The Little Egg Harbor Board of Education proposed a new 2025-26 school year budget that would result in a 32.6% tax rate increase at its April 3 special meeting.
That means the owner of a home assessed at $208,000. the township’s average, would have to shell out $416 more than last year. The owner of a house assessed at $308,000 would see a $615 bump while the owner of a $408,000 home would have to come up with an extra $815 to pay for the elementary school tax.
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