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[quote="Guest"][quote="Guest"]Too bad Cranbury cannot be the poster child for efforts with PSE&G and Solar Power.[/quote] Ironic too since the CEO of PSE&G lives in Cranbury...[/quote]
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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>windsor-hights Herald</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat, Jul 26 2008, 9:48 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Borough consummates 2006 deal for solar power</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Borough consummates 2006 deal for solar power <br />Friday, July 25, 2008 11:11 AM EDT <br />By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> HIGHTSTOWN — The borough has signed a power purchase agreement under which a company will install several solar panels to provide power to the sewage and water plants and the Public Works building. <br /> <br /> The panels will be worth about $5.3 million and will come at no cost to the borough, according to a press release issued Wednesday evening. Borough Administrator Candace Gallagher explained that WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp., based in Ewing, will make its money through credits from the state. <br /> <br /> Ms. Gallagher said the borough also will share in a portion of the company’s revenue after it reaches a certain point. She could not provide more details by press time. <br /> <br /> The project was originally announced in 2006 but delayed due to changes in the state’s rebate credit programs for such companies as WorldWater. It is expected to produce a total of almost 750,000 kilowatt-hours of energy in its first full year and eliminate more than 600,000 pounds of carbon dioxide being released in the atmosphere annually. <br /> <br /> ”The borough will substantially reduce its electrical costs and, at the same time, the solar-powered energy will not use fossil fuels to generate electricity, thereby contributing to a cleaner environment,” Mayor Bob Patten said in the release. “I am delighted to have our town chosen by WorldWater and Solar Technologies Corporation to be one of the first municipalities in New Jersey to participate in this solar technology.” <br /> Ms. Gallagher said installation is expected to begin “very quickly” and be completed quickly. <br /> <br /> A 522 kilowatt, raised, single-axis tracking array of panels will be installed on borough property near the sewage treatment plant, and will provide power for pumps, machinery and lighting at the plant. In addition, the water treatment plant on Bank Street will be fitted with two single-axis tracking arrays, including a 102-kilowatt, ground-mount structure and a small roof mount on an adjacent building. In addition to providing power for the water plant, it will do likewise for the Public Works building, according to Public Works Director Larry Blake. <br /> <br /> In March 2006, the Borough Council pledged its support for the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, which included a pledge to increase the use of clean, alternative energy. <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.packetonline.com/articles/2008/07/26/windsor_hights_herald/news/doc4888ec406da36180649681.txt" target="_blank">http://www.packetonline.com/articles/2008/07/26/windsor_hights_herald/news/doc4888ec406da36180649681.txt</a></span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Cranbury Conservative</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Jul 25 2008, 10:18 am EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: My new property tax bill: 4.35% increase</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Agreed, from what I have heard from Win Cody he is the fiscally conservative candidate who is focused on our affordable housing issues. <br /> <br />The 7% increase in Municipal Spending is concerning and the overall tax rate increase of 4.35% may be a great value for many in town, however what if their is another 4% + increase next year, and the year after..... <br /> <br />In regards to taxes in our town when is enough, enough? <br /> <br />How much is the cost of that ball field up to now???</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>James</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Jul 25 2008, 9:44 am EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: My new property tax bill: 4.35% increase</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">That's right. The 4.35% rate is purely local and is a concern since that is indicative of problems in how we spend money. <br /> <br />We have to remember that 4.35% is still money out of our pockets at election time. That's one reason why I'm voting for Win. We can't afford to have people on TC that will simply rubber stamp expenses and given Win's comments here and in person I believe he will be an advocate for efficiency.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>RHD</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Jul 25 2008, 9:31 am EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: My new property tax bill: 4.35% increase</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">FYI <br />The only reason it is 4.35% is because there was no increase in the County Tax or County Open Space Tax rate. <br /> <br />The municipal rate actually increased 7.14% and the school tax 4.91%</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2008, 8:24 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: My new property tax bill: 4.35% increase</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Too bad Cranbury cannot be the poster child for efforts with PSE&G and Solar Power.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Ironic too since the CEO of PSE&G lives in Cranbury...</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2008, 5:50 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: My new property tax bill: 4.35% increase</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Too bad Cranbury cannot be the poster child for efforts with PSE&G and Solar Power.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Rutgers Solar Farm</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2008, 5:46 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Cranbury Money Saving Ideas</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>New Engergy News wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"> <br />NJ PONDERS DUBBING WIND, SOLAR FARMS AGRICULTURAL</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />June 17, 2008 <br /> <br />New Brunswick, NJ, USA: Rutgers Board of Governors Approves Construction of Solar 'Farm' <br /> <br />The Board of Governors of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, today gave the green light for the construction of a solar energy facility that will generate approximately 10 percent of the electrical demand of the Livingston Campus and reduce the university’s carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) emissions by more than 1,350 tons per year. ......... <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.solarbuzz.com/news/NewsNAPR1114.htm" target="_blank">http://www.solarbuzz.com/news/NewsNAPR1114.htm</a> <br /> <br />Nearly half the $10 million cost of the project – $4.9 million – will be subsidized by a rebate through the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ ( BPU ) Clean Energy Program, with the remainder funded by Rutgers. The university expects to recoup its $5.1 million investment within seven years. <br /> <br />“Rutgers is a national leader in the effort to bring environmentally sound practices to higher education,” said Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick. “Whether it is waste reduction, recycling or energy conservation, we take great pride in our commitment to responsible environmental stewardship, and we believe this solar energy project will serve as a model for other institutions to emulate.” <br /> <br />The BPU has established a core rebate program aimed at public agencies and institutions to help them defer the cost of implementing solar projects. In addition to the rebates, Rutgers will be able to capitalize on the BPU’s Solar Renewable Energy Certificate ( SREC ) program. SRECs are tradable certificates that represent the clean energy benefits of electricity generated from a photovoltaic system. The SRECs can be sold to electric suppliers to provide a source of revenue that helps the university offset the costs of installing the solar “farm.” <br /> <br />It is estimated that at the end of the 15-year incentive program, the university will net a return of $6.6 million over its initial investment. <br /> <br />“This project makes good sense economically and environmentally,” said Antonio Calcado, Rutgers’ vice president for Facilities and Capital Planning. “The solar array will generate more than 1,500 megawatt hours of electricity in the first year, offsetting the need to purchase power from PSE&G or draw on the capacity of the university’s gas and oil-fired cogeneration plant.” <br /> <br />According to Calcado, the solar energy project will save Rutgers more than $200,000 in its first year of operation, rising to more than $300,000 in annual savings by the end of the 15-year program. In addition, the annual 1,350 ton reduction of CO2 emissions from the university is equivalent to saving more than 28 hundred barrels of oil, or 640 tons of coal. Construction of the solar farm is expected to begin this fall and to be in operation in spring 2009. The facility will be located on an open parcel of land at the northeast corner of the Livingston Campus in Piscataway, bordered by Berrue Circle, Road 2 and Suttons Lane. <br /> <br />The ground-mounted array will comprise more than 7,000 solar panels about four-feet high.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>New Engergy News</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2008, 5:40 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Cranbury Money Saving Ideas</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Frugality in Cranbury wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"> <br />3 – We need to look into alternatives such as hybrid vehicles and solar energy. </td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Tuesday, June 24, 2008 <br />NJ PONDERS DUBBING WIND, SOLAR FARMS AGRICULTURAL <br /> <br />Lawmakers in New Jersey have come up with a novel idea to overcome SUPEROBSTACLES (see preceding post) there. <br /> <br />Jersey, the most densely populated of U.S. states, treasures its agricultural lands so greatly it has passed "preservation" laws to protect them. Some of the state’s legislators would like to legally categorize wind and solar “farms” as agricultural, allowing developers to bypass the familiar Not-In-My-BackYard (NIMBY) complaints and regulatory complications that prevent New Energy development. <br /> <br />It is a clever solution to NIMBY and regulatory complexities because wind and solar installations generally go so well with farming. New Jersey farmer Ronny Lee had 360 solar panels installed atop buildings at his Lee Turkey Farm near Princeton before his 6th-generation farm was “preserved” and the installation serves him extremely well. Lee: "It runs all the heat lamps in the buildings for the turkeys and things like that. It actually runs the houses, too. It runs everything…" <br /> <br />State Senator Raymond Lesniak, economic growth committee chairman, supports the measure because he thought wind turbines he saw scattered among France’s farm fields "majestic." <br /> <br />Preservationists fear such a law would open the door to exploitation of agricultural lands in less fitting ways. Proponents in the legislature of "agriculturalizing" wind and solar farms have a larger perspective. Senator Lesniak: "[With] four-dollars plus for a gallon of gasoline…[and] the economy in bad shape...old ways of thinking [about] things have to be looked at over and over again." <br />....... <br /> <br /><a href="http://newenergynews.blogspot.com/2008/06/nj-ponders-dubbing-wind-solar-farms.html" target="_blank">http://newenergynews.blogspot.com/2008/06/nj-ponders-dubbing-wind-solar-farms.html</a></span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2008, 5:09 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Borough Council adopts budget with 5% tax hike</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">... <br />My tax bill last year raised 40% and then this year 4.35%. This trend needs to stop. Any ideas how we curb our spending?</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Elect frugal candidates to the TC.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />The only seat available coming this november is for the one and only Frugal TC member who is leaving the TC. Let's hope we make the right replacement choice. Then, We have to wait for the end of 2009 which is way too long.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Frugality in Cranbury</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2008, 4:46 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Cranbury Money Saving Ideas</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Being fiscally sound cannot wait until we vote for the next election. Cranbury is carrying a huge deficit and less money is coming in from our state and perhaps none in the future. It must be a priority now. <br /> <br />I do have a few ideas: <br /> <br />1 – Instead of the library giving back to the township it’s substantial yearly surplus; it would be a great benefit and gesture to the community if they would work a deal with the school to pay rent and utilities. This would help with the school budget instead of the school board sending a yearly referendum of 1 million to the taxpayers. <br /> <br />2 – Perhaps the township should look into a 4 day work week to save on utility costs and employee vehicle gas expenses. Opening earlier and staying open a little later on those 4 work days. Many towns have already implemented such procedures. <br /> <br />3 – We need to look into alternatives such as hybrid vehicles and solar energy. For instance: <br />A - Paterson is using a state grant so that emergency generators at firehouses can run on solar panels. <br />B - Maplewood NJ has already committed to a 20 kilowatt solar array that will power all of town hall. <br />C - Last year, Old Bridge became the first town in Middlesex County to add hybrid cars to its fleet by using state and county grants to help buy two ecology-friendly vehicles. Each car's $21,700 price tag was whittled down by $4,500 using state and county grants. <br /> <br />4 – The Township needs to stick to the Cranbury Master Plan that has been a strategic part of this town for many years. Thousands of dollars and man hours have been poured into this overall plan. We can no longer afford to cave to ANY special interest group for a “Once in a Lifetime Opportunity” or jump the gun to push a project thru before the entire scope is revealed (ie. Ballfield). These initiatives are costing us dearly and well above what was estimated. The next largest expenditure will be lawsuits dealing with COAH and COAH obligations itself. <br /> <br />I’m sure there are many more apparent ideas floating around that should be shared with our TC members. You cannot expect them to come up with all the lightbulb moments.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2008, 1:41 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Borough Council adopts budget with 5% tax hike</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">... <br />My tax bill last year raised 40% and then this year 4.35%. This trend needs to stop. Any ideas how we curb our spending?</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />Elect frugal candidates to the TC.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2008, 1:29 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Borough Council adopts budget with 5% tax hike</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Princeton Packet wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Princeton Borough Council adopted a 2008 municipal budget which would increase property taxes by 5.1 percent, but not without first engaging in some soul searching over whether it had done enough to reduce spending. <br />........ <br /> Mr. Martindell said he could not support the five cent property tax increase at a time of recession. <br /> ”How long can we live in a community when the tax rate is so significant, and the answer is not forever,” he said. “We are approaching the point where we are just pricing too many people out of town,” Mr. Martindell said. <br /></td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />I find it interesting that other townships and local boroughs are fighting to reduce spending, when some of our own TC members are still with their head in the sand. Thankfully, Panconi and Wittman are on the same page. Panconi even stated at one of the last TC meeting that he feels we need to "tighten our belts". <br /> <br />My tax bill last year raised 40% and then this year 4.35%. This trend needs to stop. Any ideas how we curb our spending?</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Princeton Packet</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2008, 1:21 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Borough Council adopts budget with 5% tax hike</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Borough Council adopts budget with 5% tax hike; hits PU over contributions <br />Wednesday, July 23, 2008 1:32 PM EDT <br />By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Princeton Borough Council adopted a 2008 municipal budget which would increase property taxes by 5.1 percent, but not without first engaging in some soul searching over whether it had done enough to reduce spending. <br /> <br /> Princeton University came in for pointed criticism for the size of its contribution to municipal coffers at a time when Princeton residents as well as the borough were financially strapped. <br /> <br /> The 2008 borough budget is $25,264,214 — an increase in spending of $1,102,539 over 2007, a 4.6 percent increase. Residents would pay $1.03 in property taxes per $100 in assessed valuation, up from 98 cents in 2007. <br /> <br /> Council members Barbara Trelstad, Margaret Karcher, David Goldfarb and Kevin Wilkes voted to adopt the budget. Councilman Roger Martindell voted against it and Councilman Andrew Koontz was absent. A two-thirds vote, four of six council members, is needed to adopt the budget. <br /> <br /> Mr. Martindell said he could not support the five cent property tax increase at a time of recession. <br /> ”How long can we live in a community when the tax rate is so significant, and the answer is not forever,” he said. “We are approaching the point where we are just pricing too many people out of town,” Mr. Martindell said. <br /> <br /> ”I am absolutely convinced there are ways we can cut this budget, next year,” said Ms. Trelstad. She said she would not vote against the current budget, however, because delaying its implementation would only add to budgetary expense. ........ <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.packetonline.com/articles/2008/07/24/the_princeton_packet/news/doc48876b11b65d7573494604.txt" target="_blank">http://www.packetonline.com/articles/2008/07/24/the_princeton_packet/news/doc48876b11b65d7573494604.txt</a></span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2008, 1:15 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: My new property tax bill: 4.35% increase</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Now aren't we glad we are not purchasing the PNC bank? I can't imagine what our tax bill would look like. We still need to find ways to cut the spending.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2008, 9:19 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: My new property tax bill: 4.35% increase</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">same, which is good because it means that there was no mistake. They should all rise by the same %, but different dollar value.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2008, 5:52 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: My new property tax bill: 4.35% increase</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Received my 2008/2009 property tax bill today. The increase is 4.35%. How about yours?</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
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