May 10, 2009 (Harrison NJ)  This week the Red Bulls's project  continued along South Frank E. Rodgers.   Contractor's struggled along Rodger's Boulevard to connect water and sewer lines for the Red Bull's stadium.  The water pumps ran at times 24 hours a day pumping what appeared to be a endless supply of water because of the low water line in front of the Red Bull Stadium.  Sewer and water pipes that had not been exposed for years revealed what appears to be some soil which contained the remnants of Harrison's industrial past.  The soil was very black and appeared to be soaked with oil.  Hopefully, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has been vigilant insuring that any polluted soil is removed and cleaned before being reused or dumped in our landfills.  Progress in Harrison has not come without a cost.

The Redevelopers have been assisted by the McDonough Administration at every turn.  Recently, the Mayor and Council  modified the town's Financial Agreement with Advance, who is the designated redeveloper for area in front of the Red Bull's stadium, to insure that the redevelopers do not pay any real property taxes (or more accurately Payments in Lieu of Taxes) by granting them the privilege of not getting taxed until a Certificate of Occupancy is issued.  In effect, the Mayor and Council have circumvented, to the benefit of the redevelopers, the New Jersey tax law which requires a tax assessor to impose a partial tax on improvements made to a property. 

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