Community issues
How Do PILOTs Work?
PILOTs (Payment In Lieu of Taxes) are a tool to attract and enhance new investments in a town. They are used to encourage projects that would not otherwise be economically feasible. Read More About PILOTs.
Balancing Bound Brook's Budget
Municipalities struggle with the same thing that we all do at our kitchen tables: balancing the money coming in with the stack of bills that precedes the money going out. Which things are most important, and which are luxuries we can do without when our resources are low?
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Town Planning
Every town in NJ has a mechanism to determine how changes in property use affect their municipality. It allows vacant land to be reused in different ways and buildings that are decrepit or underutilized to have a new life. Towns create a “road map” to look at the overall needs of the town, which is called the Master Plan.