Charting the Goings-On in Teaneck
//Tomorrow, Fri. February 28th, no building permits will be issued.
The Township will be moving to the new SDL system.
Continue reading “Big Changes to Teaneck Departments – SDL Goes Into Effect on Monday”
//Every year, the Health Department compiles a report regarding the State of Health in the Township of Teaneck
It’s a great resource and full of data about the Town’s health.
Some stats: Continue reading “The State of Health in Teaneck (2019)”
//125 years ago today, on February 13, 1895, “Teaneck, dissatisfied with an administration which permitted “taxation without benefit” took advantage of an Act of Legislature to “secede.””
The first officers were:
At the time of Paul Volcker’s retirement in 1950, the Sunday Sun describes the origins of the Township. You can read the article here: Teaneck’s 1st Shaky Steps Formed Basis of Success
Like many another municipality in the state, Teaneck became a separate corporate body because of dissatisfaction over the manner in which taxes was spent. Most of the Township was then part of Englewood and “Englewood,” says an old account, “had a drainage problem.” The people of the Teaneck section, mostly farmers and such wealthy landowners as the Phelps, sympathized with the Englewood city Fathers, but they couldn’t see their tax dollars going where they were receiving no benefit, so they decided to separate. The act of secession was finally passed by the Legislature on February 13, 1895 (emphasis added).
//This week, Teaneck Today published information about the Democratic Municipal Committee creating an “ad hoc committee”. In an email from the Chair of the TDMC, she said the purpose of the committee was to “explore[] the limitations and rights of the Teaneck Democratic Municipal Committee to participate in n on-partisan municipal elections”
You can read more about the issue and participate in the discussion at the link: here
Seeking to change longstanding rules isn’t something that should be taken likely. Political powers wax and wane. And while this may seem like a move that would help some today, it may not be so desirable, tomorrow.
It’s worth remembering that this isn’t a new idea, either.
Do we want to go down this road, Teaneck?
