Council Candidates Talk Businesses, Reassessment
Republicans Bunce and Galante challenged by Democrats Modes and Pezzino for two seats.
Incumbent Republicans Richard Bunce and Marie Ryder Galante face challenges on Nov. 6 for their 3-year Borough Council seats from Democrats Mara Modes and John Pezzino. The election comes at a time when the council approved a reassessment for all borough properties to balance the assessed value compared to the market values, the Highlands Council approved the designation of Hopatcong as a town center, and the borough faces budget challenges in the face of a mandated 2 percent tax levy cap. Bunce, 56, has served on the council since 2003. He owns his own construction business and has lived in Hopatcong for 21 years. He is married, has three daughters and several grandchildren. The reassessment was important because it will balance …
BeachBum
6:17 pm on Friday, January 25, 2013
All this council does is talk, with no action - Last year they were talking yet again on revitalization of the lower River Styx area, is this still on the table, has the empty lot that was being auctioned off been sold, whats happening with Feursteins, "opening soon" who owns this rotting property, the town council needs to make these property owners responsible for maintaining the properties … more ›