municipal aid

June 23, 2008 - 10:33am
PRESS RELEASE

Tom Kean: Democrats' Budget Will Make New Jersey Less Affordable

Governor's spending plan assures higher taxes, fees and tolls

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May 13, 2008 - 2:04pm
PRESS RELEASE

Sarlo - State Needs To Do More To Restore Municipal Aid

SARLO - STATE NEEDS TO DO MORE TO RESTORE MUNICIPAL AID

Senator Says CMPTRA Fund Restorations, Taken From Other Municipal Aid Programs, Do Not Help

TRENTON – Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman, Senator Paul A. Sarlo, D-Bergen, Essex and Passaic, issued the following statement after hearing from State Treasurer David Rousseau about the state of current budget cuts, particularly in regards to the Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid (CMPTRA) program, during an update on the FY 2009 Budget:

“While I’m happy that the Administration has at least shown a willingness to restore some of the deep cuts in CMPTRA aid which will translate to substantial property tax increases for homeowners in small towns, the proposed restorations do not go far enough.

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April 7, 2008 - 2:34pm
PRESS RELEASE

O'Toole: Towns are Being Rewarded for Theft, Inefficiency, and Corruption

Senator Kevin O'Toole (R-40), a member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, questioned why some towns are being punished for fiscal discipline, while others are being rewarded for abuse of taxpayers' money, during today's budget hearing.

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March 26, 2008 - 12:22pm
PRESS RELEASE

Oroho: Don't Punish Municipalities that Operate Efficiently

Senator Steve Oroho (R-24), a member of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee, said that Governor Corzine’s proposal to cut nearly $190 million in municipal aid from the state budget will improperly punish small towns that operate efficiently while protecting larger towns that continue to waste money.

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