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Gloucester supervisors weigh options to close budget gap; keep meals and cigarette taxes on the table, remove boat and personal-property hikes for now
Summary
Supervisors reviewed FY26 options including a 2% state retention bonus, proposed tax options (meals, cigarette, personal property, boat, real estate) and capital matches; after discussion they kept the meals tax at 2% for now, left the cigarette tax in the list and agreed to remove the boat tax and proposed personal-property increases from round-one options.
The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors convened a work session on April 16 to continue developing the FY26 budget, focusing on options to close a multi‑million‑dollar gap while responding to reassessments and new state mandates.
Miss Callaway, the county budget presenter, said the board’s line‑item budget is posted on the county website and can be reviewed in full. She walked through a menu of revenue options the board had previously advertised — including increases to the meals tax, a cigarette tax, personal property tax changes,…
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