MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Following the news that Orsted is withdrawing from the offshore wind program, the Murphy Administration has been dealt yet another blow just days before Election Day, this time with an injunction filed before the Mercer County Superior Court on Wednesday seeking the Court’s enforcement of the StayNJ Act signed into law on June 30.

The lawsuit was filed by Adam Elias, attorney and candidate for the Assembly in District 14, on behalf of Charles Dipierro, Republican candidate for Mayor in Monroe Township.

“The Murphy Administration is willfully ignorant as it ignores its own legislation and has failed to take the most basic steps towards the implementation of StayNJ,” said Elias. “Murphy and the Trenton Democrats had no intention of ever delivering real tax relief. Our seniors here in Monroe and across New Jersey deserve representatives that will talk less and take real action to make the Garden State more affordable.”

According to court filings submitted by Elias, the Murphy administration has failed to appoint an executive director or any members of the Stay NJ Task Force established by the new law, which also required that the Task Force submit quarterly status updates beginning on September 1. Notwithstanding the administration’s delay, Elias highlights that “many members of the State Legislature running for re-election are campaigning on the false premise that they have cut property taxes, when in fact no such thing has occurred, and even worse, the delays caused by the State have only bolstered public opinion that the legislation was designed as an election year gimmick with no real intent by the Legislature to take meaningful action towards property tax relief for New Jersey senior citizens.”

The Court is expected to issue its ruling on December 6.

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