Thanks to Jared Hunter for his latest, a look at how the Economic Opportunity Act stacks up against the best practices of local tax policy. I am currently taking a public budgeting and finance course at Rutgers Camden and while this topic doesn’t usually gather a massively engaged crowd, I find the content compelling, especially … Continue reading Render Unto Trenton by Jared Hunter…
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Yesterday, I wrote a quick introduction to the Mayor’s race here in Camden. If you want to know more, the Village — a group of community who bound together to oppose violence in the city and has become involved in everything from education to politics — is hosting a mayoral forum this Monday. Here’s the … Continue reading Meet the Candidates, and Methadone Resistance Continues, and Meeting new LK Blog Author Jared Hunter…
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I had a chance this week to talk to the Courier-Post’s Phaedra Trethan a bit as she wrote her Camden Mayor Dana Redd retrospective. Her piece was fantastic and is reflective of a wider trend where there’s been an uptick in excellent reporting on Camden (by April Saul — more on her run for City Council … Continue reading Camden’s Mayoral Race: First Thoughts…
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Last night I watched as close to 100 Camden residents showed up to avoid another unwanted facility dumped in their neighborhood. I watched the Zoning Board publicly support residents, then vote against them. It was heartbreaking. Jim Walsh captured the proceedings with his lede: The zoning board has narrowly advanced a controversial plan to move … Continue reading Methadone Clinic will Move to Bergen Square (as planned for a decade)…
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Jared Hunter’s latest: Recently, Rutgers Board of Distinguished Governors voted to approve a $1.5 million development project that would relocate the methadone clinic at 424 Market (directly across the street from City Hall) to a currently vacant lot at 6th and Atlantic in the Bergen Square community. The move would take place in order to … Continue reading Comfort Yourselves Together And Edify One Another by Jared Hunter…
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So much going on last week and upcoming this week that I’m struggling to keep up. I’m going to simplify this and break it into bullet points about a few key issues such as the proposed methadone clinic move, the New York Times piece on the Metro Police, the Camden High lawsuit, and Sumner’s closing: … Continue reading Methadone Clinic Protest, NY Times “deep dives”, possible Camden High news and the ugliness of school closures…
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