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DUFFY'S CULTURAL COUTURE
Saturday, 3 December 2016
https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonTwpNJ What the Residents are saying....
Topic: COMMUNITY INTEREST

 


 

 

 https://www.facebook.com/HamiltonTwpNJ

 

What the Residents are saying....

 


 

 

If one takes a quick visit to the Hamilton township, Mercer County Facebook page, you will quickly learn how the residents really feel about their Mayor and her team. The residents feel disappointed, robbed, feel as one resident stated,  "It is just not feasible to stay in this crooked money hungry state and deal with local politicians who simply don't care about the people who live here."

 

This is a township that sent out a notice this week that stated they will have their Christmas tree lighting ceremony on December 16th, at 230pm, on the steps of the municipal building. A tree lighting in broad day light....that makes as much sense as what recently happened to residents with their sewar bills. As much sense as the careless manner in which snow removal is done in the township. It's not been a land of paradise for residents under the first female mayors rein.

 

This same township also has residents  up in arms about how haphazardly their trash and recycle trash is picked up, and the dangers on the roads with speeding trucks in residential areas. The leadership is silent and unresponsive to residents as they beg for mercy and help. This is a leadership that does not care about the residents. They care about themselves and building their staff filled with their family members, kids, cousins,brother/sister-in-laws, etc.

 

Recently, furious residents clutching pink papers saying their delinquent property tax and utility bills would be sold at auction formed a line outside Hamilton's municipal building a few Friday's ago waiting to settle up. Residents stated they never received notices they had overdue bills - or they came late - and were stunned to receive the notices that their arrears would be sold to the highest bidder - at public auction. They had to stand in a long line to try and correct these issues, since the town does not accept online payments for tax sale certificate payments.

 

Unfortunately, Town officials said they were unsure if the tax notices were all delivered in residents' mailboxes at the same time, or combined with the sewer bill issue was just a timing issue.  A comment by a resident was, "Those that paid with money orders or acceptable checks *overpaid* the cost. The amount on the bill is *not* what you owed. At the window the amount you Owe is recalculated and was about $50 less than the stated amount if you paid on Friday. Will those people that paid by check or money order have this returned or credited to the next tax bill? If not, that's theft. - Felix Cruz

 

Hamilton sent the property tax bills late, past when they were originally due.  To clarify, the first payment is always due 8/1.  They sent the bill in mid-August. Residents paid their bills and still got notices. One resident was told that their payment was logged into someone elses account. They were still charged the late fee of $90. How can there be a late fee of $90 on a bill that is only $150? 

 

Even if the township officials took the position of charging residents the maximum by law of a 25% fee to their bill, that would only compute to $37.50, not the $90 to thousands of residents that they were actually charged. This is illegal that the township officials did this.  There are thousands of residents who had leins put on their homes, damaging their credit reports for no reason. There is a class action law suit being slapped on the township and its officials according to residents.

 

The State of NJ says on their taxation website: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/paypen.shtml

 

 Beginning in 2004 the Division began to eliminate the issuance of Statements of Account (the first notice sent to taxpayers). Instead, the first notice will be a Bill and it will show TWO "Amount Due" figures.

"The first Amount Due will be good only through the "Pay By" date shown on the bill and will be comprised of:

  • Tax
  • Interest
  • Late Filing Penalty (5% per month to 25%), and
  • Amnesty Penalty if applicable

Any bill not paid by the "Pay By" date indicated will be subject to the second Amount Due. In addition to the items listed above, the second Amount Due will include a late payment penalty of 5%.

Interest will continue to accrue on the liability until paid, and additional penalties and fees may be assessed as allowed by law
."

 

So even if the township officials took the position of charing residents the maximum by law a 25% fee to their bill, that would only compute to $37.50, not the $90 thousands of residents were charged. This is illegal that the township officials did this.  

Another part of the law focuses on recovery fees.

 

REFERRAL COST RECOVERY FEE

Effective July 1, 2016, the Referral Cost Recovery Fee rate is 10.7%

Beginning sometime in October 2003, the Division began imposing a Referral Cost Recovery Fee as authorized by N.J.S.A. 54:49-12.3 and N.J.A.C. 18:2-2.5(d). In cases where any State tax remains unpaid and the Division refers a taxpayer's account to an outside debt collection agency, a Referral Cost Recovery Fee in the amount of 10.7% of the amount referred will be assessed. This fee will be in addition to any interest or penalties imposed.


$100 LATE FILING PENALTY

The Division of Taxation also began imposing the $100 per month late filing penalty as authorized by N.J.S.A. 54:49-4. The law provides that this penalty may be imposed for each month (or fraction thereof) that a return is late. It will be assessed in addition to the late filing penalty of 5% per month of the underpayment (up to 25%) and, where applicable, the 5% late payment penalty, the referral cost recovery fee, and the cost of collection fee.

The $100 per month penalty will be applicable to business tax delinquencies, including but not limited to gross income tax-employer, corporation business tax, and sales and use tax filings due after December 31, 2003.

The penalty will not be imposed if:

  • The taxpayer files the return within 30 days of the date on the notice, AND
  • The taxpayer has not previously received 3 delinquency notices for any business tax return due on or after December 31, 2003
The penalty will be imposed if:
  • The delinquency is not satisfied within 30 days of the date on the notice; OR
  • The taxpayer previously received 3 prior delinquency notices for any business tax return due on or after December 31, 2003

 

The worker at the municipal building told me scores of folks made the same mistake.  All of them will be paying $40-90 extra for the oops.  Totally their fault and mine, right?

 

What residents are saying...these are taken directly from the township website. 

 

 

 Disappointed. Not only do we not pay sky high property taxes (Mine increased over 3,000.00 this year) But now exorbitant fees for late sewer payments and property liens galore. The yard police going around issuing summons for grass too high while our schools and infrastructure fall apart. It is not looking good here. I have a good job and make a decent wage and I can barely afford to live here. I fear, like many, I will be gone after retirement. It is just not feasible to stay in this crooked money hungry state and deal with local politicians who simply don't care about the people who live here.

 

 

 

Monday am update: RESOLVED! I went down to Town Hall, stood in line and I paid nothing :) Seems that the tax collectors were given clearance to waive fees when appropriate. I didn't pay the $90 and I didn't even pay the $1.01 (plus interest) that I really did own. My slate is clean. Amen!
(William - FYI).
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Mayor Mayor Kelly Yaede (Kelly Yaede), Please come to the rescue of your Hamilton Township residents who are being charged a $90 fee for a late sewer bill. I'm not alone in this problem - there are many of us! Please advise how to proceed with resolving this.

In fact there are 5612 residents in the same boat as me! The sewer bills were mailed late, we paid late and we're being assessed this $90 fee. That $505,080!!!! Not a valid income source Hamilton Township. Fix this!!!

There is going to be a 6abc news story on this tonight by Nora Muchanic, visit her page for a preview.

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Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern
Lori Girtanner Lionelli
Lori Girtanner Lionelli I'm in the same boat. Grrr.
Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern Monday am update: RESOLVED! I went down to Town Hall, stood in line and I paid nothing :) Seems that the tax collectors were given clearance to waive fees when appropriate. I didn't pay the $90 and I didn't even pay the $1.01 (plus interest) that I really did own. My slate is clean. Amen!
Sean Breitenbach
Sean Breitenbach I'm really glad the town did right by you guys. I like Hamilton a lot.
Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern I do too. I still feel bad for the people who can't easily get down to Town Hall during office hours. I'm lucky that my schedule allowed for it today.
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Lori Girtanner Lionelli
Mary Kerschner
Mary Kerschner Good you and any others who get to save the $90.

 

 

Please explain how you can impose a late fee of more than 1/2 of the actual due amount on a sewer bill? Charge cards do not even charge that amount. We were not told what the fee would be and that is wrong. Charge cards send out flyers with all this listed. Hidden fees of the underhanded is what this is. This should be looked into and explained in black and white! We the people should also be told where this extra money (that this township is extorting from their taxpayers) will be going.

Cindy Collins I think you meant to give them a 1 star rating
Rooney Carol
Rooney Carol Oh no they majorly did a bang up job with this fee.
Cindy Collins
Cindy Collins I'm confused? Your happy with Hamilton?
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Michelle M Mattaliano
Michelle M Mattaliano Someone is getting an epic bonus on our expense this is some bullshit
Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern Mayor Kelly Yaede, Kelly Yaede, How are you going to help your Hamilton Township residents resolve this issue?
Rooney Carol
Rooney Carol She's in a meeting.
Rod Houck
Rod Houck They sent out Bills late!!. so I was late and had to pay extra!!.. This is not good!!!
Michelle M Mattaliano
Michelle M Mattaliano She is in a meeting worried bout people wanting to rip her head off
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Rod Houck
Rod Houck The only bill I got was the late one!! same with my daughter!!! THIS IS ROBBERY!!!! I WILL REMEMBER THIS NEXT ELECTION TIME!!
Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern I'm already not a fan of all the giant new construction that is happening around the Township. so much farmland rezone for commercial and residences :( All adding to the traffic and congestion.
Rooney Carol
Rooney Carol Traffic is insane through Yardville anymore. No traffic studies? Impact ? Ohhhhhh that's right it's for the rateables. Forget the people.
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Michelle M Mattaliano
Rooney Carol
Rooney Carol Paid bill in cash and they didn't have $2 to make change. Give me a break!!! Going to apply it to March bill. NO I want my $2!!! Well I will need to charge you 8% interest for each month on my $2. Unbelievable!!!
Janet Dautrechy-Summers
Janet Dautrechy-Summers H I w did they not have $2 if many people paid by cash?
Rooney Carol
Rooney Carol Good question! Don't know because someone took it down for me. I don't get paid when I don't work. My good friend helped me out!!!😂
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Tammy Anne Duffy
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Disappointed. Not only do we not pay sky high property taxes (Mine increased over 3,000.00 this year) But now exorbitant fees for late sewer payments and property liens galore. The yard police going around issuing summons for grass too high while our schools and infrastructure fall apart. It is not looking good here. I have a good job and make a decent wage and I can barely afford to live here. I fear, like many, I will be gone after retirement. It is just not feasible to stay in this crooked money hungry state and deal with local politicians who simply don't care about the people who live here.

The beautiful pink overdue sewer bill notice that oodles of residents received itemized the extra $90 as "costs." Very interesting! Here's an interesting stat: The link from the prominent announcement on Hamilton website's home page for the December online tax lien sale lists over 7,200 "parcels" for sale. The fact that many of the "parcels" are included in the listing because of this sewer bill fiasco and that the sale is "online" yet residents can't pay the bill "online" is just mind boggling!

Toni Kerschner McGovern I've tried calling the Tax collector on this and I'm not getting a response. Have you had any luck?
Michelle M Mattaliano
Michelle M Mattaliano Dont forget its cash or money order no cc or personal checks sooo anyone heading to the building to pay be aware!!!
Michelle M Mattaliano
Michelle M Mattaliano There were people wrapped around the building today
Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern Mayor Kelly Yaede, Kelly Yaede, How are you going to help your Hamilton Township residents resolve this issue?
Jeri Fitzgeorge LaMothe
Jeri Fitzgeorge LaMothe No attorney out there filing a class action suit?
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Being a new homeowner in hamilton, you sure arent making a good impression. I cannot believe the charges over this sewer bill. I even called and explained my situation to the office. Firstly, I was responsible for a sewer payment that was due before I even owned my house, and because that wasnt paid I could not pay my current bill. How does that make sense? It doesn't. Biggest mistake moving to this town.

Michelle M Mattaliano Someone is getting a big bonus on us..
Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern Mayor Kelly Yaede, Kelly Yaede, How are you going to help your Hamilton Township residents resolve this issue?
Tammy Anne Duffy
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$90 fee because my sewer payment is late?? Are you kidding me? I used to be proud of this town. I won't promote it now, in fact I will discourage everyone I can about coming to live here. Just a bunch of crooks left over from another administration, I guess.

Kristen Krulikowski It's ok for them to be late but not the people paying the bills. I'd like to know where they pulled the $90 late fee from, did we all miss that fine print?
Michelle M Mattaliano
Michelle M Mattaliano What can we do about a class action law suit
Michelle M Mattaliano
Michelle M Mattaliano It depends on when u go pay it i went today and i was charged about 42 bucks xtra
Barbara Bilach
Barbara Bilach Still, tho, that's even alot.
Michelle M Mattaliano
Michelle M Mattaliano Its shoukdnt be. Look at all these people
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern Mayor Kelly Yaede, Kelly Yaede, How are you going to help your Hamilton Township residents resolve this issue?
Nancy Gale
Nancy Gale She needs to refund the CASH in the form of a $40 + deduction from the March bill. BTY...Ham Twp...please don't blame the post office for the multitudes of problems caused by your new billing system and the fact that perhaps people were not properly trained on it.
Michelle M Mattaliano
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This sewer bill nonsense is ridiculous. I never got a bill, but then I get a notice I'm delinquent & owe another $90 in "costs"?! Did it occur to anyone that sending 7000 pink slips this week MIGHT be something to double-check first?? Damn idiots deserve all the backlash you're getting if this is how you operate.

Hamilton Township- Never received a bill for my sewer, now I'm being charged a $90 charge for not paying a bill I never received?! And your poor office workers who are totally unprepared for this. How are you going to fix this?!

Toni Kerschner McGovern Mayor Kelly Yaede, Kelly Yaede, How are you going to help your Hamilton Township residents resolve this issue?
Nancy Gale
Nancy Gale Ham. financial director told me they don't work for the Post Office. Not their fault?! A little coincidental so many people did not get a bill. Mayor Yaede...let's have some straight talk.
Stephanie A. Zimmerman
Stephanie A. Zimmerman Oh yes, the woman I spoke with (Terry) said they can't control the mail... with so many who never received bills it seems that the mail is not to blame.
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Tammy Anne Duffy
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So disappointed in Hamilton Township. Never received any notice of a sewer bill, and am a new home owner in Hamilton township. Had to pay a late fee after never receiving a bill. Ridiculous! How am I supposed to pay for a bill I was never notified about.

Toni Kerschner McGovern FYI - there's going to be a news story on this by Nora Muchanic! Go to her page to see the preview!
Alicia Valladares
Alicia Valladares Thanks for the info!
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Tammy Anne Duffy
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Hey, Hamilton! How are you going to rectify the multiple charges debited from residents for the (severely delayed) sewer bills? Overdraft fees being returned would be a great start, but for.thr insane hassle, I would hope you can come up with more......

Andrea Hartz-Pointin Might be nice if they went back to allowing us to pay online for free too! Totally uncalled for that it costs over a $1 to pay them now.
Jennifer Roslowski
Jennifer Roslowski Yeah, over a buck for ACH payment and almost 5 for a debit /credit card!
Andrea Hartz-Pointin
Andrea Hartz-Pointin We definitely pay enough to live in Hamilton, being charged for sewer payments is pathetic especially when it was free in March.
Jennifer Roslowski
Jennifer Roslowski Especially when they didn't send out notices on time, and it really shortens the amount of time a resident would have to mail a check!
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Nick Van Wagner
Nick Van Wagner I can't pay my other bills till wells Fargo returns my money, it's such a hassle
Jennifer Roslowski
Jennifer Roslowski You keep track of all fees, on both ends and submit it to the twp fir reimbursement. It's their screw up.
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Tammy Anne Duffy
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After 1 hour + standing at our Municipal Bldg. where most all in line stated they had not received their sewer bill, I asked the Director of Finances for the twp why we did not receive a bill, he stated "WE don't run the Post Office". Good thing, because you sure aren't running the finances very well. As I was speaking with him an aide whispered to him "Mayor Yaede needs to speak to you immediately" He started to protest and she repeated "IMMEDIATELY". That's right, speak with your financial guy Mayor Yaede....but I remind you, the buck stops with YOU. Voters do not forget here....This needs to be righted. I suggest all the folks who had to pay a fine should be given credit for it deducted from their NEXT bill.

Nancy Gale BTW....how about a late notice next time the "Post Office" messes up. We don't need to be threatened by a tax sale to pay our bills - when we actually do receive them, we pay them. 'nuf said.
Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern FYI - there's going to be a new story on this by Nora Muchanic! Go to her page to see the preview!
Brenda LoCastro
Brenda LoCastro remember being financially raped today on the next election day!
Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern And don't forget about all the farm land that has been rezoned to commercial or residential use. Goodbye trees, hello more traffic.
Rich Jordine
Rich Jordine yep even more senior housing going up in reclaimed "open space"
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Rosanne Michele
Rosanne Michele So he's blaming the post office??
Nancy Gale
Nancy Gale His quote... "WE don't work for the Post Office" Yea, thanks for the tip.
Brenda LoCastro
Jennifer Roslowski
Jennifer Roslowski Funny, even the bills people did receive weren't postmarked until after the due date. This isn't a USPS issue, it's a Twp issue. And their issue is the fact that people are speaking out about their lack of accountability and are pissed at their mismanagement.
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Please give the taxpayers of Hamilton a full financial accounting of all the fees collected today and what the money is going to be used for. Thank you.

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Toni Kerschner McGovern

Is anyone going to address the Tax Sale? I mean, for real??? Disgrace. Why are all comments not accessible on this page under any post?

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Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern Mayor Kelly Yaede, Kelly Yaede, How are you going to help your Hamilton Township residents resolve this issue?
Michael Kalinowski
Michael Kalinowski So we 'forgot' to pay our sewer bill when it was due last month. (FYI: I put forgot in quotation marks because we never actually received a bill.)
So now we have a pretty pink late notice, which notifies us that our overdue balance plus interest and a
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Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern $505,080 if 5,612 people pay the $90 fee! Thanks for those links Micheal. This is unbelievable!
Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern Nora Muchanic - you may be interested in the details that Michael provided above with links to the Township page where the information is provided.
Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern FYI - there's going to be a news story on this by Nora Muchanic! Go to her page to see the preview!
Janna Sheiman
Janna Sheiman and the site isnt being updated, someone paid their bill in the line and as of today its still showing as active in the tax lien
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Tammy Anne Duffy
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Normally, I would give our Hamilton 5 stars. But after this sewer incident we expect better!! Admit it was the Township's fault and remedy this for your residents.

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Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern I went down to Town Hall yesterday to resolve my account. They waived the $90 fee for me! Good luck with your resolution.
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Just moved here in August and heard about tax issue. Now my house is listed for sale for $1 on the tax lien site under the previous owners names! Wtf?

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Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern I owed $1.01. I went down to Town Hall yesterday to resolve my account. They waived the $90 fee for me! Good luck with your resolution. FYI - they're just selling the tax debt, not your house.
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Since when are the township work trucks above the law? Saw one going the wrong way on a one way street (Sam Naples) just to make a U-turn to fill potholes at the corner of Ward and Sam Naples. God forbid they go around like everyone else does. #WhatMakesThemSoSpecial

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Eryn Hull reviewed Hamilton Township1 star

I'm not going to rant about the horrendous plowing job that was done. I am however going to complain about opening the schools when the roads in front of them aren't clear, the sidewalks aren't clear and there's absolutely no safe place for parents to park their vehicle to drop off or pick up. Even the buses had to drop off kids in the middle of the street since that's the only open space. Isn't this what snow days are for, so they can remove the snow and make it safe for kids to arrive and leave school instead of having to be dropped off in the middle of the street or walk in the street because they can't use the sidewalks.

Snow Plow Sal never gave us an ETA on plowing. Curb to curb within 36 hours? Ha! 40 hours later, they "plowed." No cars were parked in the street, yet they missed the mark on both sides by 8 feet. No salt. No sand. This is going to be an icy mess until the next snowstorm!

Our municipal taxes are going up next year. Perhaps this administration can figure out how to operate a plow.

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Megg Lex
Megg Lex We live in the same development. Plows came through at 6am today. Car after car (as well as all wheel drive trucks) have had to be pushed after getting stuck. Hoping they're going to come through and "plow" a little more efficiently at some point. It seems as though our few back streets are an afterthought and it's been this way for years.
Rich Hundley
Rich Hundley They're not coming back......
Kevin Lamb
Kevin Lamb I'm going to take a picture of the high school kids and the bus getting stuck in front of my house, yup plows came through and drove around the area to register the "GPS" for good old Snow Plow Sal.
Dan Poissonnier
Dan Poissonnier I got dropped of home from work Monday to find a 10 foot tall mound of snow in front of my mailbox. I'm the last house on a dead end. What was the snow left in the street? Oh and I got dropped off because I couldn't get out at 7 am monday morning because we never even had 1 truck come down the street. In my 4 years living here we have never seen salt of sand put down. I did my part and cleaned the side walks
Dan Poissonnier's photo.
Kevin Lamb
Kevin Lamb Well I have to say the plows did make a second pass (with the plow in the down position) the other day and my street is now fine.
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School system Hamilton TWP has became a dumping ground for Trenton Parents who use Hamilton address to send and educate their kids here and We as a taxpayers pay for IT.

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Now that i get to pay an extra $500 a year in taxes, can we hire workers that don't leave half my garbage on the street in front of my house? Oh oh, and then the lovely township employees who tell me it's my problem and there not cleaning it up?

Yardville should pay less in taxes based on municipal services. Still waiting for a plow, even though 3 cars got stuck on the road in front of my house this morning. No doubt it will come around midnight tonight (over 48 hours after the storm stopped) and freeze over, making it impossible to get to work by 7am.

The mayor is a total ass hat and doesn't understand shit if it's my yard I think its safe to park on my yard instead of the streets, 1 I feel it's safer to keep my car on the yard instead of the street where multiple things could happen but instead of understanding people she decides to fine us for parking on my yard not there yard mine worst township in America.

Shameful job plowing all streets around my son's school. There's no place for parents to park that have to bring their kids to school, let alone for the buses to safely park and drop off/pick up students. Unsafe for parents/students/teachers, etc. I couldn't believe it was still terrible at pick up today at 3:30, I thought for sure the Township would have come back during the day today to rectify this. I'm sure the residents of these streets are unhappy as well with the terrible quality of the plowing. SO Disappointed with the plow job, how can the Township leave the streets surrounding schools in such condition?!

Dissatisfied would be understatement witht he sewer bill debacle 2016!!! #notright #whogotthebonus

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Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern Mayor Kelly Yaede, Kelly Yaede, How are you going to help your Hamilton Township residents resolve this issue?
Michelle M Mattaliano
Michelle M Mattaliano I was late for work and paid extra... i would not like a check i would like cash only just as you took from residents
Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern FYI - there's going to be a news story on this by Nora Muchanic! Go to her page to see the preview!
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Once again 2 more roads in a newer Hamilton Township development getting new curbs and pavement that were built WELL after Springdale Avenue which has NEVER been repaved in 40 to almost 50 years!!
The excuse they keep giving me at the township is that these are all "higher traveled roads" that need repair before Springdale Avenue, that excuse holds no water and is complete BS!!

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Very disappointed with the lack of web information for the events at veterans park and throughout the township. Nearly impossible to find any info besides the signs posted at a select number of intersections. We showed up to the park for Septemberfest with our dogs, as we have every year, to find they are no longer allowed. And the same has occurred for the fireworks on the 4th. At an outdoor event? In the park? And the dog parks inconveniently closed for those coming from too far to bring their dogs home. If you don't want dogs, that's fine, but please, let's have a little more information beforehand than to arrive at the park and discover the change then. Thumbs down Hamilton.

Just want to thank you for having Rusling Paving plow our street. What a joke they threw slush all over my cleared sidewalk and left 3 feet of snow/slush curbside. Wouldn't be so bad if they had taken the time to make sure the storm drains got cleared. Instead we had to bust our butts twice to clean our walks and we had dig out all that slush from the storm drain to get the water from settling in front of our driveway. Very disappointed in how my tax dollars are being spent for snow removal.

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place sucks...........................50 characters

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Class action lawsuit coming down the pike over this sewer bill nonsense.

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There are a couple open cases (regarding theft of money) with the Police department that they refuse to act upon. I've left a couple messages with Detective Jeff Neilson who won't return my calls! I am now wondering if I can have the cases transferred to the State Police where I may get better action?

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Mark Skwara
Mark Skwara They don't investigate reported crimes so they can boost of a "low crime rate" and how they "keep Hamilton safe"..... Same thing here, I reported criminal theft of property, knew who done it with overwhelming proof and they said "you have a good case in civil court"..... what a joke!
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What hoops do I have to jump through to get the police to do something about the cars speeding down my street and passing my sons handicapped bus while he's on the lift? This is now a daily occurrence and it's completely unacceptable that I have to be the one to step in front of cars trying to pass the bus because they can't take two extra minutes out of their day to wait for a child's handicapped bus. Something NEEDS to be done.

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Chrystal Curci
Chrystal Curci Well that didn't even take a whole year for me to be woken up by a drunk driver speeding down my street, hitting one parked vehicle them flipping onto my parked vehicle. Speed limit is 25.... Can we PLEASE get speed bumps and more than 1 speed limit sign yet?!?!?!?!?
Chrystal Curci

Hamilton, what is up with the playgrounds being closed at our Elementary schools? Really?!?!?!?! Not up to code?! How much could it possibly cost to get them up to code? And where is the money?!?!?!? This is INSANE. Only in NJ.

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Yolanda C Varga
Yolanda C Varga Totally agreed!
They had all summer to fix this
And they didn't do anything 😡
Kevin Klosinski
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Isn't there a law about clearing your sidewalks 24 hours after the storm? I nearly slipped and fell just out walking. Im sorry i don't like walking in the street. Clear your sidewalks and put salt down please. I called taco bell corp for the sidewalk cause i slipped and fell there. Not happy at all.

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My taxes go up every year but the sub par services stays the same. It's been days since the snow fall and all the major streets are plowed and salted but not my street or many of the local side streets I travel everyday.

I have been in Hamilton for approximately 15 years now and have watched the school ratings decline. How come our surrounding townships cans have schools rated with 9's and ours are mostly 4's. House prices are awful. How is this not a top priority!

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Yolanda C Varga
Yolanda C Varga We feel exactly the same way. That's why we are moving as soon as possible
Tammy Anne Duffy
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The fact that we're 4 days post storm and my neighborhood is still untouched by a plow is ridiculous. I just got stuck on my own street. Snow plow sal needs to get over to the neighborhood surrounding lalor elementary ASAP.

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Hamilton Police and Township do a horrible job at enforcing the law about fireworks. It's very inconsiderate to not only our veterans who suffer from PTSD, but it's also ILLEGAL!! That's right, ILLEGAL!! Not to mention our pets are terrified as well. Independence Day is not about drinking beer, cooking out and shooting off crappy fireworks. If you don't know what it's about, then google it! And yes, while the law has taken away your freedom to fire off said fireworks, it's also taken away mine to walk in you yard and punch you in the face in front of you friends and family. As much as I'd love the satisfaction to do so, I don't, because it's AGAINST THE LAW!!! So, since I'm all for obeying the law, I would hope others would too. If you want cheap entertainment, then get a bug zapper, you simpletons!

Cannot believe what i thought was going to be a long drawn out process of trying to get a resolution with an issue at our business was handled within minutes by an officer that took time out of his day to help. Thank you Hamilton Police Department :) Officer Tabolski

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I'm am so disgusted with the condition of my street 3 days after a major snowstorm. These conditions are deplorable. My daughter is a young driver and cannot get down this street without getting stuck.
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NJ is building a great bicycle trail network, except in Hamilton Township. I think Mayor Kelly Yaede and Hamilton PD hate bicycles. They have NO commuter bicycling infrastructure.....only load your bike in your car and go to Veterans Park to ride crappy bike path! If you go to the surrounding towns, West Windsor, Lawrenceville, Trenton or Bordentown, there's fantastic trail networks, commuter link paths and dedicated lanes on roadways!

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I love the growth of Hamilton but we could use a Target, a Wegmans, and more diversity in our elected offices. And for heaven's earth stop blocking the development of Kingdom Church on Kuser Rd! It makes us look unwelcoming to minority businesses and organizations.

live in g-16...probably one of the last streets to get plowed .That's ok,someone has to be last.I live on a coldesac & always leave cars in the driveway to keep street clear for plows.....Plows just left 7:40pm.Just about all the snow on the coldesac is piled up over my curb because other cars weren't moved...Been here for almost 30 yrs..Not Happy with MY Gal Sal !

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Ralph Chiappetta Sr.
Ralph Chiappetta Sr. New year..same problems...Plows arrived on Hirth Dr approx 4pm 1/25/16.Large dump truck & 1 pk-up truck did well on the drive,but the coldesac was left a mess....Large dump was getting stuck,neighbors came out to help the driver...many areas in coldesa...See More
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I just came from the Open Ceremony for the new wing of the Township animal shelter. The building is beautiful, and our Mayor announced the addition saved taxpayers about half a million dollars. I am grateful we have such a professional facility, staffed by an always courteous and caring team!

11/21 Update (revised to 3 stars): Tax issue was resolve; but it would have been better for the Township to prevent all that aggravation.

Nov 2016 (revised to 1 star) The tax collector's office has imposed a $90 late fee on a $1.01 charge??? WHAT IS THIS?? Can't get any answers on line, on the phone, and can't get to the building today. Apparently I'm not alone, this is happening to many residents and I believe it is because the billing statements were mailed AFTER the due...

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Toni Kerschner McGovern
Toni Kerschner McGovern Mayor Kelly Yaede, Kelly Yaede, How are you going to help your Hamilton Townshipp residents resolve the 2016 Sewer Bill issue?
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Great job in plowing Pope Ave. like the idea of a family friendly rec center as proposed by the Mayor. Instead of cutting down many trees and uprooting many "little critters", why not make use of the empty Shop Rite/Cost Cutters lots for this purpose ?

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Tammy Anne Duffy
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Hamilton Township is looking to destroy a cat colony that has been in existence for over 17 years. They should help save taxpayers $$ and embrace TNR. It will save the township $$ and reduce the feral cat population. Livingston NJ just started a pilot program, why can't Hamilton?? Oh, that is because all the township elected officials drink at Killarney's Bar!

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What are the chances we can get a left turn signal for left turns from Edinburg to Whitehorse-Mercerville @ 5 Points? It is an awful turn to make, especially during rush hour.

Love working in Hamilton at the Tilted Kilt. All the guest that come in are awesome. Thank you all for coming in for $2 domestic and $3 imports and craft beers

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Love the local parks and all of the activities! However, people smoking and leaving cigarette butts behind ruins it. Is smoking even permitted in the parks?

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My street is worse today then it was yesterday. Cars are still getting stuck. Blairmore drive is horrible.

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What is with the sudden crime spike in the Whitehorse area? 2 or more attempted break ins, attempted car being stolen. Sounds like we need more police presence.

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I hear the Mayor is planning furloughs and layoffs to save taxes. Feel bad for all the employee's.

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Shame on the township for your snow plowing, or lack of!! $14,000 in taxes?!? I want a partial refund!!

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Mike Kirsch
Mike Kirsch They did on Quakerbridge Rd., and took everything along with it. Twice - took the neighbor mailbox, then came back for ours.
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Tammy Anne Duffy
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Would be nice to park in front of my own house!!! Township told us to keep the street clear of cars so they could plow curb to curb, and yet, here I am, 4 days later, with 5 feet or snow from my curb to the street. You know what's funny is that my mom called three times and complained about the terrible plow job, and so did our neighbors, SEVERAL OF THEM, yet, when a second plow came by this morning, it got the snow that it already plowed, and just moved it into the STILL REMAINING 5 FEET LONG PILE OF SNOW THAT I STILL CANNOT PARK IN.

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terrible snow removal. so many people in the neighborhood stuck at intersection.

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Stray cats running all around the neighborhod. Township said nothing they can do about it. And they refuse to issue me a trap.

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The men on plow 231 were very kind and helpful. I still be stuck if not for their help

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Bradford ave has not been plowed! When will it be done!?!

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I love how everyone else on our street but us got their recycling picked up today.

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THE CROSSING GUARD AT KUSER SCHOOL IF MORE INTRESTED IN TALKING TO THE PARENTS AND THE ICE CREAM TRUCK LADY THAN CROSSING THE KIDS CANT POST MY VIDEO HERE SORRY

Was that a township truck spraying for mosquitoes on Wesley Ave at 5 am this morning????? Would of been nice if you informed the neighbors! Thank goodness my windows were closed so my parrot didn't get fumigated!!

Now your Sh.t plowing has kept the schools closed.I also enjoy staying home from work on days it snows to shovel out and the next day I have to wake up an hour early to shovel ice burgs from the plow that comes down the rd at 4am, luckily I have a shale bar and pick axe. I do appreciate that you send 2 plows out in my neighborhood, the only problem is they must have magnets in the driver door cause they get stuck together in the middle of the road and are left to bullsh!t with each other. Don't worry I will wait for them to finish there conversation before I go to work. Maybe you should give your drivers a diagram on how to plow a street so this doesn't happen again. Is there a tax rebate form I can get for my wasted time and taxes?

I have to say I am complete disgusted that the township did not plan better for this storm. Knowing what was to be expected with the amounts of snow. And having to close schools again due to neighborhood roads being unsafe to travel. Is just disgusting!

The township needs more experienced plow drivers. Marjorie way is a mess. In front of my house there is eight feet of snow from curb to road. Are they afaid of hitting the curb?

I would think more of it if they had not just pushed a four yard block of packed snow on top of the storm drains near my house!

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Cristy Womack Burton
Cristy Womack Burton And add to that being on hold over an hour with this HAMSTAT hotline!!!!
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Still waiting for a plow on McClellan and harrison. No salt either. Both streets are still a sheet of ice. We have older people on the street. Please at least throw us some salt!!!

A great big THANKS to the gentleman who plowed my street this afternoon. He did a great job and then spread sand. I live on Tettemer Ave and I really appreciate that he did such a great job.

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it's ashame that the township barely plows secondary streets. I was in complete shock when they plowed the last snow storm but shout out for plowing and resulting in my vehicle getting stuck a few houses down for a good 45 minutes.

Thank you HamiltonTownship! Our street was just replowed to get the leftover snow off of our street. Great job...well done! Thank you again snowplow staff for all of your hard work!

My street needs to be plowed and salted- I am on Marshall between Edinburgh and Nottingham. What looked to be a group consisting of a set of grandparents with their grandchild were almost hit yesterday on the way to the elementary school.

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Love this for keeping track of what is going on in my township

Any chance my street will actually get plowed after this storm? Moved to Tudor drive 3 years ago and our street has never been plowed. It's pretty unacceptable.

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Daniel Slaiciunas
Daniel Slaiciunas Been living on John Paul Dr. for 30 years. We rarely get plowed, we have a better chance of being plowed in at Kristen Way. So good luck with that
Laura Case Matecha
Laura Case Matecha Dancer Driver never sees a plow either.
Michelle Larsen
Michelle Larsen I see they now don't allow comments to be seen to their most recent posts!! Guess they don't like the residents commiserating on how terrible their handling of snow is!
Austin Akins
Austin Akins Dont worry they came and plowed my road this weekend after it already melted down to pavement. Kinda pointless then
Susan Quade Gabriel
Susan Quade Gabriel I noticed the comments are no longer able to be viewed. Unfortunate as I wanted to comment I was satisfied, for once, with the plowing in my Zone E-15.
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Little disappointed that my street was never plowed, even though they said it was

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Help support your local cheerleaders!! Our wonderful Mitey Mites have been invited to perform in Disney in a couple of weeks and are looking for the community's help. Please see our FB page, Hamilton Revolution Pop Warner Cheer for different fundraisers and ways you can help us out. And if you see us out and about please say "Hi!!"

Please keep a look out for my two dogs that are missing, they are both black and small about 15-20 lbs! Thanks

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Is anyone working at veterans park? Grass is not cut trash in the parking lots. I would hate to see this great park get ruined.

Why were the sewer truck up and down Tanglewood Drive~late Sat night removing man hole covers????

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Lisa Gatto Varvar
Lisa Gatto Varvar there was a back up somewhere and it started coming up in our utility sink so tony called and they came and fixed it :)
Jennifer Ayres Gurgurich
Jennifer Ayres Gurgurich I'm glad you called! Our down stairs toilet was 'bubbling all day yesterday! I had no idea it could be from that type of thing Lisa! Thanks Tony!
Tony Varvar
Tony Varvar Your welcome Kathy. I was surprised the township responded so quick. I called back yesterday to thank them for the fast service. Our sink in the basement was backing up. This also happened about a year ago. I know it was the main sewer line when that sink backs up.
Tammy Anne Duffy
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Why hasn't trash been picked up in the Briarwood development?

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Does st patric parade still for today at hamilton ave?

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Saint Mary's School is blessed to have so many good neighbors supporting us! Please join us in our gym tonight at 7:00 in a show of support for our 125 year Bordentown tradition.

Anyone know what all the Rumbling was on Saturday Feb 23?
Someone said it was from Fort Dix, but I have a hard time believing that. To be that loud, all day, it would have rattled (or shattered) windows of homes closer to Fort Dix. We have to be 15-20 miles away at least.

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What is the start time of the St Patricks parade this year?

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what about plowing Whitman Road, Saranac Road got plowed twice already and I am sure Kino and Stamford got done. What about Whitman?


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Updated: Saturday, 3 December 2016 8:22 AM EST

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