Will Bayonne drown in rising water bills? ×
Can residents stay afloat amid years of consecutive increases?
Bayonne may not have many options when it comes to dealing with its 40-year joint water contract between Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and SUEZ Water.
At the May meeting of the Bayonne City Council, concerned citizen and Board of Education Trustee Jodi Casais grilled the city council over the rising cost of water bills. She has started multiplepetitions urging the city to dump the current contract after years of sharp increases.
City Council President Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski said the council had hired the law firm Rainone, Coughlin, and Michello (RCM) to review the contract. At the June meeting, she revealed the initial findings.
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Animal control contract goes to NJ Humane Society
Geoffrey Santini is again involved in Bayonne ×
A mural of animals on the wall outside the WNY shelter.
The Bayonne City Council has awarded the contract for an animal control officer and animal shelter to the NJ Humane Society of West New York. The organization offers animal control and rescue services and owns a no-kill shelter at 6412 Dewey Ave. in WNY.
The contract will run from May 1 to Dec 21, 2021, with the option to extend it twice, each for one year. It will pay $6,765.48 monthly, for $54,123.84 over an eight-month period. Subsequent renewals will bring the annual contract to $81,185.76.
By Max Pizarro | March 4, 2021, 3:00 pm | in City Confidential
Jimmy Davis suspected Nick Chiaravalloti was going to somehow get the drop on him.
The mayor had heard the chatter behind his back about how he was great for the ribbon cuttings but not for the fine points of deal-making, and while it may have suited that crust of guys in the establishment to have a guy in city hall who wasn’t manic about details – Davis was more than just that, too.
When he did choose to focus on something, he could punch back.
And that could be a problem.
He heard 31st District Assemblyman Chiaravalloti might shop around for another mayoral candidate in 2022.