2009 Ammended Budget to be introduced

The Borough Council will introduce an amended 2009 budget tonight (Wednesday 9/16/09) at 7:30 at Borough Hall. The meeting is open to the public.

The finance committee will recommend adoption of a budget that amends the previously introduced budget. The previous budget called for a 28% increase in the amount to be raised by taxes for municipal purposes, while the current proposed budget calls for a 4% increase in the amount to be raised by taxes for municipal purposes.

Although this is a dramatic improvement over the initial budget, it is not acceptable to me and I will propose additional cuts in the budget appropriations at tonight’s meeting. I feel that the real estate tax in Bound Brook is, and has been for some time, too large a burden for taxpayers to bear. This is even more so during this time of unprecedented economic difficulties faced by our nation and the world.

It is in your interest to attend this meeting and either voice your support or your opposition to the amended budget and or any proposed modifications offered at the meeting. To help you in making this decision I will e-mail to you, at your request, an Excel spreadsheet that provides the details of the proposed budget together with a summary printout.

The spreadsheet is presented as a summary, however if you “click” on the “+” signs to the left of the sheet it will open underlying details. There are 4 levels of detail that can be opened by department and then closed by “clicking” on the “-“ sign.

You may also open all departments at once by “clicking” on the numbers 1,2,3 or 4 at the top of the left hand columns.

E-mail or call me 732-469-3983 if you have any questions and please forward this to anyone that you feel has an interest in Bound Brook taxes.

Councilman Ben Auletta

A visit to the Cherry Blossom Display Newark NJ

 Bound Brook is an attractive residential community but we do not have much open space so "brookers" have to travel a bit to picnic in a park.  I know of a picturesque spot in the town of my birth - Newark, NJ (approximately 30 miles or 45 minutes away) that has a display of Cherry Blossoms that rivals the famous display in Washington, D. C. The clip above was taken by me a few years ago.

Check the live Webcam link Here to be certain they are in full bloom before you visit.

The address to map the location is 115 Clifton Ave., Newark, NJ

Democrats seeking $ from Democratic Congress

Just to update you. The Borough has supplied a list of "ready to go" projects to our congressmen for consideration for grants from the stimulus package. Our "wish list" totals $5 1/2 million for the following projects:

• $2,227,500 for Watchung Road rehabilitation


• $1,271,875 for Metape Area Reconstruction


• $1,740,188 for High Street rehabilitation


• $300,000 for Vosseller Avenue Sanitary Sewer Lining

These are all projects that we really need to do and the plans are already prepared. We just need to find the money.