Morris County Property Taxes Down .8 Percent, Freeholder Says
Director said county plans not to increase taxes in 2013 while still providing 'essential services.'
Morris County property taxes fell .8 percent last year, the only county drop in the state, according to Freeholder Director Tom Mastrangelo. In a press release sent Monday, Mastrangelo, a Montville resident, credited Gov. Chris Christie and his administration for redirecting property taxes downward through legislation enacted during his tenure. "By enacting salary arbitration, health benefits, and pension reform, local government was given the tools to reduce property taxes and in Morris County we did," he said. Mastrangelo said the .8 percent figure was inclusive of local, school and county levies. The county was able to maintain a bond rating of AAA. "In 2013 we are seeking no increase in property tax dollars to run county government …
I plead the 2nd!
12:56 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013
Keep them coming down, I have 200,000 unrealized losses in my morristown properties and i need money to keep them fixed up and looking nice. Keep cutting your budgets and laying off city workers and cutting unnecessary services, and overtime. start with Mark King and that uncouth clerk in that office. They are out of hand. Follow Mark King around town and he will break so many town ordinances it … more ›