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Cape May County Tax Board hears property appeals and approves settlement stipulations
Summary
The Cape May County Board of Taxation met June 16, 2026, heard scheduled property tax appeals and approved settlement stipulations; motions to open the meeting, approve minutes and adjourn were made by Commissioner Lu Ann Wowkanech and carried. Individual appeal details are part of the board's permanent records.
The Cape May County Board of Taxation met at 9:00 a.m. June 16, 2026, in the Old Court House building in Cape May Court House to hear scheduled property tax appeals and handle routine business.
At the start of the meeting, Commissioner Lu Ann Wowkanech moved to open the session; Elizabeth A. Barry seconded the motion, which carried. The board then approved prior meeting minutes on a motion by Wowkanech, seconded by Commissioner John Snyder, which also carried.
The meeting was convened for the stated purpose of hearing appeals. Each matter was called as scheduled and petitioners presented arguments seeking reductions to their property assessments; the minutes state that the details of individual matters are omitted from these public minutes and that settlement stipulations and judgments are maintained as permanent board records.
Settlement stipulations that arose from those hearings were approved on a motion by Wowkanech, seconded by Barry, and carried. The minutes record that the appeals and corresponding judgments are part of the board’s permanent records; no vote tallies or roll-call results are listed in the minutes.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned on a motion by Wowkanech, seconded by Barry, and carried. The board set its next regular meeting for Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
Meeting attendance was recorded as John A. McCann (President), Elizabeth A. Barry (Vice President), John Snyder (Commissioner) and Lu Ann Wowkanech (Commissioner).
