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how do the recycling & garbage rules and regulations affect you? gather information about athletics and facilities in hoboken. mayor bhalla allows suez water project to continue under revised plan. mayor bhalla announces $4.5 million in community givebacks from hotel developer. hoboken mayor ravi s. bhalla announced on tuesday an agreement with the city of hoboken and kms development partners regarding plans to as part of the agreement, kms development partners will make $4.5 million investments into the hoboken community and have committed to “these community give-backs are real progress for our city,” said mayor ravi s. bhalla. “it is my intention that this agreement shall serve as a model for all future deals. i am putting developers on notice: if you want the opportunity to do business in our city, we expect union labor and we expect generous community give-backs.” community givebacks include $1 million in road and infrastructure upgrades, a $1 million endowment for the hoboken public education foundation to support the public school system, $100,000 to each of hoboken’s three charter schools, $200,000 for the affordable housing trust fund, and $2 million to go towards revitalizing the hoboken community center. the vision for the center includes re-opening the public pool and providing space to expand the district’s pre-k program, which currently has a wait list, and open the uptown branch “the hoboken board of education expresses appreciation to the city of hoboken for keeping our students in mind during the negotiations that resulted in this agreement,” said board of education vice president sharyn angley. “we are grateful that the steering committee of the hoboken community center recognizes the long-term significance of early childhood education in our community and we look forward to working together. lastly, we applaud and thank kms development partners for their generosity towards the hoboken public education foundation and its long-term commitment to the vitality of our hoboken community.”