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Residents press Neptune Township board to reject maximum tax levy as district outlines budget timeline
Summary
At a Neptune Township Board of Education meeting, residents urged the board to reject a maximum levy increase and demanded earlier, clearer budget information; the superintendent and new business administrator outlined cuts, cost drivers and a February public budget presentation.
Residents pressed the Neptune Township Board of Education on rising school taxes and transparency during a public comment-packed meeting where the superintendent and new business administrator outlined budget context and a public timeline.
Paul Zapka of Ocean Grove said taxpayers have endured what he described as a "48% increase in the school tax levy" over two years and urged the board to "reject the maximum levy" and find internal efficiencies rather than passing costs to seniors and young families. Johanna Hadid, a former finance chair in another district, asked the board to commit to staying within a 2% levy increase and to share negotiation status and shared-services options with the public.
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