Municipal officials have been quietly giving 20-year property tax breaks to developer, according to records obtained by the Paterson Times through an open records request.
Paterson launching Financial Empowerment Center to provide money coaching to residents
Mayor Andre Sayegh is launching a Financial Empowerment Center to provide one-on-one financial counseling or money coaching to residents.
Paterson hiring company to handle tree trimming and removal
Mayor Andre Sayegh’s administration is hiring a Middlesex County company to handle tree trimming and removal.
Paterson adds 16 new officers to police force
Mayor Andre Sayegh welcomed 16 new officers to the police force on Monday morning.
Sayegh loses big in Paterson after Khalique, Mendez win council seats
Mayor Andre Sayegh suffered a severe setback after his critics, former council members Shahin Khalique and Alex Mendez, both certain to oppose his agenda, were elected to the City Council.
Paterson will get $6 million from St. Joseph’s hospital under tax deal
Mayor Andre Sayegh’s administration struck a deal with St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center that will yield $6 million in property tax payments or so-called “community service contribution.”
Developers get 30-year tax abatement from Paterson for $36.6 million housing project
Mayor Andre Sayegh’s administration secured a 30-year tax abatement agreement from the City Council for developers putting up a 74-unit low-income housing project on Mill Street.