Home News Editorial: Tax swap masks deficiencies in Middlesex County budget


An iris in the Dismal Swamp.
 Photo courtesy of Edison Wetlands Association

Middlesex County freeholders are cutting the open-space tax by a cent — per $100 of assessed property value — to save residents $11 million, compensating for a tax hike of about the same amount needed to fund the county budget. The end result is to eliminate an overall tax increase for county taxpayers. While the short-term goal may be well-intentioned, officials are playing a bit of a shell game here. And they're not being honest with the public.

Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 5/11/2010 6:00 AM
Categories: Open Space
Tags: budget middlesex county open-space tax cut Chris Christie middlesex county freeholders
 

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