Barnegat plans to spend $28,856,373 in 2021, according to a municipal budget adopted at the April 6 township committee meeting. There were no comments made when it was up for public hearing.

Thomas Lombarski, chief financial officer, said the budget is $867,000 higher than last year’s final figure. He said across-the-board salary raises increased by almost $300,000. Pension costs for town employees and police officers rose by $292,000.