Category Archives: Taxes

Exxon Warehouse: Clinton Township zoning says NO

Posted on October 23, 2022 by admin

How do you stop an Exxon warehouse? It’s simple: Clinton Township citizens and  neighbors who would be affected show up at the next council meeting, Wednesday, October 26 at 7:00 P.M. and tell their elected representatives on the council: “Uphold … Continue reading →

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Mayor Brian Mullay and council decimate Police Department

Posted on March 21, 2021 by admin

What’s wrong in Clinton Township? On March 24 newly elected Mayor Brian Mullay and council will make dramatic changes to the Police Department that will affect public safety. 1. Council will reduce the number of patrol officers by 21%, from … Continue reading →

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Switlyk & Mullay: 6 years of feeble government in Clinton Township

Posted on October 18, 2019 by admin

Clinton Township council members Amy Switlyk and Brian Mullay are running for third terms. Their 6 years in office are marked by financial disasters and hiding their bad decisions. They brush off public scrutiny, mischaracterize serious problems, and avoid the … Continue reading →

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Mayor Higgins snaps when ExMayor exposes 7X-higher tax rate

Posted on June 13, 2019 by admin

Clinton Township raised its municipal property tax rate dramatically compared to a host of other neighboring towns this year, but the Council tried to gloss over it at the May 8, 2019 public hearing on the budget. And Mayor John … Continue reading →

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Fake News: Amended settlement is a “win-win” with less “financial risk”! (NOT!)

Posted on February 22, 2018 by admin

What should you believe? What the mayor said, or the legal agreement he signed? Mayor John Higgins says the new amended affordable housing settlement agreement with Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC) is “a really good thing for the township” because by … Continue reading →

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Why to vote NO on Public Question to divert open space funds

Posted on November 2, 2017 by admin

This letter was published in the local newspapers and social media outlets this week. Chairs of the Clinton Township Open Space Committee and Environmental Commission — along with other residents — oppose a Public Question on the November 8 ballot … Continue reading →

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Want to save $1,000 on your Clinton Township taxes?

Posted on August 8, 2016 by admin

You once had the right to vote on school taxes every April in Clinton Township. Remember? Actually, you had that right for over 100 years, until the Clinton Township Board of Education (BOE) took it away from you in 2012. … Continue reading →

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Do you want to get back your right to vote on school taxes?

Posted on May 20, 2016 by admin

Who could possibly suggest that taxpayers should be deprived of their right to vote on how much we are taxed? In Clinton Township, the answer is: Your school board, which took away our 100-year-old right to vote on school taxes. … Continue reading →

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Marra & Imbriaco: The Windygate Legacy

Posted on June 18, 2014 by admin

It’s Windygate all over again. In 2010, Clinton Township councilmen Jim Imbriaco, Peter Marra and Spencer Peck filed a fraudulent affordable housing plan with COAH (Council On Affordable Housing). Mayor Cimei voted against it, but lacked a majority. Call it … Continue reading →

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Clinton Township: The wolf is at the door

Posted on February 10, 2014 by admin

It will soon be open season again on Hunterdon County municipalities. After Clinton Township led a coalition of 20 towns to launch a legal battle in 2008 against unfunded state mandates for affordable housing, we both won and lost. The … Continue reading →

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