The City of Hoboken has launched a public budget survey for residents to help address a $17 million deficit that currently has an over 20 percent tax increase attached to it.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“The budget is one of the most important tools we have to reflect our community’s priorities,” Mayor Emily Jabbour said in a statement.
“By launching this survey, we are giving residents a direct opportunity to collaborate with us and share their ideas about what services we should invest in, where else we can cut, and how we can responsibly generate revenue. Every tax dollar matters and public input will play a key role in helping us shape a budget that reflects the needs and values of our community.”
The survey asks for feedback on potential cost reductions, revenue opportunities, and priorities for city services and investments. Members of the City Council also submitted questions to ensure the survey reflects their input and budget-related considerations.
Questions include how hight the funding priorities (low, medium, or high) are for topics including affordable housing, construction and zoning permitting, historic preservation, rent control, and much more, as well as if the redevelopment planning budget and use of outside consultants should be reduced.
Additionally, the city’s Office of Senior Services will have a station available at the Multi-Service Center, located at 124 Grand St., where staff will help seniors who would need assistance
Responses from the survey, along with feedback gathered at public budget workshops, will help guide the Administration as it develops the city’s introductory municipal budget for the 2026 fiscal year.
The introductory budget will be presented to the council in April, where the governing body will review, amend, and ultimately adopt the final municipal budget, the mayor’s office said.
Residents can complete the survey online here. The survey will remain open until Sunday, March 22nd, at 11:59 p.m.
Jabbour first revealed the dire municipal financial situation in a video posted to the city’s social media pages on Tuesday, which some council members sought answers on at their public meeting the following day, both as HCV first reported.
Hoboken officials may have not know exact numbers but they knew that their unchecked sending would result in a double digit tax increase. They just kept spending.
Nowww that MarineScammerView Towers is off it’s PILOT and the owners can increase rent on vacant units- its time we end that BOONDOGGLE and TAX that massive complex as it should be!
For all too long, that building has been famous for less jumping and so many over income residents scamming in there by illegally sub letting from someone and then taking over the apartment, or putting their ADULT grandchildren on their grandmother’s leases, taking over a dead uncle’s apartment… squatting in a Sublet, and then turning in the main tenant and taking over the lease.
That building is famous for having developers with Lamborghinis living there
Bergen County real estate agent agents
High ranking public safety personnel who make over 200,000 a year!!!
Meanwhile, our homeless shelters and our affordable housing lists are overflowing with thousands of people who really need these apartments!
Hope the City Council President Ramos and others will work constructively to CUT the damn spending!