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Residents question Gloucester County’s proposed real property tax increase tied to reassessment
Summary
Members of the public told the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors that reassessment-driven increases plus an advertised tax-rate change could produce steep effective tax increases; commenters urged a line‑by‑line review, alternatives such as temporary sales‑tax requests, and transparency on how advertised rates were calculated.
Residents pressed the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors on April 13 about the effect of property reassessments and the county’s advertised real property tax rate for calendar year 2026.
Miss Calloway explained that, in an equalization year, taxable values rose on average about 15.8% (15.8% taxable‑value increase cited) and that reducing the rate to an "equalized"…
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