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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Garwood Council Votes 'No' on Bulk Pickup, Again

Councilmembers shot down an opt-in permit bulk pickup program by a 3-2 vote.

At Tuesday night's borough council meeting, councilmembers voted three to two against resolutions that would have established an opt-in bulk pickup program. The opt-in program would have been a self-funding program in which residents could buy a $95 permit and have their bulk waste (up to 750 lbs.) picked up. This program was created to fill the void left after Garwood eliminated taxpayer-supported borough-provided pickup in 2010. That cut was a budgetary one; eliminating the program would help to compensate for a loss of $126,000 in state aid. (The program cost the borough $32,500 for six pickups, three on either side of town, in 2009.) After asking that the resolutions be removed from the consent agenda, Councilmember Keith Sluka led the…

Deborah Szanto

10:22 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012

Come election time, I hope we all remember the 3 that voted against bulk and vote them out. Quite a different attitude from when they were campaigning houseto house and needed our votes.   more ›

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

VIDEO: The Pointe Residents Voice Frustration Over Garwood Taxes, Snow Removal Lawsuit

Plus, council decides about unemployment pay for crossing guards and a bulk pick-up program.

At last night's borough council meeting, several residents from Garwood's the Pointe condominiums again made a presence and voiced their frustration over Garwood taxes and ongoing litigation with the borough concerning snow removal. Residents argued that the 44-unit age-restricted condo community pays exceedingly high taxes in the borough – roughly $11,000 to $14,000 annually per unit depending on the size of the unit – and yet, the community is not provided with snow removal and must also foot the bill for streetlights and fire hydrants. Residents further argued that because the Pointe is an age-restricted community, they do not send children to Garwood schools and yet they pay twice the taxes of the average Garwood taxpayer. "I would …

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jeff goldstein

3:32 pm on Sunday, May 13, 2012

With the high taxes and lack of services it is providing, it is clear that Garwood is taking advantage of the elderly residents of The Pointe. One of the residents needs to run for the Garwood Council but also unless the Council is willing to provide services to The Pointe and greatly lower the taxes the age restriction needs to be removed.   more ›

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