Councilwoman Rogers Addresses the 2 Percent Cap Problem

Eric Colvin wrote the article Mayoral candidates share ideas for staying under 2-percent cap, which appears in the Point Pleasant News section of The Ocean Star, a publication of the Star News Group. Councilwoman Rogers, one of the two mayoral candidates, provided specific answers. She spoke of "options to drastically lower garbage pickup and recycling expenses” and a pledge to require that appointed professionals "take a 20-percent, hourly-fee reduction, along with tiered billing." Her explanation that: “The pain of the budget must include a shared sacrifice, and not off the backs of taxpayers — they have had enough,” was in keeping with the mood of the electorate and the reality of New Jersey's excessive taxation.