Hopatcong Budget Has $38 Tax Hike for Average Home
Public hearing set for April 3; spending plan tops $16.5 million.
The owner of a home assessed at the Hopatcong borough average could see their property taxes rise $38 this year, based on the 2013 municipal budget introduced by the council. The $16.556 million spending plan calls for $12.4 million in property taxes, a 3-percent increase from 2012. Overall the 2013 budget is $376,767 larger than the 2012 budget. The public hearing on the budget, when the council will vote on adoption, is scheduled for April 3. Borough auditor Paul Lerch said the Borough Council and administration brought the budget in below the state-mandated tax levy cap. Under that law, which called for a 2-percent cap on the amount of new taxes from year to year, the council could have raised $12.9 million in taxes, instead the levy is…
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The Watcher
4:21 pm on Saturday, April 6, 2013
I remember when the three candidates were running a few years ago and "someone" (not naming names) went to St. Jude's and told the parishioners that the council was under attack for being Christian. Found out later it wasn't true, but by that time the damage was done and the election was over. Can you guess who got re-elected? Give them credit they know how to spin. At least some people out there… more ›