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Pressure on property taxes looms over municipal discussions
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Financial pressures were the focus of State League of Municipalities annual convention
As municipal officials meet in Atlantic City this week for the New Jersey State League of Municipalities convention, pressing issues up for discussion include inflation, the rising costs of benefits for public workers -- and the implications for New Jersey’s record-high property taxes.
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Pressure on property taxes looms over municipal discussions
Clip: 11/17/2022 | 4m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
As municipal officials meet in Atlantic City this week for the New Jersey State League of Municipalities convention, pressing issues up for discussion include inflation, the rising costs of benefits for public workers -- and the implications for New Jersey’s record-high property taxes.
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