Politics & Government
Englishtown Adopts 2012 Budget, Tax Levy Increases 5.7 Cents
Councilwoman Maryanne Krawiec was the one dissenting vote of the council in the adoption.
The Borough Council adopted the 2012 municipal budget last night, which has a 5.7 cent increase on the tax rate from last year. A total of $1,153,802 of the budget will be raise from taxes.
Originally the tax cap levy was at zero, but due to an adjustment by the divisional local government services the levy is now under by $13,407, Borough Administrator Laurie Finger explained.
The appropriation cap bank, or the amount the Borough Council can spend on appropriations, was under the cap by $173,624 for a total of $1,588,748.
Finger told the council that this budget represents revenues being maximized and expenditures being curtailed. The budget also reflects the Fire Prevention Bureau being transferred to the Fire District. Two percent dollar increases were also budgeted for all administrative employees within the 2012 municipal budget
Mayor Thomas Reynolds said that all of the previous services offered to Englishtown citizens have remained in this budget.
The 2012 municipal budget was adopted by the Council with one dissenting vote coming from Councilwoman Maryanne Krawiec.
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