EO mayor introduces city budget before settling union contracts
Photo by Chris Sykes East Orange Mayor Lester Taylor addresses the audience who came to the community meeting on Wednesday, March 23, at the East Orange Public Library, to discuss the $134 million Calendar Year 2016 City Budget with a 1.9 percent tax increase he later introduced on Monday, March 28, at City Council's regular meeting, although the Police and Fire department contracts had still not been settled.