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Resident protests large property-tax increase; officials say community center construction is grant-funded
Summary
A lifelong resident said his 2025 tax bill jumped from earlier estimates and called for reevaluation; township leaders responded with an explanation that construction of a new community center is covered by grants and outlined plans to use redevelopment proceeds to address related costs, but did not change his bill at the meeting.
Jeffrey Bridal Love, a lifelong Pennsauken resident, told the committee his 2024 tax bill was about $9,300, he said he received an estimate of $10,600 earlier this year, and that his actual 2025 tax bill arrived at $12,600. "That is one third of what I was paying," Bridal Love told the committee during public comment, calling the increase unfair and asking for a reevaluation.
Why it matters: large changes in property assessments and tax bills can affect retirees and fixed-income households and may prompt requests for appeals or administrative review.
Bridal Love said he is semi-retired, has a…
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