28/03/2024
Exciting news for first responders and the residents they serve!!!
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The Warren County Board of County Commissioners adopted a $108.5 million budget tonight that funds upgrades to the 911 communications system as well as road and drainage improvements while reducing the equalized tax rate for residents for the third year in a row.
“The 2024 budget not only addresses this year’s issues but sets us up for stability in future budgets,” Commissioner Director James R. Kern III said. “After years of fiscal responsibility, Warren County will be debt-free in 2025. As we head into Warren County’s bicentennial, we can be proud of the County’s strong financial health,” Kern added.
Thanks to an increase in taxable property and careful fiscal planning, the equalized tax rate – which is calculated by the Warren County Board of Taxation – will decrease by more than 2 cents per $100 of property this year, to 54.6 cents from 56.7 cents. This follows a reduction of 4.5 cents last year.
The Commissioners – Kern and board colleagues Jason J. Sarnoski and Lori Ciesla – unanimously approved the 2024 budget, the $11.4 million capital ordinance, and the $6.2 million budget for the county library system, which has its own tax rate that will decrease to 4.4 cents per $100 of property from 4.5 cents.
The capital ordinance is fully funded through the Commissioners’ “pay-as-you-go” policy and does not require issuance of any debt.
Pohatcong Police Chief Scott Robb, president of the Warren County Police Chiefs Association, spoke in support of the vital 911 communications upgrades included in the budget.
Read more at
www.warrencountynj.gov/Home/Components/News/News/598/14