Letter: Not Enough People in Jersey City Pay School Taxes
It is not equitable because there are too many exceptions in the law on who pays property taxes, especially school taxes.
Entries by Letter to the Editor
Letter: Invest in Jersey City’s Schools and Children
Children in Jersey City are still experiencing severely under-resourced schools due to years of chronic disinvestment.
Letter: Make Them Build Affordable Housing
Wouldn’t it be great if the developer, who will receive more height and density, utilized some of that extra floor area and height to build units of affordable housing.
Open Letter: Vicious and Capricious JCRA Wrongly Terminated our Organization
June Jones writes that a “vicious and capricious” JCRA wrongly terminated the Morris Canal Community Development Corporation’s project on Communipaw Avenue.
Op Ed: A Forty Percent Salary Increase for a Rubber-Stamping City Council
In recent weeks, the City Council had the nerve to increase their salaries while the residents in Jersey City are struggling to make ends meet.
Op Ed: Thursday Fundraiser to Marshal Jersey City Support for Ukraine
Jersey City Ukrainians and other residents have mobilized a massive fundraising effort supporting Ukraine’s battle for freedom and to help refugees.
Letter: Forget the Search and Appoint Dr. Norma Fernandez Superintendent
Dr. Fernandez has spent her entire 40-year career in Jersey City in various positions without controversy and is extremely qualified and dedicated to the children, parents and the entire Jersey City community.
Op Ed: This Petition Can Undo Jersey City’s New Undemocratic Ward Map
The redrawing of Jersey City Municipal Ward Maps has brought to light increasing concerns in our diverse communities about discriminatory practices by city officials.
Op Ed: Jersey City Redistricting Efforts are Disrespectful and Distorted
The ward commissioners have the responsibility to fix and determine the ward boundaries so that each ward is formed of compact and contiguous territory.
Letter: Your Voice is Needed on Affordable Housing at Tonight’s Council Meeting
I’m writing to get your input on an important vote coming before the City Council TONIGHT, Wednesday, December 15.