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sweetbldnjesus t1_jaezv2f wrote

Reply to comment by carregaldosal in New Jersey’s notorious property-tax bills went up once again last year, growing on average by more than $200 or more than 2%, according to the latest data from the state; the increase pushed the average New Jersey property-tax bill to a record-high $9,490 in 2022 by rollotomasi07071

My town pays a few million dollars to bus kids to private schools when the town is so small they don’t offer bussing to public school kids. I believe Christie passed that law but don’t quote me in that.

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Ilovemytowm t1_jaezq9m wrote

Reply to comment by pixel_of_moral_decay in New Jersey’s notorious property-tax bills went up once again last year, growing on average by more than $200 or more than 2%, according to the latest data from the state; the increase pushed the average New Jersey property-tax bill to a record-high $9,490 in 2022 by rollotomasi07071

Yep that's the typical ignorant response. Just build high density housing everywhere you look.... like New Jersey already is in full of high density housing, cities and warehouses. Like we don't clear cut enough forest s. And the more high density housing you build the more schools you need the more taxes go up. It makes my eyes bleed reading ignorant s*** like that in a post about why our taxes so high... Oh because of schools. Why not have the whole damn state look like one big Walmart parking lot with every single bit of green space annihilated for high density housing.

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BrownMan65 t1_jaezldf wrote

Reply to comment by Lost-Recording3890 in After nearly 250 days working without a contract, rank-and-file members of the Rutgers University faculty and staff unions are set to start voting Tuesday on whether to authorize a strike: The two unions have been negotiatingwith Rutgers since their contract expired in May 2022 by rollotomasi07071

If you think universities aren’t being run in the same way businesses are then you haven’t been paying attention to what’s going on in higher education in this country.

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salonpasitself t1_jaezjew wrote

Reply to After nearly 250 days working without a contract, rank-and-file members of the Rutgers University faculty and staff unions are set to start voting Tuesday on whether to authorize a strike: The two unions have been negotiatingwith Rutgers since their contract expired in May 2022 by rollotomasi07071

I couldn’t find info on this but, are the medical schools linked to Rutgers RWJMS and NJMS faculty also subject to this strike?

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Cashneto t1_jaezg80 wrote

Reply to Make sure all snow is off your roof! by coreynj2461

I saw someone do a hard stop with 6 inches of snow on their roof, the snow fell down on their windshield and they couldn't see. Luckily this happened in a local road (30 mph speed limit), had it been on a highway it would have been an immediate accident.

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Reply to comment by ICEOUTofNJ in Are NJ Legislators Trying to Promote Logging in NJ's Public Forests? by ICEOUTofNJ

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ICEOUTofNJ OP t1_jaeytw1 wrote

Reply to comment by bluething79 in Are NJ Legislators Trying to Promote Logging in NJ's Public Forests? by ICEOUTofNJ

There has been a lot of debate about the Young Forest Initiative which I think is what you are referring to. It is far from accepted science though. Michael Kellet actually did some research on the principles of the Young Forest Initiative and wrote a peer reviewed paper on the subject. It is his opinion that it is not helpful to cut down forest to create habitat. He presented some of the results from his paper here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCC2_ZBRKUg

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bluething79 t1_jaexqeq wrote

Reply to Are NJ Legislators Trying to Promote Logging in NJ's Public Forests? by ICEOUTofNJ

Not arguing that there will be money made but let us not overlook the fact that these cuts also allow for regeneration of old growth forests which, in turn, invites native flora & fauna species to reclaim areas taken over by invasive species. It allows the land to regenerate much like it would have before we began disallowing forestry such as this. “Back in the day” natural disasters like fires, flooding, etc may have wiped land clean but the land did regenerate naturally.

This is a complex debate that deserves more scrutiny by people making their own decisions after being properly educated. We need to listen to each other and learn together. The old growth forest looks very pretty with all those big beautiful oaks, maples, etc but is that the only sign of a healthy forests??

Trust me, I’m not here to argue and insult other people, just presenting a very high level overview of another thought process.

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