BOROUGH OF
HILLSDALE
09130
RESOLUTION
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Title: Authorizing Settlement of a Tax Appeal for
in the Borough
of Hillsdale
WHEREAS, Harry and Katherine
Randall, the owners of certain real property located at One Carlyle Place,
Borough of Hillsdale, Bergen County, New Jersey, also known as Block 1706, Lot 1
on the official Tax Map of the Borough of Hillsdale, Bergen County, State of
New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, the owner has filed an
appeal to the Tax Court of New Jersey for said premises for the years 2008 and
2009, under docket numbers 007077-2008 and 000277-2009 respectively; and
WHEREAS, the parties have
engaged in settlement negotiations; and
WHEREAS, as a result of those
settlement negotiations, a settlement has been reached; and
WHEREAS, the current assessment
on Block 1706,
Tax
Year 2008
LAND: $ 903,000.00
IMPROVEMENTS: $ 471,800.00
TOTAL
ASSESSMENT $1,374,800.00
Tax
Year 2009
LAND: $ 903,000.00
IMPROVEMENTS: $ 471,800.00
TOTAL
ASSESSMENT $1,374,800.00; and
WHEREAS, the following reduced
assessment proposed for Block 1706,
Tax
Year 2008
LAND: $ 700,000.00
IMPROVEMENTS: $ 400,000.00
TOTAL
ASSESSMENT $1,100,000.00
Tax
Year 2009
LAND: $ 650,000.00
IMPROVEMENTS: $ 400,000.00
TOTAL
ASSESSMENT $1,050,000.00; and
WHEREAS, all refunds due to Harry
and Katherine Randall shall be without interest, provided that payment is made
within sixty (60) days of the date of any entry of Judgment in this action; and
WHEREAS, any refunds due as a
result of this settlement shall be made payable to “Pojanowski & Trawinski,
P.C.” c/o Joseph A. Pojanowski, III, Esq., Pojanowski & Trawinski, P.C.,
attorneys for Plaintiffs and forwarded to Joseph A. Pojanowski, III, Esq., Pojanowski
& Trawinski, P.C., 1135 Clifton Avenue, Suite 206, Clifton, New Jersey
07013; and
WHEREAS, the Tax Counsel and
the Tax Assessor have recommended said settlement to the Mayor and Council; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council
is of the opinion that said settlement is in the best interests of the Borough
of Hillsdale.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED,
BY THE Mayor and Council of the Borough of Hillsdale, County of Bergen, State
of New Jersey, being the governing body thereof, that the settlement in this
matter as set forth hereinabove be and is hereby approved and the Tax Counsel,
Christopher E. Martin, Esq., is hereby authorized and directed to affect said
settlement.
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Council
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Motion |
Second |
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No |
Absent |
Abstain |
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Arnowitz, Max |
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DeJoseph, Jonathan |
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Giancarlo, Michael |
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Hanlon, Marie |
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x |
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Schiavone, Donna |
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Weinstein, Andy |
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Adopted: October 13, 2009
Attest: ________________________ ___________________________________
Robert P. Sandt, RMC Acting Mayor Donna Schiavone
Municipal Clerk