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STATE OF THE CITY 2014
The City of Bayonne
The City of Bayonne
The State of our City is Excellent We have a financial plan that’s working Developers are interested in our
community New Projects are underway all over the
city Investment in the community is up Property values are up Population is up Our future is bright
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A financial plan that’s working Pay down over all debt
Over 43% so far That’s almost $200,000,000.00 Or about $11,500 for the average homeowner For the average homeowner that’s almost $800 a year in
debt service
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The City of Bayonne
A financial plan that’s working Analyze and reorganize municipal operations
Reduced the number of Municipal Departments from 9 to 4
Reduced the municipal workforce to its lowest level in 20 years Through attrition and without significant layoffs Done while improving the delivery of municipal
services Eliminated unnecessary independent authorities and
agencies BPA, BEDC, BLRA,TCMC
• Made government more accountable to the people we were elected to serve
Holding the line on municipal expenses• Shopping for insurance, energy contracts and using shared
services
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Developers are interested in Bayonne NJ BIZ Magazine recently named Bayonne one New Jersey’s real
estate “Hotspots”
“Bayonne - The waterfront city in Hudson County has opened its doors to developers in recent months, hoping to introduce them to a 55-acre piece of undeveloped land on the New York Harbor.And there seems to be sizable interest. In early December, more than 75 individuals from the real estate industry attended a seminar to explore opportunities at the site, giving way to a formal solicitation for interest that was due late last month.”
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Business interest in town is up Over 111 new businesses have opened in Bayonne
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Our plan for success Pay off debt Reduce expenses Increase revenue by broadening our tax base
New projects on undeveloped land Adaptive reuse of old facilities Rejuvenate Broadway shopping district
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Development is up all over
town
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Bayonne Crossings Shopping Center 27 new stores and hundreds of new jobs Turned a long vacant brownfield into a jobs
producing, tax producing engine One of the only such centers to break ground during
the recession Created hundreds of union construction jobs Last tenants are being finalized Phase II on the corner of East 22nd Street and
Broadway is being finalized. Recycling facility will be relocated
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Bayonne Crossings Power Shopping Center: Something out of nothing
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Silklofts adaptive reuse of the former Maidenform Factory Luxury rental apartments being built at the former
Maidenform Brassiere Factory Being converted using substantially union labor Preserving the historic aspects of the facility Generating increased property tax revenue for
Bayonne Will have a positive impact on our central business
district by placing new shoppers in close proximity to Broadway
Takes advantage of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail System 22nd Street station
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Silklofts on the inside
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Silklofts on the inside
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Many thanks to Doug Stern for his
dedication and commitment to this project and the City
of Bayonne
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The Park Apartments Underway at 44th Street and JFK Boulevard Project is being built by John Cali and associates,
widely experienced developers formerly of the Mack-Cali organization
The site was a former gas station that was vacant for decades
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The Park Apartments: Construction underway
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Royal Wine Corporation Decided to locate their world headquarters here in
Bayonne Creating new jobs and tax ratables Cleaning up a polluted site Including state of the art green technology Being built with union labor
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Royal Wine Corporation: Construction Underway
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Royal Wine Corporation: Construction Underway
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Tagliareni Plaza: Affordable Housing Project Includes units for person with MS, Disabled Veterans,
Low/Moderate income families and market rate units Takes advantage of the proximity to the Hudson
Bergen Light Rail 45th Street Station Built with ALL union labor
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Tagliareni Plaza: Affordable Housing Project
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Smaller businesses are coming to Bayonne as well
Prepared to meet the demands of new customers Lot 13 Bar and Restaurant across the street from
Silklofts Perk-Up Café: new business on Broadway
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Infill development is taking over vacant and unutilized lots bringing new business to Bayonne New Walgreens at 53rd and Broadway New Investors Savings at 53rd and Broadway
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New residential development underway on Broadway at Dodge Street Bringing new residents to the Bergen Point shopping
district
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New residential development near completion on JFK Blvd. at 3rd Street Abandoned, polluted bus depot and Fuel Oil Company
restored to productive tax-paying use
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Baker Residential Hi-Hat Project restarting Residential project at former citer's site resuming as
economy picks up.
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Complete upgrade of Don Ahern Veterans’ Memorial Stadium is under way Completion is planned for Spring 2015 New Synthetic Field Turf New and improved lighting Improved Baseball field New Soccer field New walking track
Being built with grants and insurance proceeds without BORROWING and without using Taxpayer dollars
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Upgrades to Don Ahern Veterans’ Memorial Stadium
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New Fire Station almost complete Paid for substantially with grant funds
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Bayonne Energy Center Built on vacant land Increased tax revenue from $103,000 to $1,300,000 Built with union labor, created hundreds of
construction jobs Guaranteed annual water purchase of over $1,000,000 Virtually no new demands on city services
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Bayonne Energy Center
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Cape Liberty Cruise Port Expansion Slated for the construction of a state-of-the-art
permanent passenger terminal and associated parking deck More passengers, more choices, more jobs
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NJ Turnpike Plaza 14a renovations Plans are being finalized to construct improvements to
our turnpike plaza that will enhance the flow of traffic and improve everyone’s daily commute
Plaza will have NO traffic lights allowing for direct, free flow access to the turnpike
Cars and trucks will be able to access NJ route 440 directly, non-stop, without traffic signals
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Harbor Station North Under development by Carl Goldberg and associates
Plans call for a transit oriented village just across route 440 from the Hudson Bergen Light Rail 45th Street Station
Including residential and retail development New tax ratables for our city
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Harbor Station South Proposals being evaluated for
retail/commercial/recreational development on 55 acres Plans call for two hotels, restaurants, shops and retail
shopping outlets Developers are being evaluated for their experience and
ability to complete a project. Focus is on job creation and revenue generation
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Harbor Station South: 55 acres of undeveloped land
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Harbor Station South: Development proposals
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Harbor Station South: Development proposals
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Harbor Station South: Development proposals
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Broadway Redevelopment Zone Underway Our Block by Block strategy to renew our Broadway
shopping district is underway Broadway from 23rd to 24th street has been declared
an area in need of redevelopment A conditional developer has been designated A redevelopment plan is being finalized
Proposed project is for a multistory mixed use professional and retail complex with and associated parking deck on DelMonte drive
Project will create over 200 new jobs in our central business district stimulating new business development
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Broadway Redevelopment Zone: Present Condition
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Broadway Redevelopment Zone: Proposed facility