Revaluation looks bad for some homeowners
"The net result is that those who least expect it and can least afford it get hurt ..."
      If the revaluation of Manal-apan occurs as reported in the Dec. 20 edition of the News Transcript, there will be serious implications for the residents of Manalapan and the value of their homes. The majority of homes in the town were built prior to the 1991 assessment and are currently taxed at the rate of $3.69 per $100 of as-sessed val-uation.
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Relief from tax burden should, but will not, begin with politicians
      This is an open letter to Greg Bean, executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers, regarding his Coda column, "If They Won't Do It, We'll Have to Do It Ourselves," that appeared in the Dec. 20 News Transcript. I am a resident of Old Bridge and have been for the past 19 years.
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Mayor is obligated to attend Planning Board meetings
      The News Transcript recently reported that Marlboro Mayor Robert Kleinberg failed to show up at 80 percent of the scheduled Planning Board meetings in 2006. Mayor Kleinberg said he did not feel the necessity to attend Planning Board meetings because he "trusted his appointees to do the right thing" and that "when he feels his presence is needed he makes it his business to attend.
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Resident likes idea for proposed dog park in Manalapan
      I just returned home from the Middlesex County off-leash dog park in Jamesburg. Having a licensed dog in Manalapan, I feel it is time that our town recognizes there are dog owners who do not have fenced-in yards, or would like to have their dog socialize with other dogs.
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Gov. should keep promise for constitutional convention
      If we were to cast a television adaptation of "Trenton Does Property Tax Relief," who better to star than Jerry, George Costanza and Cosmo Kramer? The bumbling, stumbling and ineptitude would be funny, if it wasn't so sad. Many of us have worked for several years seeking a citizens constitutional property tax convention.
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