APRIL 17, 2019 • WWW.THEOBSERVER.COM • VOL. CXXXI, NO. 49
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Lyndhurst homeowners will see 2% drop in municipal tax bill By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com
SOME TAX RELIEF IS ON THE WAY FOR LYNDHURST
Lyndhurst has a new police chief — Richard L. Jarvis Jr. He was sworn in at an outdoor ceremony last week in Town Hall Park. Jarvis, previously a lieutenant, replaces James O’Connor, who served for many years in the same capacity. Numerous dignitaries, family members and residents were on hand for the ceremony. Read the story on PAGE 3.
residents, at least on the municipal side of things. The Lyndhurst Board of Commissioners voted last week to adopt the township’s 2019 budget — and in doing so, undertook a plan that will see a 2% decrease in the municipal portion of residents’ tax bills. This is the second time in three years the municipal budget decreased over the prior year. While the decrease is only for the municipal portion of taxation, it “may be absorbed or erased by an increase in the school or county tax rate, which is not part of the township’s budget,” Commissioner of Finance John Montillo said in a letter to residents, fellow commissioners and to Mayor Robert Giangeruso. In 2019, “we will have had among the most significant reductions in municipal taxes over the past few years and our average residential tax
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Despite very loud pleas, NJSEA (again) refuses to shut down Keegan By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com
have. While the crowd was a little smaller than it was in March, the message continued to be loud, clear and united — nothing short of closing Keegan will suffice. The commissioners, none of whom live in Kearny, feigned interest in what speakers had to say, yet that $25 million they make for keeping the landfill open won out for the second-straight month.
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again Thursday, April 11, to plead with the NJSEA to shut down the Keegan Landfill. As in March, everyone left disappointed as the commissioners refused to truly hear their pleas — and appeared as tone deaf as they ever
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But don’t think for a second that will cause the fight to end — rather, it seems to have strengthened the fire lit under everyone who spoke. The first speaker at the meeting was Christina Montague, who has been coordinating efforts as a civilian since late last year. She’s getting to the point where she’s fed up with the situation. When she spoke, First Ward Councilman Albino Cardoso held a large map
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of the area with numerous locations labeled to illustrate to commissioners just how close to the Keegan places like Franklin School, Harvey Field, Pathways to Independence, and others, are. “Things continue to get progressively worse for our community,” she said. “With the warmer weather fast
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