Saturday, May 18, 2013
The state urges customers to consult the database before buying a car
The State Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) and Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) are urging all customers to consult their database of flood and salvage-titled vehicles before purchasing a car. That database now provides information on 31,000 such vehicles, the State MVC announced on Wednesday. It isn't illegal to sell vehicles with flood or salvaged titles. However, there are specific requirements that ensure potential purchasers are aware of the status of such vehicles, according to the MVC. “Damage sustained by vehicles must be disclosed to prospective buyers,” Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said. “We will hold car dealers accountable for violating our Consumer Fraud Act if they fail to make such disclosures.” The database was …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Christie administration wants $164 million in affordable-housing funds to help balance state budget.
Municipalities have won yet another reprieve from having to give more than $164 million in affordable-housing funds to New Jersey. A state appeals court panel late Monday issued a temporary injunction to stop the state from taking the money to help balance its budget. The Appellate Division of Superior Court issued a stay of the state Council on Affordable Housing’s attempt to seize municipal affordable housing trust fund money that has gone unspent for more than four years. Judge Jose L. Fuentes, who signed the order, set oral arguments for June 5 in Newark. Fair Share Housing Center sought the injunction last Friday, after COAH met on May 1 for the first time in more than two years and authorized its staff to begin the process of taking …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The NJDOT Fiscal Year 2013 Municipal Aid Program awarded East Windsor a grant for road improvements.
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Tuesday, May 14
East Windsor Township has been awarded a $249,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation Fiscal Year 2013 Municipal Aid Program for roadway improvements to the entire length of Yorkshire Drive from Oak Creek Road to Wiltshire Drive. The $249,000 state grant will be used to resurface the roadway, as well as other associated improvements to curbing, drainage and handicap ramps. Construction work will be undertaken over the summer. "We are pleased to receive this roadway improvement grant for Yorkshire Drive, and look forward to continuing our efforts to improve another important roadway area in East Windsor," Mironov said. "Yorkshire Drive, which serves the Township’s only middle school and many homes and residents, is a …
Monday, May 13, 2013
But Community Affairs chief says systemic reforms, cuts in total tax rate are key.
Assembly Democrats last week assailed Gov. Chris Christie for an 18.6 percent increase in net property taxes over the past three years, but Christie’s community affairs commissioner said long-term savings and cuts in overall tax rates are more important. Community Affairs commissioner Richard E. Constable III told the Assembly Budget Committee that the 2.4 percent growth in property taxes in 2011 and 1.6 percent rise last year were the smallest statewide hikes in 20 years and an improvement over an "increase of 70 percent in the 10 years before Governor Christie took office." But Democratic committee members disputed Constable’s view, citing a New Jersey Spotlight analysis showing that net property taxes -- the net cost of property taxes …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
New program is shadow of former funding, with deeper cuts to come in second year.
The state expects to spend $100 million in the coming fiscal year to fund projects to preserve open space and farmland, at least $50 million shy of what New Jersey traditionally spends annually on the popular program. In the fiscal year following that, the funding will drop off even more dramatically, with only $40 million -- at most -- available to fund open-space preservation, parkland projects, and buyouts of flood-prone properties, according to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin. The total does not include $250 million in federal funds that may be available to help buy out flood-prone properties in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Martin said. The steep decline in funding reflects the exhaustion …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
GOP lawmakers says proposal’s too expensive, not needed because people can cast absentee ballots.
Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have created a system for early voting in New Jersey, which Democrats saw as needed to expand voting opportunities but the governor deemed unnecessary. Inspired by the state’s chaotic 2012 presidential election held in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, the bill, S-2364and A-3553, would have permitted voters to cast ballots in person at designated polling locations as early as 15 days prior to an election. It was sponsored by and supported by only Democrats. All Republicans in both the Senate and Assembly opposed it, and given the composition of the Legislature, it is impossible to override a veto without GOP support. In his veto message, Christie said New Jersey voters have been able to …
Friday, May 10, 2013
The emails reference the firing of the Borough Administrator and the petition for a referendum on the bond ordinance for the new Borough Hall.
The individual who sent threatening emails to Hightstown Councilman Rob Thibault has shared the emails with Patch. Thibault confirmed that the emails sent to Patch were, in fact, the ones sent to his personal email address. Using the alias “Robert Langdon,” the person addressed the emails to Rob and Lisa Thibault. The first email, sent on May 4, stated, “There is a network of friends and supporters of ideas and people. Think twice about repercussions of actions you may take that results in a war of vengeance against your war of vengeance.” The second email, sent on May 5, mentioned that the individual had heard that the possible firing of Borough Administrator Michael Theokas was in retaliation against the petition for referendum on the …
The reason for the firing was not indicated.
The Hightstown Borough approved a resolution Wednesday which authorizes the removal of Michael Theokas as Borough Administrator. The resolution passed with a 4-2 vote, with Council President Lawrence Quattrone and Councilwoman Susan Bluth voting against it, Hightstown Clerk Debra Sopronyi said. The resolution called for Theokas’ immediate removal. He will be paid the remaining balance of his salary and his salary for the next three months, as well as all of the compensation and benefits that he is entitled to through Aug. 31. The reason for Theokas’ firing was not explained, however, the Council issued a statement which said, “As indicated by the resolution, the Governing Body has decided to part ways with Borough Administrator Michael …
But Motor Vehicles chief says new contract pushes off privatization option for three years.
Stung by their inability to block the privatization of the State Lottery, Democratic members of the Assembly Budget Committee yesterday assailed the Christie administration for considering privatization of motor vehicle inspections. Raymond P. Martinez, chief administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, acknowledged that privatization was one of the options explored by Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), a Lexington, Mass.-based consultant hired in 2011 to advise the MVC on best practices and assist in negotiations over a contract extension with Parsons Corp. Since 1998, Parsons has operated New Jersey's hybrid system of centralized MVC inspection lanes and private garages that inspect 2.3 million vehicles a year. "Our goal …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
This is an active investigation.
Hightstown Councilman Rob Thibault reportedly received threatening emails regarding his opinion on the petition against the Borough Hall reconstruction project. Thibault has publicly vocalized his displeasure with the petition saying that the committee misled people into signing it by leading them to believe that the Borough was funding the entire $3.375 million project, when only $475,000 was to be bonded for the project. Hightstown Police Director James LeTellier said that the sender of the threatening email used an alias of a fictional character. The contents of the email cannot be revealed because the investigation is still active, LeTellier said. However, he did confirm that the threats were in relation to Borough business, …
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