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Montclair meltdown - 
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FYI - Here's an AGENDA resolution on the Little Falls Town Council meeting scheduled for Monday, December 8th - starting at 6:30 PM


RESOLUTION [A| 25-12-08 - #

WHEREAS, Lennar Little Falls Townhomes, LLC (hereafter referred to as "Lennar

Townhomes") owned the land and premises on Block 7 Lot 3.02;

WHEREAS, Lennar Townhomes built condominium units on said land in accordance to a Financial Agreement between Lennar Townhomes and the Township of Little Falls and subject to a

Payment In Lieu Of Taxes plan ("PILOT");

WHEREAS, Lennar Townhomes has sold all of the condominium units and transferred all rights and liabilities to various individual purchasers and a condominium association and, therefore, no longer have any interest remaining in Block 77 Lot 3.02 as of March 1, 2024; and

WHEREAS, Lennar Townhomes had no interest in Block 7 Lot 3.02 and the property in its entirety was then subject to the PILOT and yet Lennar Townhomes was nevertheless billed for property taxes and have paid the same since March 1, 2024;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Tax Collector is hereby authorized and directed to refund the account of Lennar Townhomes for any tax payments and/or fees and penalties rendered after March 1, 2024 in the Amount of $121,352.37; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Township of Little Falls that copies of this resolution be provided to the Tax Collector and the Tax Assessor.

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Thanksgiving weekend was the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), first passed as the Education for All Handicapped Children on Nov. 29, 1975 (the law was renamed IDEA in 1990).

“Fifty years ago, with the passage of IDEA, America made a promise to students with disabilities and their families—that they would be able to participate fully in learning and reach their potential,” said NEA President Becky Pringle.

Before IDEA, students with disabilities were routinely institutionalized, isolated from their peers, and denied access to public education. Today, 95 percent of students with disabilities attend regular schools and more than two-thirds of them are in regular classes, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

Funding has remained an issue, however. From the start, IDEA said the federal government would pay up to 40% of the average per pupil cost for special education students. The federal contribution has never come close—it’s currently just 12%.

Now, the Trump administration is moving selected Department of Education functions to other agencies—a threat not just to IDEA, but public education as a whole. If we allow one part of the system to be dismantled in silence, the rest won’t be far behind. As pastor Martin Niemoller said, “Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”

This week, the Senate is expected to vote on renewing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that have made health insurance affordable for over 20 million Americans. Congress must act immediately or significantly higher premiums—double what they are now, on average—will take effect Jan. 1, the same day massive tax breaks for the ultra-rich become permanent under the GOP’s reconciliation bill.

The impact would reverberate nationwide. One-quarter of those who get health coverage through ACA marketplaces are “very likely” to go without insurance altogether if Congress allows the subsidies to expire, according to a new KFF survey.

Tell Congress what you think!

In Solidarity,

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Kimberly Johnson Trinca 
National Education Association


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The Beneficiary Experience: The Costs of Medicare Advantage



Medicare is becoming more costly and beneficiaries are increasingly struggling to afford care. In 2023, 41% of callers to the Medicare Rights national helpline had questions about affording various Medicare costs, nearly double the percentage of callers who were primarily concerned about costs in 2012. With 54% of eligible beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) in 2025, with projections indicating this number will continue to grow, reducing MA costs and overhauling its financial structure are key to making Medicare sustainable.


The three new briefs in our Medicare Sustainability series examine how MA plans can overpromise and underdeliver in order to drive up enrollment and compensation to MA organizations.


Read full article.


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