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Old Tappan council adopts 2026 municipal budget totaling $7.44 million
Summary
Council adopted the 2026 municipal budget, setting $7,435,083 for municipal purposes and $184,105 for an open-space levy; council cited a 25–30% rise in health-care costs as a major budgetary challenge.
The Old Tappan Mayor and Council voted to adopt the 2026 municipal budget that appropriates $7,435,083 for municipal purposes and $184,105 for the open-space, recreation, farmland and historic-preservation trust fund levy.
Councilman LeBlanc, who led the budget presentation, said the council spent several months crafting the plan and acknowledged that rising employee health-care costs ' which he said increased "25 to 30%" ' were the biggest obstacle this year. LeBlanc thanked department heads and auditors for their work and noted the council commonly met late into the night during deliberations.
The council opened the budget to the public for comment, received none, and adopted the resolution on roll call.
