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Little Egg Harbor board approves 2025–26 budget, citing state-aid cuts and staff-safety concerns
Summary
The Little Egg Harbor Township Board of Education voted to adopt a 2025–26 budget that relies on a tax-levy adjustment tied to a state tax‑levy incentive; board members said the increase was needed to avoid staff cuts and extreme class-size increases, while residents warned about affordability.
The Little Egg Harbor Township Board of Education voted to adopt the 2025–26 budget after a heated public hearing in which board members said a tax-levy adjustment authorized by the New Jersey Department of Education was necessary to close an estimated $10 million shortfall caused by declining state aid.
The board’s finance presentation said the state-calculated adequacy budget for the district is roughly $30 million while the state’s local fair-share calculation is about $24 million; the district currently raises about $14.6 million in local property taxes, leaving a gap the board said must be addressed. To close part of that gap the district applied for and received NJDOE approval of a tax-levy incentive, which presenters said allowed the district to request a 32.6% levy adjustment. Officials listed adjustments that qualify the district…
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