PILOTs

Board of Ed Approves New Seth Boyden Choice Resolution, Discusses Gentrification & Desegregation

On Monday, January 22, the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education approved a new “opt-out” or choice resolution for in-zone Seth Boyden School families. Although the…

South Orange Hires Tax Attorney to Assess Exemptions — Could Seton Hall Wind Up Paying More?

Seton Hall University is situated on 58 acres of land in South Orange, where nine of its 11 schools and colleges are located and where approximately 10,000…

Data, Diplomacy and Detox Drinks: Typical Workday of Atypical South Orange Village President Sheena Collum

“Can I adopt you?” The woman was clearly enamored with South Orange Village President Sheena Collum. On a quiet weekday morning at the Dancing Blender…

South Orange to Intro $35M+ 2017 Budget for 1.68% Muni Tax Levy Increase

South Orange will be introducing its 2017 budget with a presentation at the June 12, 2017 Board of Trustees meeting. The good news: For the…

Election South Orange

Letter: Saeed to Bring Fresh Ideas, Innovative Strategies to South Orange BOT

To the Editor: The first time I heard Nureed Saeed speak was at the SOMA Action rally for declaring South Orange a sanctuary town, where…

Election

South Orange Village Trustee Candidate Profile — Nureed Saeed

On May 9, South Orange residents will head to the polls to elect three of the six Trustees who sit on the Township’s governing body.…

Collum, DeLuca: New Developments Not Creating Influx of School Age Children

New multi-family housing developments in South Orange and Maplewood are not generating a large influx of school-age children to the South Orange-Maplewood School District, according…

Hynes, Collum Square Off on Redevelopment at Candidate Forum

Emily Hynes and Sheena Collum, the two candidates vying to become South Orange’s first female Village President, agreed on several of the issues at…

Bennett: New Development — Without PILOTs — Benefits Our Schools

Jeffrey Bennett is a member of the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education. The views herein are his own. As the economy improves, the population grows,…

Maplewood TC Introduces PILOT Ordinance for Avalon Bay/PSE&G Site

Updated March 6, 2015: The story has been amended to note that only the improvements to the property are abated. The property continues to pay…