Team Santiago and the NJ Motorsports Park


At the August 20, 2019 Commission meeting Team Santiago will vote on whether or not to extend the NJ Motorsports Park PILOT to 30 years. The track pays a PILOT instead of normal property taxes. By having this PILOT the NJ Motorsports Park pays $175,000 per year instead of the nearly $800,000 they would pay if taxed like everyone else is. A second ordinance has been added to the agenda for a 25 year PILOT for the NJ Motorsports Park. There is no information attached so it is unknown at this time if this is an additional tax break or not. Team Santiago promised transparency as part of their campaign. Transparency is informing the citizens of Millville what is going on in the city, not leaving out information from the agenda. What is Team Santiago hiding?

Ask Team Santiago why at the August 20th meeting they are considering the tax breaks for the NJ Motorsports Park.  Ask Team Santiago why they raised everyone else’s property taxes but want to let the racetrack pay a fraction of what they should be paying. Ask Team Santiago why they are taking care of an out of town business instead of the residents of Millville. Ask Team Santiago why they are not transparent as promised. Ask Commissioner Pepitone how he votes for a tax increase for the citizens when he pays his taxes consistently late or not at all. If the track paid their full taxes then taxes would not have to be increased, ask Team Santiago if they understand this. Ask Team Santiago if they know that none of the racetrack’s PILOT goes to the schools.

It is time to stand up for Millville. Team Santiago needs to know that the citizens of Millville are tired of taking a back seat to everyone else on Team Santiago’s agenda: out of town lawyers, $2 million dollar demolitions, higher taxes, and now a tax break for the racetrack. It is time to let your voices be heard. Tell Team Santiago to stop leaving out information that would tell the citizens what is going on in the city. 

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Mom on mission said…
We need this tax money to help our schools and to fight crime and drug problems in our city. If I have to pay taxes so do they.
August 18, 2019 at 10:47 AM
Millville Insider said…
Attend the meeting on August 20th at 7pm at city hall and let your voice be heard. Ask your friends to attend. The more people that go to the meeting, the more chance there is that they will not pass this tax break.
August 18, 2019 at 12:19 PM
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