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City Council adopts municipal budget

City Council unanimously adopted the 2022 municipal budget during a special meeting held via Zoom on July 28 that’s expected to decrease the municipal portion of property taxes by about $3 on the average home.

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Foreclosure registration fee revenues decline

Revenue in the proposed municipal budget from foreclosure and vacant house registration fees is anticipated to be less than $300,000 for 2022, the lowest level since the registry was created eight years ago.

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A closer look at PILOT revenue in 2022 budget

The municipal budget anticipates more than $2.5 million in revenue from Payments In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT), thanks in part to two new developments coming online and a new state law requiring a contribution from local hospitals.

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United Way plans to relocate to Rahway

The former Elizabethtown Gas building will have a new tenant: the Union Way of Greater Union County.

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Council moves forward with Esterbrook plan

Plans to construct a 60-unit age-restricted affordable housing complex along Esterbrook Avenue will move forward with legislation introduced and adopted last week.

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