Upper Township residents will absorb a tax increase this year. Last week the Township Committee approved a new $12.4 million budget that increases the municipal tax rate by three cents. This is the first tax increase in three years in Upper Township. The budget was approved on a 3-2 vote by the Township Committee. Increased…
Upper Township has a new budget. The Township Committee voted 3-2 earlier this week in favor of a new $12.5 million budget that includes a three cent increase in the local purpose tax rate. Two committeemembers voted against the budget saying more could have been done to reduce expenses.
Upper Township residents will see roughly a three cent increase to their tax bill. A new budget was passed by the committee there this week. Mayor Richard Palumbo tells Coastal Broadcasting the township incurred more than $691,000 in expenses this year from tax appeals, a payment for the revaluation, and health insurance. Palumbo said the…
Upper Township Committeeman Tony Inserra will not seek re-election this year. Inserra failed to submit a petition for the June primary election. Two republicans will battle each other for a seat in the June 3rd primary. They are Jeffrey Pierson or Marmora and Orvis Leopardi of Beesley’s Point. Pierson served as a brigadier general in…
A primary battle in the republican party in Upper Township come springtime. The Upper Township Gazette reports that republicans have selected Jeffrey Pierson to run for the township committee instead of incumbent Tony Inserra. Pierson won the republican nod last week on a 12-5 vote. Inserra says it doesn’t matter, he still plans on running…
Perhaps a gas pipeline to the Beesley’s Point Power Plant isn’t dead yet. The Pinelands Commission previously deadlocked in a vote regarding running a pipeline through the pinelands, effectively killing the proposal at the time. Since then Senator Jeff Van Drew has publically asked the commission to reconsider. Upper Township Mayor Richard Palumbo said on…
The Upper Township Committee again worked on its budget during its meeting Monday night. The Upper Township Gazette reports that the Committee trimmed $37,000 from public works and recreation, but held back on more potential cuts. The Committee did not cut funding earmarked to maintain older rear loading trash trucks since new automated trucks are…
The grand opening and ribbon cutting was held for a new senior center in Upper Township. Government officials and residents gathered for ceremony. The building closed two years ago for $674,000 in work, with $400,000 coming from Small Cities grant program funding. Cape May County Freeholder Kristine Gabor said the county has the ability to…
Upper Township residents may be asked to absorb a tax hike this year. The Township Committee met earlier this week and discussed a potential three cent increase in the local tax rate. Upper Township didn’t even have a local purpose tax for a half century until three years ago. Upper Township needs the revenue for…
No one was injured during a house fire in Upper Township on Wednesday night. Fire officials say a blaze started at a home on Coventry Lane in Ocean View Wednesday shortly after 8pm. A garage caught on fire along with the car inside the garage. It took crews about an hour and a half to…