City Politics
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The City Council voted to bond for $67 million to relocate Department of Public Works (DPW), Jersey City Incinerator Authority (JCIA) and Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA) from 575 Route 440 on t...
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The Jersey City Fire Department (JCFD) is “the most top heavy fire department in the country,” according to Councilman Steven Fulop. Fulop had a heated exchange with firefighters union presi...
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Avoiding expensive arbitration, the City Council voted 7-1 to approve contracts for the police, firefighters and fire officers unions. The 2009-2012 contracts call for 2.75 percent annual raises....
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The City Council voted 7-1 to hire a new business administrator John “Jack” Kelly at the May 12 meeting, despite residents’ objections, citing a 1998 investigation and concerns that he would k...
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Tramz Hotel Group got the nod to build a Conrad Hilton Hotel on Marin Boulevard, with the city’s backing of an $8 million federal loan. The City Council voted 5-3 on April 29 to guarantee the ...
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The City Council voted 5-4 against a League of Municipalities push for the state to draft a law establishing fees for students to pay for city police and fire services. Councilman Michael Sot...
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The City Council voted down police and firefighters’ contracts in a heated April 14 meeting. The contracts called for raises as follows: 3 percent retroactive for 2009, 3.3 percent in 2010, 3....
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Although NMG Associates was the lowest of four bidders for a maximum $25,000 contract to monitor the Jersey City Improvement Authority, the City Council voted against approving a contract, 4-5. ...
