At its April 1 meeting, the Barnegat Township Committee adopted a municipal budget of $35,708,658, approximately $966,000 higher than what was spent last year.

Thomas Lombarski, chief financial officer, said the municipal purpose tax rate (not including schools and county) went up 1 cent per $100 assessed value. He said as a result, the owner of a home assessed at the township average of $246,000 would see a $30 increase for the year.