Township Aims for Two Percent Tax Increase in 2013
Stuck with ongoing costs from Hurricane Sandy and other expenses, township committee remains optimistic they can keep increase to minimum.
The Maplewood Township Committee said Saturday they aim to keep tax increases in 2013 within two percent, in spite of continuing complications from Hurricane Sandy. At the first budget meeting of 2013, the committee agreed that a 2013 tax increase is inevitable in the wake of hurricane damage over the past two years. They said that while the township and the budget committee have been working hard to keep the tax increase as small as possible, the need to equip township departments with adequate personnel and equipment must be carefully weighed against the cost to the average homeowner. “Two percent is an objective,” said Committeeman Marlon K. Brownlee, “but we need to make the requisite investments to maintain the future of our town… …
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John Harvey
7:37 pm on Monday, January 7, 2013
I don't understand why the TC takes the approach each year that the current steady state budget is a given, as it seems they are only mentioning the items and issues that will add to the existing expense/tax base. Without much/any opportunity for revenue increases it seems like it would be prudent, and good timing, to either complete a line-by-line review of the overall budget, or ask each … more ›