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Long Branch council adopts 2025 municipal budget; municipal levy unchanged
Summary
The Long Branch City Council on June 11 adopted the 2025 municipal budget (Resolution 103-24). Chief Financial Officer Michael Martin told residents the city will not collect more in municipal property taxes this year; the budget increases funding for public safety and programming while remaining under state caps.
The Long Branch City Council adopted the 2025 municipal budget on June 11 with a unanimous roll-call vote on Resolution 103-24.
Chief Financial Officer Michael Martin presented the budget and told residents "the amount collected through taxes will not increase this year. In other words, Long Branch was able to keep the amount asked of its taxpayers." He said the municipal portion of the property tax rate is estimated at 51.8 cents.
The budget presentation laid out how property tax bills are split: 2.5% supports library operations, Monmouth County receives 13.5%, the city receives about 35% to provide municipal services and the school district receives the…
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