Category Archives: Property Taxes

From the Star Ledger: Irvington residents are reeling from 17 percent tax hike A 17 percent municipal tax increase here has given rise to resident anger in recent days as the township’s quarterly bills began arriving in mailboxes. Although the … Continue reading →

From the Philly Inquirer: Christie urges sweeping changes to cap property taxes Gov. Christie unveiled a sweeping package of proposals Monday aimed at solving the state’s “property-tax crisis,” minutes after Democratic legislative leaders proposed reinstating an income-tax surcharge on residents … Continue reading →

From Bloomberg: Christie’s Cuts May Push N.J. Property Tax Up 8% New Jersey property tax bills, the highest in the U.S., may rise an average of $600 to make up for Governor Chris Christie’s proposed cuts in school and municipal … Continue reading →

From the Star Ledger: Take my house, please: Property taxes crushing residents in towns like West Orange Rosary Morelli has been living in West Orange since 1963. To hear her tell it, she’ll be lucky to get out alive. “I … Continue reading →

From the NYT: N.J. Voters Asked to Pay More for Less at Schools School budget talks have become so contentious in this township that 700 people recently packed a school board meeting — and 100 of them stayed more than … Continue reading →

From Bloomberg: Christie Seeks to Suspend N.J. Tax Rebate, Skip Pension Payment New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proposed a $29.3 billion budget that would suspend property-tax rebates, skip the state’s $3 billion pension contribution and fire 1,300 workers next year. … Continue reading →

From the Philly Inquirer: Christie to propose cap on property-tax hikes Gov. Christie will propose a constitutional amendment to cap property-tax increases at 2.5 percent per year in his budget speech tomorrow, hoping to hold down the levies that have … Continue reading →