Questions Mount Over Lower Columbia Project and PILOT Allocations during Berkeley Hts. Council Meeting
The 4/21/26 Council meeting was pretty vanilla, with President Foster presiding in the absence of Mayor Devanney. The meeting lasted...
Berkeley Heights Township Cites Need for Oversight on Project It Can’t Account For
During the 4/7/26 Town Council Meeting, Berkeley Heights resident and BOE Representative Natasha Joly asked the Council basic questions connected...
Mountainside’s Municipal Budget Is Finally Up Tonight. The Details Still Aren’t.
Our dashboard has a completed an analysis on all but one municipality on our dashboard – Mountainside. It’s not for lack...
Summit’s 04/21 Council Meeting: Parking Hikes, Speed Limits and a $78M Certification
OrdinancesA lot of the bigger items on the Agenda for tonight’s meeting are showing up again for a final vote...
A Closer Look at Summit’s $63M Budget: Growth, Taxes and Structural Costs
Summit was another town we needed to submit an OPRA in order to get the budget. While they had a...
April 21 Berkeley Heights Council Meeting Agenda: $2.3M in Bonds, World Cup Grants and Spreadsheets by Appointment
Before digging into the agenda, it’s important to note that as the Berkeley Heights Town Council continues to prevent remote...
Berkeley Heights Resident Urges Debt Control & Cost Savings in 2026 Budget During 04/07/2026 Meeting
A Berkeley Heights resident with nonprofit budgeting experience urged the Council to look for efficiencies in the 2026 budget, focusing...
Beyond the Top Line: What Cranford’s Full 2026 Intro Budget Actually Shows
When we initially reported on Cranford’s budget we were limited to top line numbers in the analysis – we received...
Completing the ’26 New Providence Introductory Budget Analysis
We promptly received the 2026 budget packet from New Providence which helps round out the budget analysis we started last...
John’s (really brief) Notes on Tonight’s New Providence Town Council Agenda
Since it’s budget season, there’s a lot on our plates so I’m going to make this one short and sweet....