shared services

There are two bills active in the New Jersey legislature that would deal with property tax issues.

During a special economic summit at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, municipal leaders from across the Garden State were told additional belt-tightening measure may soon have to be taken, because the economic come-back is moving in slow motion.

As we first reported earlier this week, the New Jersey Senate will not be taking its traditional summer-long vacation this year.

Typically, Trenton becomes a ghost town after a Governor signs the State Budget into law. Legislators scramble back to their districts to begin their summer-long vacations.

Legislative leaders in the State Senate and the Assembly have put forth tax reduction plans for the coming fiscal year - and so has Governor Christie, but what's the best way to lower Jersey's highest-in-the-nation property taxes permanently?

Legislation that would ease the financial burden on New Jersey towns looking to consolidate was approved by the state Senate Thursday.

Would you agree to have your school district merge with neighboring districts to lower your property taxes?

You probably already know that on average New Jersey has the highest-in-the-nation property taxes. It seems everybody has a different reason why that is.

In their continuing effort to push shared services to the forefront, Monmouth County is creating a centralized county call center in freehold which they hope will be more streamlined and efficient.

It isn't always just the issue of 'home rule' that stops towns from consolidating.