City Council approved another multi-year tax appeal settlement with a local motel chain, resulting in an average tax refund of 17 percent over four years, with a 2019 reduction yet to come.
The settlement of a multi-year tax appeal will result in a 31-percent refund on four years of property taxes for a local hotel while appeals on two other years were withdrawn.
The Rahway Arts District (RAD) split its executive director position and plans to expand the Board of Trustees to include representation beyond its downtown boundaries.
The average property within an expanded, citywide Special Improvement District (SID) would pay about $1,437 in taxes to the SID, but the average among industrial properties and apartments would be nearly twice as high as commercial properties.