Save the Jersey City UEZ

04/09/2010

04/09/2010

When you shop in certified UEZ stores, you pay just half the normal sales tax. The 3.5% sales tax collected is invested in several necessary services and programs in the community. These programs provide training, jobs, security and services we need.

04/09/2010

Your UEZ dollars save Jersey City property owners an average of $200 each year!

04/09/2010

Governor Christie wants to put the UEZ program “on hold” for at least one year beginning July 1st. Without the UEZ funds:

04/09/2010

• 48 Police Officers’ salaries, which have been paid with UEZ Assistance Funds will have to go back into the City’s budget. Since January 2008, $5.5 million in UEZ Assistance Funds have been utilized to train and pay these new officers.

04/09/2010

• The Crime-Deterring Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) Program will not be able to expand — or function — unless the City finds another source to make up the $749,000 shortfall that will occur without UEZ funding.

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• The Street Maintenance Program, in which 30 workers from the “Second Chance Program” and 7 supervisors sweep and clean sidewalks and curbsides, will either be abolished and the workers will be let go, or the City will have to incorporate the $1,051, 204 into its budget.

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• Streetscape and Road Rehabilitation Projects, that have increased pedestrian safety and beautified neighborhood commercial districts, will go by the wayside.

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• The Special Improvement Districts and Main Street Programs — which organize and market local businesses and bring improvements to the community — will lay-off a total of 19 people and will not be able to advertise, hold events or function.

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• Workforce Training Programs, such as the Customer Service Skills Center and Community Partnerships in Hotel Employment— which have prepared and placed more than 800 women and men in jobs — will not be funded.