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Bayonne council introduces 2025 budget amendment, residents press over long developer 'pilots' and parking
Summary
At its July 16 meeting the Bayonne City Council introduced an amendment to the calendar-year 2025 municipal budget and scheduled a public hearing for July 23; multiple residents used the budget hearing to press the council over 47 active tax-abatement 'pilot' agreements and long pilot terms they said worsen local parking and raise taxes.
The Bayonne City Council on July 16 introduced an amendment to its approved 2025 municipal budget and set a public hearing for July 23 after reading a detailed set of revenue and appropriation changes. The resolution, read in full by the council president, reduced anticipated surplus and added miscellaneous local revenues including a new preschool-related item; the council said the amendment will be published in the Bergen Record and formally considered at the July 23 hearing.
Residents used the budget hearing to press lawmakers on how development incentives interact with property taxes. "What is the blended increase for our taxes this year?" asked Sharon Nedrowski, who…
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