Tag: municipal budget
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Jackson council introduces $44.8 million budget for 2020
JACKSON – The members of the Jackson Township Council have introduced a $44.85 million budget that will fund the operation of the municipality during 2020. Council President Barry Calogero, Vice President Alex Sauickie, Councilman Andrew Kern, Councilman Martin Flemming and Councilman Ken Bressi voted to introduce the budget on March 24. A public hearing on…
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Allentown council introduces 2020 municipal budget
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Borough Council has introduced a $2.98 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2020. The budget that was introduced during the council’s March 24 meeting does not include an increase in the municipal tax levy from 2019 to 2020. The council meeting was live-streamed as the coronavirus outbreak…
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East Windsor council introduces $22.5 million budget for 2020
East Windsor Township residents will not see an increase in the municipal property tax rate for the eighth straight year. That news is the result of the proposed $22.5 million budget for 2020 that was introduced at the Township Council’s March 24 meeting. Officials said the municipal tax rate will remain unchanged at 43 cents…
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Recycling costs biggest driver of 2020 Old Bridge municipal budget
OLD BRIDGE – Recycling costs that municipal officials said are outside the township’s control are the biggest increase driving the 2020 Old Bridge municipal budget. Township Council members adopted a $59.1 million budget after a second reading and public hearing on March 16. The budget increases municipal taxes and municipal library taxes by $28 from…
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Lawrence Township officials introduce $50.5M municipal budget
Lawrence Township property owners will see a 2-cent increase in the municipal property tax rate under the $50.5 million budget for 2020 that was introduced by the Township Council on March 17. The municipal property tax rate will rise from 57 cents to 59 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. This means the owner of…
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Marlboro council introduces $40M municipal budget for 2020
MARLBORO – The Marlboro Township Council has introduced a $40 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2020. The budget was introduced on March 5 with votes from council President Carol Mazzola, Vice President Jeff Cantor, Councilwoman Randi Marder, Councilman Scott Metzger and Councilman Michael Scalea. Under Marlboro’s form of government, the…
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Howell council members introduce $53.5M budget for 2020
HOWELL – Residential and commercial property owners in Howell will pay a 2.85% increase, or a total of $809,264 more in municipal taxes to support the operation of the township in 2020 than they did in 2019. During a Township Council meeting on March 3, Mayor Theresa Berger, Deputy Mayor Evelyn O’Donnell, Councilman John Bonevich…
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Allentown CFO working to develop borough’s 2020 budget
ALLENTOWN – While the Borough Council will not adopt Allentown’s municipal budget until the spring of 2020, the spending plan is well on its way to taking shape. During a meeting on Nov. 26, Chief Financial Officer June Madden updated municipal officials and members of the public about her ongoing work to develop the document.…
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Farmingdale council adopts $935,665 budget
FARMINGDALE – The Borough Council has adopted a $935,665 budget to fund the operation of Farmingdale during 2019. Council members adopted the budget on July 9. Borough officials said the budget would be supported in part by the collection of $486,957 in taxes from Farmingdale’s residential and commercial property owners. In 2018, the council adopted…
