2026 Special Improvement District Budgets
Summary
A first-reading ordinance would double the administrative fee the city tax collector keeps from special improvement districts, from 1% to 2%. A public hearing is set for July 15 before it could become final.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jun 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
Doubles the collector's retained fee from 1% to 2% of special improvement district collections.
The city, which retains more of each district collection to cover administration.
Special improvement districts, which would receive proportionally less of their collections.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Municipal Council — June 17, 2026
A first-reading ordinance would double the administrative fee the city tax collector keeps from special improvement districts, from 1% to 2%. A public hearing is set for July 15 before it could become final.
Municipal Council — May 6, 2026
The council adopted 2026 budgets for seven business and neighborhood improvement districts, from the Ironbound to downtown, totaling over $11 million in district assessments and spending.
Municipal Council — April 1, 2026
The council adopted 2026 budgets of $520,000 and $547,100 for the BLC and West Ward special improvement districts, which fund commercial corridor services.
Municipal Council — February 18, 2026
The council adopted 2026 budgets for the Ironbound, Mt. Prospect, Downtown, Bloomfield-Broadway and Newark Alliance districts, funded by special assessments that pay for cleaning, marketing and streetscape work in those commercial areas.
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