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Press of Atlantic City Editorial- Ocean City Land Buy Merits Scrutiny
From Press of AC: Ocean City wants to pay $9 million for a 1.9-acre lot on the west side of town. Residents led by the city’s Fairness in Taxes organization think it may be overpaying, and want to slow down and examine the deal. The rush by the city and
Private Emails Between Ocean City and Klause Enterprise Reveal Cozy Relationship
As a part of a continuing effort to protect the taxpayers of Ocean City, representatives from Ocean City Fairness in Taxes have secured documents from the city through the state Open Public Records Act (OPRA) regarding the Klause property purchase for 9 million dollars. Documents clearly show an alarmingly close
Letter to Editor regarding the City Council’s Poor Response to FIT’s Drive to Stop the Purchase of the Klause Property
To the Editor: If so many people on both sides agree that Ocean City should acquire the old Perry-Egan Chevrolet lot for public purposes, how did this become so divisive? Many have blamed Michael Hinchman for causing the uncertainty by raising doubts about the two appraisals upon which the City
The Petition Drive Continues! Contact us to Sign!
On October 9th, Dave Hayes and Dave Breeden delivered petitions containing 400 signatures to the Ocean City. Because Ocean City is a Faulkner Act community, a petition for a referendum requires 10% of the voters in the previous year’s municipal election. In our case, 3,980 voters participated in the 2017
Petition Submitted to Stop City Land Deal
Petition Submitted to Stop City Land Deal By mvitale – October 9, 2018 2083 Fairness In Taxes President Dave Hayes, left, and Vice President Dave Breeden hand in the petition to Ocean City Clerk Melissa Rasner on Tuesday. (Courtesy Dave Hayes) By Maddy Vitale The government watchdog group Fairness In
Car lot tax should have been based on highest use of land, experts say
From the Press of AC October 7, 2018 OCEAN CITY — If two independent appraisals are correct in valuing a former car lot next to the Community Center at $8.3 million to $9 million, the tax assessment on the property should have gone up substantially in 2014, according to real