I got my 3rd quarter property tax bill a few days ago, and there's an increase of almost $800 annually. NJ is suppose to have a 2% annual cap in place, so I immediately called Borough Hall. They won't even answer the phone, but instead it goes to a recording that tells you to call one of the Commissioners if you have a question on the tax increase. Our township is run by 3 Commissioners instead of a mayor. I finally get through to a Commissioner today. Seems that the School Board Business Administrator made an error on our state aid request form, and cost the taxpayers $1 mil in state aid. The School Board could have chosen to absorb the shortfall, but instead, these idiots decided to dump the entire burden on the taxpayers. They knew about this back in November '13, but instead of warning the taxpayers about the increase, they chose to keep it quite, and just smack everyone with massive 3rd quarter bills. Of course the Administrator still has his high paying job. Only in government can someone cost their employer (we the taxpayers) $1 mil and still keep their job. Of course the Commissioner I spoke to got an earful, but it won't change a thing. Everyday, I hate NJ more and more. I have to get the NC house done, and move down for good.
Big Property Tax Increase
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Vote them out. But for us in Indiana I think if the schools want more than the 1% annual cap they have to put it to a vote with the taxpayers. Don't see that shit ever happening. Most people don't vote for a tax increase, even if it's for the schools.
Is this a 1 time charge, or annually it will be increased by that much?
Is this a 1 time charge, or annually it will be increased by that much?
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A one time thing. Our school superintendent likes to play games on the day we vote on the school budget. Polls are located at the schools. He holds an open house for parents on that day, where they are indoctrinated on voting in the budget "for the sake of their children", while the jammed parking lots and congestion, keep the senior citizens away from the polls. A blatant voter suppression tactic, but how would one prove it?
What they have done is the attitude of many state and our Federal government and is very wrong. We the people need to get a backbone and vote these type of followers of the political power house out of office and put in those that have the right mindset and backbone to change things to less for the government and more to the people. Sorry to say it, but NC is a very highly taxed state as well (at least in the 80s when I lived there). Love this side of the mountains; taxes are very reasonable except for sales tax but buy most things in GA since it is the same distance away. Tn. has no state income, vehicle tags are low cost & when transferred into the stat there is no sales tax. Property taxes are reasonable and the cost of living is better than most places I have been (southeast states and Az).