Liz Lempert, member, Princeton Township Committee
The shocking results of the revaluation have made this a challenging time for our community. Township Committee’s ability to address the situation is limited by strong state regulations that were put in place to prevent local elected officials from influencing tax assessments.
Having said this, I joined Township Committee to help Princeton become sustainable and to keep our town vibrant and diverse values now threatened by this revaluation.
I am committed to doing everything in my legal power to ensure assessments are accurate and fair and to provide relief to those hardest hit.
At our next meeting, Township Committee will review two possible options for changing the way assessments are conducted, to guard against some of the huge increases we saw as a result of the current revaluation.
In the meantime, I, along with some of my colleagues on Township Committee and Borough Council, have met with our state legislators and recommended changing laws to provide us with more flexibility to help those who are most vulnerable.
Concerned citizens have raised serious questions about ASI’s methodology that deserve to be answered. I share these concerns and I will continue to push for answers.
I also advocate forming a revaluation task force to look at possible changes at the local, county and state level. The purpose of the task force would be to generate ideas on what can be done to assist those who are most negatively impacted and on how to conduct reassessments going forward to best ensure accuracy.
I invite you to share your ideas for solutions. I can be reached at 924-5704 ext. 1623 or [email protected].
By working together we can find a way to bring fairness to this process.
Liz Lempert
Member
Princeton Township Committee

