Sometimes a proposed City Council resolution is illegal and exceeds the authority of the legislative body. Last night Hoboken was treated to exactly this tasty delight when Councilwoman Terry Castellano teamed up again with Beth Mason to put forward a political attack resolution against the rolling reval.

The mechanism was illegal as later explained by the Corporation Counsel and Councilman Ravi Bhalla but there was a reason for what he called the “polarized” wording of the resolution. “We were all for it before we were against it,” he humorously added. The political target was Mayor Dawn Zimmer. Read More...

As Hoboken is about to reconsider the rolling reval issue, some budgetary impact surfaces which is problematic on the other side of the homeowner equation.

MSV hasn’t had sufficient time to look into this issue but the folks likely to see the biggest advantage as it turns out without a rolling reval could be commercial buildings. The double whammy may hit when they file annual tax appeals on undervalued properties.

As it’s understood at the moment, any successful tax appeal on the undervalued commercial property forces the City of Hoboken to pay the municipal tax portion but also the county and school portions of the tax bill. Read More...

Tonight the last of two City Council meetings before the tides of major elections next November to the body impacting the entire City is on tap with the rolling reval expected to get Das Boot!

Mayor Zimmer the day before Thanksgiving announced an alternative she will look for approval in the City Council with a reval implemented every six years. In doing so, she likely negated harm to the Reform base which is largely homeowners, the people paying the freight.

The rolling reval in the good government best practices handbook is the advocated position of people everywhere who want to see tax stability for the most homeowners citywide year to year. It’s the best way to keep prices from shifting too dramatically on any one group or area of town. Read More...

Yesterday we gave thanks where due, to our Lord who in his utmost mercy has preserved Da Horsey and us all, gracing us with more gifts than we possibly deserve or can ever fully appreciate.

It was a lovely Thanksgiving courtesy of Vicky and Angela the K by way of the magnanimous Jimmy the K, Executive Publisher of MSV.

Da Horsey wishes to extend a second thanksgiving where we offer thanks and gratitude to all our friends and readers who have made MSV, also known back in late 2009 as “the experiment” such a smash hit. Read More...

Office of the Mayor announces: