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One hundred years on, still at it... |
There
is one surprising item of good news tucked away in Monday's Council
agenda -- Resolution 164-18, calling for an increase in billing of
$620,000 owing to a state tax appeal ruling.
The owner and the properties are not specified in the resolution.
It has been depressing over the years since the banking crisis to see when has appeared to be an unstoppable avalanche of successful tax appeals.
I realize this is a two-sided question, but the tax burden does not go away when an ratepayer wins a case; it is instead shifted to all the rest of the ratepayers, who must make up the difference.
You can appreciate it if the Mapp administration hesitates to blow its horn too loudly on this, but it is a significant moment. Perhaps it marks a turning point.
There is another item of interest. Resolution 154-18 calls for a contract with three law firms to pursue opioid-related matters. Since last Fall, both the state of New Jersey (as well as other states) and local government (including Newark) have sued opioid manufacturers.
Plainfield appears to be getting on that bandwagon.
My only question is that the resolution contains no term of contract, nor contract amount.
City Council gets under way at 8:00 PM Monday in the Courthouse/Council Chambers, Watchung Avenue at East 4th Street. Parking available on the street and in the lot across from Police Headquarters.
The owner and the properties are not specified in the resolution.
It has been depressing over the years since the banking crisis to see when has appeared to be an unstoppable avalanche of successful tax appeals.
I realize this is a two-sided question, but the tax burden does not go away when an ratepayer wins a case; it is instead shifted to all the rest of the ratepayers, who must make up the difference.
You can appreciate it if the Mapp administration hesitates to blow its horn too loudly on this, but it is a significant moment. Perhaps it marks a turning point.
There is another item of interest. Resolution 154-18 calls for a contract with three law firms to pursue opioid-related matters. Since last Fall, both the state of New Jersey (as well as other states) and local government (including Newark) have sued opioid manufacturers.
Plainfield appears to be getting on that bandwagon.
My only question is that the resolution contains no term of contract, nor contract amount.
City Council gets under way at 8:00 PM Monday in the Courthouse/Council Chambers, Watchung Avenue at East 4th Street. Parking available on the street and in the lot across from Police Headquarters.
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