Long Beach Township’s Board of Commissioners approved its 2019 budget, which includes a general tax rate increase of four-tenths of a cent, at its meeting last Monday. Residents with homes valued at $940,000 – the average in the municipality – will see a tax increase of approximately $37.

As Commissioner Joseph Lattanzi, who oversees finance in the municipality, explained during Monday’s budget hearing and at the previous meeting, in April, the general tax rate has risen from 24 centsper $100 to…