Camden tells day care centers to pay up

Camden is on a rampage for new revenues and the Camden County Board of Taxation believes it has found an untapped source in nonprofit day care centers not located in or affiliated with churches or schools. El Centro operates another no-profit day care in North Camden that was not notified of a change in its tax-exempt status. But three small vacant lots next door the center uses as a playground are no longer exempt. “The city has me against the wall,” Plaza says. “I don’t know what to do. Are they doing this because they didn’t want me here in the first place? Maybe, they’d rather let Cooper Hospital use the land? http://bit.ly/hCgrmP