Archive for March, 2011

Mayor Mack gave his first State of the City address tonight.  What a great opportunity to lay out a vision and plan for the city you love.  What an opportunity to solidly address Trenton’s number one problem, its economy.  What a great opportunity to turn around a tumultuous 1^st year term and silence the critics. 

What an opportunity not taken. Read the rest of this entry »

No matter what you hear from boosters selling you rose colored glasses or what you hear from detractors who think everyone who visits the Capitol City gets shot, Trenton’s economic situation is bad.  Our per capita income is about half the average for New Jersey as is our assessed property value.  We can’t afford our own municipal government, much less our schools.

We’re overburdened given our size and even with state and federal aid, our tax rate is high. The plain truth is that our tax rate for 2011 will be the highest in NJ.  In this regard, our property tax is definitely, “foe”. Read the rest of this entry »