitted so far total about $175,000 and an additional $18,000 in commitments has been received, bringing the known receipts to roughly $193,000. He proposed using $180,000 from the boroughopen-space fund to cover the poolnonpayroll costs this year and to create a municipal utility intended to make the pool self-funding in 2026.
The proposal drew immediate debate about fairness and fiscal risk. Councilman John objected that using open-space money would shift funds away from projects intended for long-term outdoor preservation and said the council had…
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