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Cape May County Board of Taxation approves settlement stipulations after appeals hearing
Summary
At its June 3 meeting the Cape May County Board of Taxation heard property tax appeals and approved settlement stipulations; the board recorded that appeals and judgments are permanent records and set its next meeting for June 17, 2025.
The Cape May County Board of Taxation held a scheduled appeals hearing and approved settlement stipulations on June 3, 2025, at the Old Court House in Cape May Court House. The board opened the meeting, heard petitioners who sought assessment reductions, approved settlement stipulations for the matters called, and then adjourned. The appeals and corresponding judgments were recorded as permanent records.
The hearing was set for the purpose of hearing property tax appeals. Petitioners presented arguments intended to result in assessment reductions; the minutes state that the details of individual matters are omitted “for the sake of brevity.” There were no itemized property descriptions, dollar amounts, or vote tallies for individual cases included in the minutes.
Members in attendance were John A. McCann, President; Elizabeth A. Barry, Vice President; John Snyder, Commissioner; and Lu Ann Wowkanech, Commissioner. County Tax Administrator Lori L. Rosell, CTA CTC, attested to the minutes. The meeting was opened on a motion by Elizabeth A. Barry, seconded by Lu Ann Wowkanech, and carried. The settlement stipulations were approved on a motion by Elizabeth A. Barry, seconded by Lu Ann Wowkanech, and carried. The meeting was adjourned on a motion by Elizabeth A. Barry, seconded by John Snyder, and carried.
The minutes note that the notice of the meeting was mailed to The Press and The Cape May County Herald and posted on bulletin boards in the offices of the County Clerk, the Board of County Commissioners, and the Tax Board on January 29, 2025. The next regularly scheduled meeting was set for Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Because the minutes omit case-level details, the public record for each appeal (the settlement stipulation and judgment) is retained as the permanent record of the board.
For readers seeking case-level information, the board’s permanent records contain the specific judgments and settlement stipulations referenced in the minutes; those records were not reproduced in the meeting minutes.
