DCA Announces Property Tax Relief


TRENTON - New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Acting Commissioner Charles A. Richman today announced 2009 Extraordinary Aid awards for fiscal year budget municipalities.

"Governor Corzine continually stresses the importance of easing the burden property taxes have taken on New Jersey residents," said Acting Commissioner Richman. "Extraordinary aid helps to alleviate this burden while at the same time allowing local governments to continue to provide much needed services."

Extraordinary Aid is awarded to municipalities who, because of extreme circumstances, would not be able to provide essential services to the community without a substantial increase in their property tax rate.

To receive Extraordinary Aid, the municipality submits an application to the Division of Local Government Services. The application details the municipality's fiscal posture and includes information about the municipality's efforts to contain costs and share services. This year's budget contained $500,000 less in extraordinary aid funding than the previous year's budget.

DCA's Extraordinary Aid program is implemented through the Division of Local Government Services, which works with local governments throughout the state to ensure their fiscal integrity and to support their efforts to comply with state laws and regulations.

For more information on the Extraordinary Aid program, please refer to the Local Finance Notice on the following website: http://www.nj.gov/dca/lgs/lfns/09lfns/2009-5.doc

Attached, please find the complete list of towns awarded Extraordinary Aid


Fiscal Year 2010 Extraordinary Aid Awards

Municipality

County

Final Approval

East Orange City

Essex

2,000,000

Ewing Township

Mercer

250,000

Gloucester Township

Camden

250,000

Guttenberg Town

Hudson

360,000

Hillside Township

Union

900,000

Irvington Township

Essex

2,000,000

Lake Como Borough

Monmouth

350,000

Lawnside Borough

Camden

450,000

Orange City

Essex

500,000

Passaic City

Passaic

1,000,000

Perth Amboy City

Middlesex

3,500,000

Plainfield City

Union

250,000

Roselle Borough

Union

250,000

Union Beach Borough

Monmouth

120,000

Weehawken Township

Hudson

1,200,000

West New York Town

Hudson

450,000

Total

13,830,000


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