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Trenton NJ, as Gov. Phil Murphy prepares to unveil his new state budget proposal next week, Assembly Republicans announced plans to fully fund schools while also lowering property taxes alongside business leaders at the Statehouse Wednesday.
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Ridgewood NJ, Each year, the average American household spends $2,690 on real-estate property taxes plus another $444 for residents of the 26 states with vehicle property taxes. With such high costs, it’s no surprise that more than $14 billion in property taxes go unpaid each year, according to the National Tax Lien Association.
Continue reading New Jersey Is 2023’s State with the Highest Real-Estate Property Taxes
NJDEP Regulations to Electrify Building Sector Take Effect in December, Leading to Increases in Rents, Property Taxes and Grocery Bills
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Ridgewood NJ, With the first round of NJDEP regulations set to take effect on December 6th, a diverse coalition of 24 business and labor organizations sent a letter to Senate President Nick Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin calling on the Legislature to halt Governor Murphy’s building electrification mandate until a full analysis of costs can be developed.
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Hackensack NJ, on Wednesday, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco presented his 2022 budget proposal to the Bergen County Board of Commissioners at their regularly scheduled work session
Continue reading Bergen County Budget decreases the County portion of property taxes by $17.75
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Ridgewood NJ, on Wednesday night, the Ridgewood Village Council held a Special Public Budget Meeting. During this meeting, Robert Rooney, Chief Financial Officer of the Village of Ridgewood rolled out the budget highlights and introduced the 2022 budget.
Continue reading Village of Ridgewood 2022 Budget Up 2.9% with a Tax Increase of 1.99%
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Ridgewood NJ, we all know about the increase in the influence of far-left lunatics in both Ridgewood and Glen Rock politics in the past few years. The two towns have become known as breeding grounds for the kook fringe . People in Bergen often jokingly refer to Ridgewood and Glen Rock as a “Montclair Wannabe towns”.
Continue reading Paul Vagianos takes a Knee for the Kook Lunatic Fringe
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Trenton NJ, ‘All I heard from Ciattarelli and Allen are property taxes,’ Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver said. ‘That comes up in every election I’ve ever participated in for the past 40, 50 years. We are going to move New Jersey forward and include everyone and not perpetuate divisiveness.’ Sound like a round about way of saying “shut up and pay” .
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We told you so!
Former Councilwoman Gwenn Hauck said “no one with kids would ever consider moving into those buildings,” but she was wrong.
Continue reading High Density Housing Results in 16 NEW Students for Ridgewood Public Schools So Far
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Ridgewood NJ, at Monday nights Ridgewood Board of Education meeting , Board member Chris Kaufman made a motion to give the Superintendent and administration the authority to approve vendors in time of essence repairs, this would have effectively made the school board irrelevant and removed the last bit of oversite over the public schools .
Continue reading Kaufman Motion to Strip Ridgewood School Board of All Oversight Fails
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Ridgewood NJ, Republican candidate for New Jersey Governor, Jack Ciattarelli, was at a home in Tuckerton on Thursday morning for a roundtable discussion hearing the concerns of Southern Ocean County residents with regard to property taxes, affordability and how small business owners are being impacted economically.
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Ridgewood NJ, You are paying an extreme amount in taxes to live in a town with “good schools.” You clearly care about your child’s future, but given how the world is changing, is school really the best place for her? Have you ever even asked the question?
Continue reading Don’t Make a Sunk Cost Error When it Comes to Your Child’s Education
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Ridgewood NJ, from Politico , “Nearly every Democrat in New York’s House delegation said Tuesday that they won’t back tax hikes to fund President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package without a full repeal of the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions.”
Continue reading Democrats Demand SALT Deduction Cap Eliminated for Blue State Millionaires
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Ridgewood NJ, The 2021-2022 School Budget will be presented to the public on Monday, April 19 at 7:00 PM. This will be the first Ridgewood School Budget presentation since Village voters voted away their right to vote on the school budget .
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Ridgewood NJ, an appellate judge has sided with residents who sought to move the election dates for the Village Council and Board of Education to November.
Continue reading Ridgewood Residents Give Up Right to Vote on Massive Schools Budgets
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Ridgewood NJ, each year, the average American household spends $2,471 on real-estate property taxes plus another $442 for residents of the 27 states with vehicle property taxes. With such high costs, it’s no surprise that more than $14 billion in property taxes go unpaid each year, according to the National Tax Lien Association.
