In a letter to the editor, Jersey City resident Tricia Cuthbertson argues that Ward E Councilman James Solomon broke a campaign pledge by supporting a long-term tax abatement for the 6th Street Embankment.
Earlier this month the downtown Embankment park project passed with city council member James Solomon voting yes for the 30-year tax abatement for a residential building that contains only 30 units of affordable apartments.
With a total of 604 units in this 40-story downtown building, that sets aside only 5% of apartments as affordable housing. This is far short of his commitment in his campaign to set aside 20% of new development projects for affordable housing.
If you peel back the onion’s layer, a majority of the Embankment Coalition project leaders and the local business sponsors are significant financial donors to his campaign…