
LILO H. STAINTON | APRIL 24, 2017
Dozens of municipalities have challenged hospitals and their current tax-exempt status
Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo (D-Bergen)
A leading Senate Democrat is crafting a plan to revise a century-old law that permits the vast majority of New Jersey hospitals to avoid paying property taxes, a situation that has already prompted dozens of lawsuits in municipalities seeking to change this status quo.
Budget Chairman Paul Sarlo, (D-Bergen), said he is working on a bill that would require hospitals to pay regular fees, based on the number of beds or a similar mechanism, to their host communities to help fund local roads, first responders, and other costs now covered largely by municipal property taxes.
Retroactive, please!!!!
Why haven’t the Village and BOE challenged Valley’s “not-for-profit” tax status in the state courts using the Morristown precedent? Why hasn’t the Council asked them to make a “payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT)” for Village services rendered like police & fire who are at Valley constantly and reset their alarms every time they get pulled? Seems like somebody is ignoring a potential major revenue source for the Village of almost $4mn a year of 10% of our annual Village budget. Why is that ?
I never thought I would vote for a democrat but if Sarlo goes all the way with this I would consider voting him. May be just baloney though.
Paulie Walnuts talks a good game, keeps the political contributions flowing.
Congratulations to the Budget Chairman of the most broke state in the union.