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Monroe Council adopts 2025 municipal budget; officials say tax rate rise stays at 1.5¢
Summary
Council adopted the 2025 municipal budget after a public hearing and a minor amendment required by state review; administration said the 1.5‑cent tax increase remains unchanged and the amendment does not raise taxes further.
The Monroe Township Council voted unanimously May 20 to adopt the 2025 municipal budget after a public hearing and a minor amendment requested by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA).
Council members approved Resolution R 05/2025‑104b adopting the budget following discussion and a separate motion to amend the introduced budget, a change the administration said reallocates some introduced charges (notably debt service previously charged to the library) so the town need not raise the tax rate beyond the previously announced 1.5‑cent increase.
Township Administrator Kevin McGowan said the DCA requested that…
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