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Jersey City’s $250 Million Budget Hole Could Mean Higher Taxes for Homeowners
Marc Pfeiffer put it plainly: “When one-time revenue sources grow from 4.5% to over 25% of a city’s budget in just a few years, that’s a clear warning that budgets are being balanced on paper rather than in reality.”
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“Every parent wants class sizes as small as possible,” he said. “Most schools will not increase class sizes unless there’s a problem.
“There has to be a crisis for that to happen. So a lot of schools, if their enrollments were dropping, didn’t do anything,” Pfeiffer added.
Residents furious as N.J. town manager racks up $813K in comp time working ‘crazy hours.’ Will he cash in?
“It didn’t turn the tap off,” Pfeiffer previously told NJ.com. “And so now we’re living with the decisions that were made years ago.”
Pfeiffer Demystifies Property Taxes on IssuesWatch Podcast
New Jersey is famous for many things, but its nation-leading property tax rates usually top the list of resident grievances. In this episode, we sit down with Marc Pfeiffer, senior policy fellow, to demystify the complex machinery behind property taxes.
N.J.’s highest paid police chief got a $541K retirement payout
It’s “not the first time it’s happened in state laws where the Legislature has an idea, but the follow through execution is not well addressed,” said Marc Pfeiffer
School Tax Vote Sparks Affordability Debate in Montclair
“When some property values go up they eventually affect everybody, and that can result in gentrification and the loss of middle income homeowners,” Pfeiffer said.
Bloustein School Associate Director updates property tax guide for NJ residents
“If you are a renter in downtown New Brunswick … somebody is paying property taxes in some way on the property you live,” Pfeiffer said. “Your rent is going to include some portion of the property tax bill so the homeowners can pay it.”
Guide to NJ property taxes details where the money goes, and how to get some back
“Informed citizens make better decisions and ask better questions of their government,” said Pfeiffer.
Pfeiffer Authors Updated NJ Homeowner’s Property Tax Guide
“At a time when property taxes are a central concern for homeowners across the state, giving residents the tools to understand how their tax bills are calculated, what the money pays for and what rights they have as taxpayers is a meaningful contribution to civic literacy. Informed citizens make better decisions and ask better questions of their government,” said Pfeiffer.