The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders unanimously passed a resolution July 1 calling on Gov. Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Legislature to immediately reinstate two tax relief programs that benefit the state’s seniors citizens. “Both the Property Tax Reimbursement Program and the Homestead Rebate need to be priorities in the state budget and must be returned to our seniors as soon as possible,” said Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari.

As the state website, state.nj.us, explains, “The unprecedented impact COVID-19 has had on the economy has forced the…