Politics & Government
UPDATE: Clark Preliminary Budget Down to 4.4 Tax Point Increase
A 4.4 point increase equates to a $44 increase on homes assessed at $100,000.
Update, Feb. 8: Mayor Sal Bonaccorso tells Patch that Business Administrator John Laezza now has the preliminary budget down to a 4.4 tax point increase, which equates to a $44 increase per $100,000 in home assessment.
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Original Story, Feb. 6, 2013:
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At Monday night's Clark Council meeting, members discussed a preliminary 2013 budget given to them by Clark Business Administrator John Laezza.
Council members are now in the process of reviewing the budget and addressing their questions and concerns.
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The budget currently shows a six-point tax increase, which equates to a $60 increase per $100,000 in home assessment. while 2011's budget had an 8.6-point increase.
Laezza told Patch this budget reflects $180,000 in emergency appropriations for Hurricane Sandy and a siginificant increase in paydown of the town's debt service, about $400,000 more than 2012.
The budget will be formally introduced at council's Feb. 19 meeting.
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