A goal of bringing in the 2010 municipal budget with no tax increase for residents is no easy task, but that is what Mayor Bettina Bieri and the Township of West Milford Council are trying to do in a series of budget meetings now underway.
With Township Administrator Kevin Boyle’s current figure of a $100 tax increase for the owner of the average $135,000 home before them, governing board members on Jan. 26 took a hard look at proposed capital projects with an eye at eliminating some costs.
Township Engineer Richard McFadden and Department of Public Works (DPW) Supervisor Jerry Storms were at the meeting to review the proposed $4.3 million capital portion of the budget.
Officials left the meeting looking to eliminate about $1.5 million of that but will not make a final decision until they get more information to support such action.
Boyle’s goal is to have the individual department interviews with the council completed on March 15. With final governing board recommendations made by then, he said his "game plan" will be complete.
It must be kept in mind that council budget decisions have no effect on the school or county budgets. If the council reaches its goal of a zero increase budget, taxpayers still have to contend with the other two elements on their tax bill.
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With Township Administrator Kevin Boyle’s current figure of a $100 tax increase for the owner of the average $135,000 home before them, governing board members on Jan. 26 took a hard look at proposed capital projects with an eye at eliminating some costs.
Township Engineer Richard McFadden and Department of Public Works (DPW) Supervisor Jerry Storms were at the meeting to review the proposed $4.3 million capital portion of the budget.
Officials left the meeting looking to eliminate about $1.5 million of that but will not make a final decision until they get more information to support such action.
Boyle’s goal is to have the individual department interviews with the council completed on March 15. With final governing board recommendations made by then, he said his "game plan" will be complete.
It must be kept in mind that council budget decisions have no effect on the school or county budgets. If the council reaches its goal of a zero increase budget, taxpayers still have to contend with the other two elements on their tax bill.
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