By Amber Cox, Special Writer
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Residents could see an average tax increase of $107 if the township’s tentative municipal budget is approved.
At a meeting Monday to discuss the tentative budget, a new tax rate of 52 cents per $100 of assessed value was proposed. This means the owner of a house assessed at the average $239,000 would pay $1,242.80 in municipal taxes.
A large amount of the increase, $74.80, will be attributed to tax appeals that already have been lost in the township.
The township received a flat amount of state aid from last year, and Chief Financial Officer David Kocian said the budget is within the appropriations and revenue cap.
The township is committed to $899,500 of debt service this year, but Mr. Kocian said by the end of 2013, it will be fully paid.
Under the new budget, the Police Department will not see any new staffing or cuts. However, there will be two replacements for officers that retired during this year.
Committeeman Jim Cann suggested committee members give up some of their payment for being on the committee, but the rest of the committee did not commit to this.
”I didn’t get elected to make money off of the township,” Mr. Cann said. “I will probably give up some of the money no matter what the rest of the committee does.”
The committee plans to introduce the budget at next week’s committee meeting Monday, March 12.

