Little Egg Harbor Township introducedits municipal budget during the April 11 municipal meeting with a 6.9-cent increase on the municipal tax rate, bringing it to $.742 per $100 of assessed value. The average home is assessed at $204,568 and will see an approximate increase of $141 per year, or $35.25 per quarter.

According to Chief Financial Officer Rodney Haines, the increase is necessary to meet the increases in employer pension costs and healthcare, debt service requirements and new annual equipment maintenance agreements on the radio/communication system project to improve the…