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Morristown unveils $51.7 million budget; council puts open-space question on November ballot and introduces several ordinances
Summary
Mayor and administration presented a $51.7 million operating budget and a proposed municipal tax-rate increase; council introduced multiple ordinances including a ballot question to establish an Open Space Trust Fund and moved forward on property acquisition and bond ordinances.
Mayor and town officials presented a proposed operating budget of $51,700,000 and a package of ordinances on April 22 as the Morristown Town Council opened the public meeting.
The mayor said redevelopment increased the town’s revenues and cited a roughly $3.5 million gain in direct revenue this year; Business Administrator Jillian Barrick detailed the budget and cautioned that health-care costs are a major upward pressure. "We are still expecting a 22.8% increase in health care costs next year," Barrick said during the presentation.
The budget proposal calls for modest municipal tax-rate movement, described in the presentation as a "1.9 pennies" increase in the municipal tax rate (the administration described that as a small, incremental increase in the municipal portion of the bill). The proposed budget includes continued investment…
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