Clark Council's Monday Agenda: 2013 Capital Improvements Total $1.145M
Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers above the police station.
Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers above the police station.
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Clark Council's Monday Agenda: 2013 Capital Improvements Total $1.145M
Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 30 of the Municipal Building.
Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 30 of the Municipal Building.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Clark's 2013 Budget Increases Taxes $45 Per $100,000 in Home Assessment
Council unanimously approved the budget at this week's meeting.
At Monday night's Clark Council meeting, members voted to adopt the 2013 budget, which shows a 4.5-point tax increase or a $45 increase per $100,000 in home assessment. Mayor Sal Bonaccorso praised Business Administrator John Laezza's work on the budget and compared Clark to neighboring communities, noting that one charges residents $350 per child for summer recreation and another won't pick up residents' Christmas trees. He mentioned the budget shortfall in Linden and how they may have to lay off police and firefighters. "And here we provide residents with bulky cleanup, monthly branch cleanup, grass cleanup, senior services, rec... to see our school district ranked 40th in state and our high school really coming up in rankings. We have …
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Tomas Lumpkin
8:25 am on Friday, April 19, 2013
Great Job! Only way to run a town is with a sound , responsible budget!! Great place to live !! more ›
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Mayor Bonaccorso on Raritan Road Paving: 'This Has Been a Nightmare'
The mayor reported that the second half of the project (Raritan Road from Madison Hill Road to Lake Avenue) has now been rescheduled for the summer.
At Monday night's Clark Council meeting, Mayor Sal Bonaccorso addressed the Raritan Road paving project being done by the county, calling it "a nightmare" due to the traffic it has created and adding that the county "will never have my blessing again to pave a major artery in the community unless it's done in the summertime." Paving was supposed to be done on the entirety of the road from Osceola Church through Lake Avenue, but the mayor reported that the second half of the project (from Madison Hill Road to Lake Avenue) has now been rescheduled for the summer. The mayor said Clark traffic in the summer decreases about 50 percent. "I know this is a hot issue," said Bonaccorso. "It's annoying, it's a process to get through and it's a …
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Monday, April 15, 2013
Clark Council to Vote on New Town Center Zoning & 2013 Budget Tonight
Council meets at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers above the police station.
At tonight's Clark Council meeting, councilmembers will vote on the zoning ordinance that will guide development of the town's newly rezoned Gypsum property. Read a PDF of the ordinance in our gallery, right. Read more on the rezoning in our previous story: Clark Introduces Zoning Ordinance for New Town Center Councilmembers will also vote on the 2013 municipal budget. The budget shows a 4.5-point tax increase, which equates to a $45 increase per $100,000 in home assessment. At council's first February meeting, they discussed a budget with a six-point increase, but Business Administrator John Laezza has since whittled the budget by a point and a half. Last year's budget had only a two-point increase, while 2011's budget had an 8.6-point …
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Monday, March 18, 2013
Clark Council's Monday Agenda: New Police SUVs, Adopting Pool Rules
Council will meet in council chambers above the police station at 7:30 p.m.
Clark Council will meet on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers above the police station. In addition to regular business, there will be several presentatins include a police promotion, police annual awards and basketball awards. See Monday's agenda in our gallery, right. Recap of council's meeting on Feb. 19: At Tuesday night's Clark Council meeting, members voted to introduce the 2013 budget. The budget shows a 4.5-point tax increase, which equates to a $45 increase per $100,000 in home assessment. At council's first February meeting, they discussed a budget with a six-point increase, but Business Administrator John Laezza has since whittled the budget by a point and a half. Last year's budget had only a two-point increase, while …
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Monday, March 4, 2013
Clark Council's Monday Night Agenda: DPW Salaries, Establishing a Cap Bank
Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in room 30 of the municipal building.
Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in room 30 of the municipal building.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Clark Council Introduces 2013 Budget With 4.5 Tax Point Increase
The budget is now down from a six-point increase discussed weeks ago.
At Tuesday night's Clark Council meeting, members voted to introduce the 2013 budget. The budget shows a 4.5-point tax increase, which equates to a $45 increase per $100,000 in home assessment. At council's first February meeting, they discussed a budget with a six-point increase, but Business Administrator John Laezza has since whittled the budget by a point and a half. Last year's budget had only a two-point increase, while 2011's budget had an 8.6-point increase. The total amount to be raised by taxes (including the minimum library tax) for 2013 is $15,194,849 – an increase of $277,435 over last year. Laezza told Patch this budget reflects $180,000 in emergency appropriations for Hurricane Sandy and a significant increase in pay-down …
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KJS
11:59 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
I like the way they spin this "rebate". Typical politician way. Taxes could have been X but it's only going to go up Y so we should all be grateful. You have to be kidding with this BS. All these increases add up fast. How about some real tax relief = my taxes go down. more ›
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Clark Council's Tuesday Night Agenda: Introduction of the 2013 Budget
Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers above the police station.
Clark council will meet tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers above the police station. On the agenda is a resolution introducing the 2013 municipal budget. The preliminary 2013 budget currently shows a 4.4-point tax increase, which equates to a $44 increase per $100,000 in home assessment. Last year's budget had only a two-point increase, while 2011's budget had an 8.6-point increase. Business Administrator John Laezza told Patch this budget reflects $180,000 in emergency appropriations for Hurricane Sandy and a siginificant increase in paydown of the town's debt service, about $400,000 more than 2012. Also on the agenda is the introduction of a eight-year contract with the Department of Public Works and an ordinance …
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Friday, February 8, 2013
[VIDEO] Clark To Begin Crackdown on Residents Storing Disabled Vehicles
An investigation revealed 39 disabled vehicles being stored at 22 properties, said Clark BA John Laezza.
After investigating a complaint from a resident about disabled vehicles on a neighbor's property, Clark officials decided to take stock of what other residents were storing disable vehicles, which is a violation of town code. At Monday night's Clark Council meeting, Business Administrator John Laezza said that police found 39 disabled vehicles – including vehicles with four flat tires, no license plates, rust and other offenses – on 22 properties in town. "Neighbors shouldn't have to live next to facilities like that," said Laezza. "We're going to go after them." See the town code regarding disabled vehicles below and in a full PDF in our gallery, right. § 343-2. Findings. A. It is hereby declared that the keeping, storage or abandonment …
Barbara Emmanouilidis
3:36 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
It's about time they start enforcing some rules. The town is going to hell. Garbage cans all over the streets people leave them for days, my neighbor knocked down an old garage and was supposed to rebuild a new one, it's been two years and he uses a van at the back of his driveway for a garage. We also have street signs for alternate side of the street parking. Some have fallen down or leaning … more ›
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