The inequitable sharing, Pfeiffer said, has a long history that favors municipal governments. This is because when initially established by the legislature, PILOTs were only available to Urban Aid municipalities, which would typically correspond with the list of then Abbott districts, where the state covered greater portions of school costs.
“We may start seeing signs of a recession, but that doesn’t mean we’re in a recession,” he told NJ101.5. “The economy is constantly flowing, changing. I don’t see us at the moment being in recession. But there clearly is potential for that.”
One of the issues with these subsidies is the lack of accountability, Pfeiffer said. A 2019 report stated that CRDA failed to monitor the actual cost and economic impact of the Miss America Competition when it negotiated the second contract with the organization in 2016, according to an audit of the agency.
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