Njengokuba isixeko iAtlantic sijijisana nokubhengezwa njengongenamali, uSodolophu uDon Guardian uyasityhalela emva isindululo esivela kuMongameli weSenate uSteve Sweeney wokubeka esweni ngakumbi ukuthatha ilizwe . Ukuthatha kukarhulumente kungabona iTrenton ithengisa isixhobo samanzi sedolophu, kunye nesikhululo seenqwelomoya esingasasebenziyo eBader Field. Jonga ileta evulekileyo epheleleyo yeGuardian ejongene nesicwangciso sikaSweeney esingezantsi.
Kwiinyanga ezilishumi elinesibhozo ezidlulileyo, iRhuluneli uChris Christie kunye noMongameli weSenate uSteve Sweeney baqhuba iintlanganiso ezintathu ukunceda iAtlantic City. Ngexesha lengqungquthela yesibini, uMongameli weSenate uSweeney uxhase uthotho lweebhili eziza kuthumela imali yekhasino kuRhulumente ngqo esiXekweni, ukuvalela intlawulo yepropathi yekhasino, kunye nokuthintela iikhasino ekuqhubekeni nokubhengeza irhafu. Uncedo olubalulekileyo ngokwenene kwaye luxatyiswe kakhulu, kodwa okulusizi,kwiinyanga ezilishumi elinesibhozo kamvaIimali ebezidingeka kakhulu kwaye zithembisiwe azikafiki kwiAtlantic City. Ngokudibana nezenzo zeSenethi, iBhunga lesiXeko kwaye ndaphakamisa isicwangciso sokubuyiselwa kwemali esikholelwa ukuba singakhokelela kuzinzo kwezemali. Esi sicwangciso ubukhulu becala asizange samkelwe nguRhulumente nangona uninzi lweengcebiso zakhe zagqitywa liqela likaRhulumente.
Ukuqukunjelwa kwengqungquthela yesithathu, iRhuluneli yakhupha i-odolo yesigqeba sokwenza uMlawuli oNgxamisekileyo. Waqesha i-gurus ezimbini zezemali ezazincede iinkampani ezinengxaki zemali ukufumana indlela yazo yokubuyela kwimpilo yezemali ngezigqibo ezinzima, kwaye kwezinye iimeko, ukubhengezwa njengongenamali. Umphathi wezoNgxamiseko, uKevin Lavin kunye nomcebisi wakhe okhethekileyo uKevin Orr, babenebhajethi yezigidi zeedola kubo kwaye baqesha u-Ernst & Young wokuhlengahlengisa abagcini zincwadi, owayesakuba yiJaji yaseUS Bankruptcy iJaji uSteckroth kunye nenkampani yomthetho yaseSkadden Arps. I-Detroit ibhengeze. Indima yabo yayikukufumanisa ukuba sisiguqula njani isiXeko iAtlantic, sithethathethane ngetyala lelifa kunye nababolekisi abaphambili besixeko abanjengoBorgata kwaye bafayilishe ingxelo ebeka indlela yokubuyela kwimeko yesiqhelo. IsiXeko sithathe inyathelo elingaqhelekanga lokwamkela iqela njengezixhobo kwizixhobo zethu zohlahlo-lwabiwo mali kwaye khange silinde ukuba ingxelo igqitywe kodwa yahlangatyezwa, ngamanye amaxesha yonke imihla, kwaye yaphumeza izindululo zomphathi wongxamiseko kwangoko. Ukukhutshwa kwengxelo ekulindeleke ukuba ilandelwe kuye kwalibaziseka kangangeenyanga kodwa kuyavuma isenzo seSixeko ekunciphiseni iindleko.
Kubalulekile ukuba uqaphele ukuba njengoko bekubanjwa iintlanganiso zeRhuluneli kwaye umphathi wexakeka kunye neqela lakhe beqeshiwe, iNkonzo kaMtyali kaMoody ibijonge kwaye ivakalisa inkxalabo malunga nokugcinwa kwento ebonakala ngathi ziingcali zorhwebo. Ukuxhalaba malunga nokuba abanini beebhondi baya kufumana iintlawulo zabo okanye batyunjwe kwi-bankruptcy kwakuyinto ephambili. Ngenxa yoko, ukulinganiswa kweedolophini zesixeko kwahamba ngqo ezantsi kwiityhubhu. Nangona kunjalo, isixeko asikaze siphoswe yintlawulo kubanini baso.
Ngaphaya koko, izindululo zoMphathi wezoNgxamiseko ezibandakanya ukuncitshiswa okuqhubekekayo kuhlahlo-lwabiwo mali lweSixeko kunye neSikolo, ukongezwa kokuncitshiswa kwabasebenzi beSixeko kunye nabasebenzi besikolo, ukufumana imithombo emitsha yengeniso engaphaya kwerhafu yepropathi, ukuba uRhulumente waseNew Jersey abonelele ngenkxaso-mali kwisiXeko. kunye neSithili seSikolo njengoko benjalo kulo lonke uluntu lwasezidolophini eNew Jersey, ukuqondiswa kwakhona kwemali yekhasino kwiSixeko nokuphunyezwa kweenkonzo zommandla nokwabelwana ngazo apho babonelele ukonga kwemali konke akwamkelekanga kwiSixeko kuphela kodwa yindlela ziye zalandela kule minyaka mibini idlulileyo. Ukucebisa ukuba uMbuso ufuna ukusithathela isiXeko ukuze isiXeko silandele iingcebiso zikaRhulumente ezingenangqondo kuba iSixeko silandele zonke izindululo zoMphathi wezoNgxamiseko anyulwe nguRhulumente.
IsiXeko asiyiphathi gwenxa imali yaso. ISebe likaRhulumente lemiCimbi yoLuntu, iCandelo leeNkonzo zoRhulumente waseKhaya kunye neBhodi yezeMali yaseKhaya ngoMthetho woLawulo loRhulumente ukulawulwa kwemali yeSixeko. Ndixele, iBhodi yezeMali yeNgingqi yamkela uhlahlo-lwabiwo mali lweSixeko. Ngexesha lokuphatha kwam i-Ofisi yezeMali yaseKhaya ilwamkele uhlahlo-lwabiwo mali. Uhlahlo-lwabiwo mali lokugqibela alunikwanga iBhunga lesiXeko ukuba luqwalaselwe, konke oko kwenziwa kwinqanaba likaRhulumente. Ukongeza, isiXeko siqhubekile nokubonisa ukuthembeka ngokuzinikela kwisivumelwano noRhulumente. Ngamanye amagama uRhulumente, ngokusebenzisa iMemo yokuQondana noSodolophu kunye neBhunga lesiXeko unamagunya okuvota kuyo yonke imisebenzi, imililo, ukutshintsha kwemivuzo, uphuhliso ngokutsha kunye nezivumelwano ezinxulumene nezemali kwaye ubeke i-State Monitor phezu kweSixeko ukuqinisekisa ukuthotyelwa kwemiyalelo yaso . Ngendlela efanayo, isiXeko silandele izindululo kunye nemiyalelo yeCandelo leeNkonzo zoRhulumente waseKhaya njengoko zinikezelwe liSigqeba soMbuso. Asikho esinye isiXeko kuRhulumente esineli nqanaba lokongamela kwimisebenzi yemihla ngemihla kunye nemali yayo. Ngamanye amagama, zonke izigqibo eziphambili ezithe zenziwa sisiXeko ngexesha lolawulo lwam ziye zajongwa, zaphindwa zaza zahlolwa kwakhona. Asikwazanga ukuphatha kakubi iklip yephepha ngaphandle kokuphononongwa. Ukutsalela umnxeba kwabo bangasentla kwethu yile: Inyathelo elinye elilula lokusombulula zonke iingxaki ezenziwe kule minyaka ingama-35 idlulileyo alikho. Kwaye ngaphezulu ukuya kwinqanaba, ngokuqinisekileyo aziyi kulungiswa kwiminyaka emibini nje emifutshane.
Ibala elibi lihlala lithengiswa. Mandiphinde-Intsimi yeBader iyathengiswa ngoku. Kwaye xa singafumana isithembiso esinyanisekileyo nesifanelekileyo, isiXeko siyakuyithengisa ngovuyo ukuze kususwe lonke ityala lethu kwaye sinciphise uhlahlo-lwabiwo mali olukhokelela ekunciphiseni okukhulu kwirhafu yepropathi kubahlali bethu. Nangona kunjalo, akukho sithembiso sinokuthenjwa esenziwe kwiminyaka eliqela.
Umphathi wezoNgxamiseko, esebenzela iRhuluneli, uchaze ngokucacileyo ukuba ukuthengisa i-MUA akukho ngqiqweni kuba iifizi zamanzi ziya kunyuka kakhulu kangangokuba iya kuba lolunye uhlobo lwerhafu. Endaweni yokuba uMphathi wezoNgxamiseko acebise, njengoLawulo lweSixeko, ukuba i-MUA iyeke njengegunya kwaye ibe sisixhobo seSixeko. Uqikelelo lwezigidi ezi-4 zeedola ngonyaka luya kusetyenziswa ukunciphisa umthwalo wethu kubahlawuli berhafu.
Ukuthengisa iBasin yeGardner kuphuhliso akunakwenzeka ngokusemthethweni. Nasi isizathu. Kudala kakhulu, amagosa esiXeko ayamkela imali yeFederal yokunceda ukugcina ipaki iluhlaza ngokusisigxina ngeNkqubo yeGreen Acres kwaye ngenxa yoko, kwizithintelo zomthetho ezidlulileyo, ayinakuze iphuhliswe ngokupheleleyo.
Okukhazimlayo kungadweliswanga kwingxelo yoMphathi wezoNgxamiseko ziiasethi zeSixeko esele sizithengisa: kubandakanya ipropathi yeBhodiwalk yeyesiXeko kunye neGarden Pier. Ingxelo ebingayibandakanyi kukuba uRhulumente uzinze ngokungaphezulu kwama-600 eepasile zomhlaba kwaye engahlawuli rhafu yepropathi okanye i-Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes kuzo nakwimpembelelo yohlahlo-lwabiwo mali. Ingxelo ayikhankanyi i-Statewnown Boardwalk Hall kunye ne-Atlantic City Convention Centre kwaye ingahlawuli irhafu yepropathi okanye i-Payment-In-Lieu-of-Taxes kubo. Ingxelo ngokucacileyo iyasilela ukubonisa ukuba iiOfisi zoLawulo zeAtlantic County kunye neNdlu yeNkundla, zombini ezibekwe embindini wedolophu yeAtlantic City, azihlawuli irhafu yepropathi okanye i-Payment-In-Lieu-of-Taxes kuzo. Okwangoku, iAtlantic County isakulungele ukuvuna i-2 ½% yokunyuka kwi-PILOT yekhasino kune-Atlantic County Tax Accessor emisele njengesixa esifanelekileyo kwiSixeko ukuhlawula loo ndawo.
Ukhuseleko loluntu belusoloko luyinto yokuxabana xa kufikwa kwizivumelwano. Ukucuthwa okunzulu kwiSebe leMilambo iAtlantic elacetyiswayo kwagqitywa ngo-2015 ngesivumelwano esitsha sokudibana kunye nesibonelelo seSAFER kwaye ziyahlangabezana nazo zonke izindululo ezinikezwe nguRhulumente. Omnye ngaphandle kufuneka athathe umzuzu ukubona ukuba kuncitshiswe ntoni okunentsingiselo apha, xa kuthelekiswa nendawo esasinayo kwiminyaka emibini edlulileyo. Senze isebe lePolisa lesiXeko iAtlantic $ 5 yezigidi zeedola ngexesha apho isivumelwano sabo sokudibana sikhona, ngelixa sijamelene nolwaphulo mthetho. Ukusikwa kweemeko ezinje kungaziwa. Kwaye njengokuba ingxelo yenziwa esidlangalaleni ngolwesiHlanu, nge-15 kaJanuwari, amalungu e-PBA kunye noLawulo lweSixeko babesebenza nzima bethethathethana ngesivumelwano esitsha sokuhlangabezana neengcebiso zikaRhulumente. Isebe lamapolisa lasezidolophini ngokubanzi alizukugcina mali kwaye okona kubaluleke kakhulu linokuthi lonakalise ukhuseleko loluntu. Iziko lokuthumela elicetywayo i-County liceba ukuxabisa iAtlantic City kuphela i-500,000 yeedola ngaphezulu kwesiXeko esihlawula ngoku iinkonzo esele zinikezelwe. Sele senze inkqubela ebonakalayo ngaphakathi kwemida yazo zonke iinketho ezikhoyo kuthi.
Ke kutheni izicwangciso zingakhange zisebenze okwangoku kuba abahlali bandinyule njengoSodolophu weSixeko saseAtlantic? Ixesha kunye nokulingana. Ixesha elininzi liyafuneka njengokuba siqhubeka nokuzisa amashishini amatsha kwiSixeko sethu aza kuthi ahlawule irhafu ngakumbi kwaye adale neminye imisebenzi. Kuthathe ixesha elininzi ukufumana inkxaso-mali ethenjisiweyo kuRhulumente kunye nolwabiwo-mali lweekhasino esizifunayo. Ukuba sinyanisekile, uncedo lwe-CMPTRA olufunyanwa sisiXeko iAtlantic kuRhulumente kufuneka lusondele kwi-70 yezigidi zeedola endaweni yokuba ibe ngaphezulu nje kweedola ezili-10 ngonyaka. Ukuba uncedo lwe-CMPTRA belulingana nezixeko ezikwezinye iindawo ezisezidolophini, ngesingazange sibe kule ngxaki yemali sikuyo namhlanje. Endaweni yokubonelela ukonyuka kwe-CMPTRA enikezelwa yingxelo yabaphathi bexesha likaxakeka, uMbuso ngokungenazintloni uxelele isixeko ukuba silibazise iidola ezingama-40 ezigidi zeerandi kwiintlawulo zezempilo zikaRhulumente nezicwangciso zomhlala-phantsi. Ngoku iuMvuloIikota zentsasa zinokubiza loo msi nezipili, kodwa silandele nje iingcebiso zikaRhulumente.
Kutheni le nto amagosa athile anyuliweyo amele abanyulwa abohlukeneyo kwiAtlantic County ngaphandle kukaSodolophu weSixeko saseAtlantic kwintlanganiso kunye nabacebisi beRhuluneli kwindlu kaRhuluneli kwiiveki nje ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokubhengezwa kokuthathwa kukaRhulumente? Kutheni le nto uMbuso ngoku ufuna ukuwahlutha amalungelo abemi bakamasipala ngokuhlutha amagosa abo abanyuliweyo igunya elinikezelwe kubo ngabahlali bendawo ababanyule ngokwentando yesininzi? Ukugqibela kwam ukujonga, ookhokho bethu balwa idabi elinobundlongondlongo ukuze bahlukane nobuzwilakhe bekude ngenxa yezi zizathu. Kutshanje, uGqirha Martin Luther King wethu othandekayo ukhokela umlo wamalungelo abantu. Zifana ngantoni zombini ezi ntshukumo zinamandla zenkululeko? Zombini zazimalunga nelungelo lokuzilawula. Nangona kunjalo, eli lungelo lisisiseko liyasondela kwaye lisondele ekunyatelweni kulo nyaka. Musa ukucinga ukuba ayinakwenzeka kwidolophu yakho.
Okokugqibela, kuye kwachazwa ukuba amagosa aseTrenton adiniwe sisiXeko iAtlantic. Ewe, ndineminyaka engama-61 ubudala kwaye kunqabile ukuba ndisebenze ngaphantsi kweeyure ezingama-80 ngeveki. Andidinwe. I-Atlantic City ithumele ngaphezulu kwe- $ 21 yezigidigidi zeedola ukunceda bonke abahlali boRhulumente wethu omkhulu kule minyaka ingama-30 idlulileyo ngaphandle kwezinga elifanelekileyo lokubuya kwimali yethu kwaye asidinwa. Nceda uyibuyisele loo mali kwaye ungabe usabuza ukuba udiniwe. Ukuba ezinye iinkokeli ezikhethiweyo zidiniwe kakhulu ukunceda abahlali baseNew Jersey kwisiXeko iAtlantic, ke musa ukubathintela abo banamandla kunye namandla okufumana eyabo indima yokwenyani yokumela bonke abemi baseNew Jersey. ISixeko sethu siza etafileni yonke imihla kusasa sinomoya wentsebenziswano ukusebenzisana noRhulumente kunye neenkokheli zikaRhulumente, kunye neenkokheli zikarhulumente nezabucala. Ngethuba nje ndinguSodolophu weSixeko saseAtlantic, sizakuqhubeka nokusebenza kunye nabo basemthethweni abanamandla kunye nonyamezelo lokwenza okulungele iNew Jersey kwaye abafuna ukunceda ukuphucula umgangatho wobomi kubemi beAtlantic City.
