>Taxes are out of control. When my last child graduates I am going to sell my house. Hopefully someone else will want to pay the taxes on it. People think that the high taxes correlate with a good school system.
There have been 5 homes in my neighborhood that have sold in the last year. All empty nesters replaced by families with kids. I would think that that just continues the school budget and overcrowding situation. Towns should realize that there is value in keeping senior citizens around. These are people who pay property taxes for 25 – 30 years and can’t afford to stay when they are retired.
I would be willing to stay and pay for a few more years if I knew that my taxes would be stabilized in retirement. I paid Ridgewood taxes before I had children and I would continue to pay after.
All towns need a mix of residents to make the budget work.
