Lower Columbia Project Raises New Questions About Funding, Permits and Public Notice
The number of issues and controversies facing Lower Columbia Project is only matched by the number of names it’s been...
Scotch Plains’ New Budget Explained: Taxes, Spending, and Debt
Our last article about the Scotch Plains budget ended up being an article about missing documents and blocked access. Soon...
Berkeley Heights Council Asked for Trust. Residents Asked for Answers.
Laura’s Notes on the 04/07/2026 Town Council Meeting The April 7, 2026 Council meeting highlighted the Mayor-Township Administrator-Recreation Project Manager...
A Closer Look at the 2026 New Providence Budget Introduction
New Providence introduced its ’26 municipal budget on 03/24 and, as is the case with most municipalities we looked at,...
Police, Pensions, and Public Works: The Cost of Running Westfield in 2026
Westfield’s ’26 introductory budget, which was approved in late March, hits ~60M which is an increase from the ’25 adopted...
The Struggle to Find 2026 Scotch Plains Budget Numbers
So if you are a Scotch Plains resident searching top line numbers for the ’26 budget or even the 2025...
John’s Notes on the Rest of the 04/07 Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting
The biggest item on the Agenda for tomorrow’s Town Council meeting is the ’26 Budget introduction, which we covered on...
Cranford Budget Growth: Rising Costs and the Search for Detailed Data
Like Summit, Cranford is introducing it ’26 Budget with little detail provided to its residents prior to the meeting. The...
Summit’s $63 Million Budget: A Massive Price Tag with a Transparency Blind Spot
Summit’s Council is set to introduce its budget on Tuesday (April 7) and unlike Berkeley Heights which put its full...
Berkeley Heights 2026 Budget Proposed at $35M: Here is Where the Money is Going
We’re going to compare the 2026 Introduced Budget set for Tuesday’s Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting against the 2024 ACFR...