PILOT financial agreements

Opposed the PILOT package, arguing the agreements contain no community give-backs, destroy one- and two-family neighborhoods with six-story buildings, strain infrastructure, and shouldn't be rushed in an administration's final months.

The 82-year-old retired longshoreman said Bayonne is overbuilt and broke, demanded blue-collar jobs, and urged the council to reject the projects and instead pursue a stadium on the base.

Argued property owners seeking abatements haven't maintained their properties — icy sidewalks, hazards — and shouldn't be rewarded with tax breaks.