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Residents criticize redevelopment, tax abatements and public safety at Long Branch council meeting
Summary
Several residents used public comment to fault redevelopment, tax abatements and rising crime, urging the council to take action on taxes and safety.
At the March 26 Long Branch City Council meeting multiple residents criticized the city’s redevelopment policies, tax abatements and recent violent incidents, urging the council to produce tax relief plans and sharpen public-safety efforts.
Vincent Lepore, of 33 Ocean Terrace, accused local redevelopment and tax-abatement policies of increasing the property-tax burden on homeowners and displacing long-term residents. Lepore said redevelopment since February…
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