Monday, January 19, 2009

Tax increase coming to Monmouth

The Asbury Park Press is reporting that the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will be raising property taxes even if the unionized county workers agree to a wage freeze.

Union officials are demanding that the county provide documentation of other areas being cut before they answer the demand for a wage freeze.

Union leader Hetty Rosenstein raised the issue of the recently awarded food service contract for the county jail which was not awarded to the lowest bidder. She said acceptting the lowest bid would save $500 thousand.

Let's not forget to close the Youth Detention Center and save $2.5 million in the process.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

why did not the GOP close the youth detention center in all of their years in power if it should have been done?

Anonymous said...

two words: the unions..why not take a ride and "come on down", and listen to them squeal more, on Thurs. at 7 in the courtroom in the "House on Haunted Hill", i.e., the Hall of Records: "misery loves company"!!!..