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Mindless-Budget9019 t1_iu0ie46 wrote

Reply to comment by OkAbbreviations4982 in If you think taxes are high now, just wait until the 2023 school budget. People will be priced out of their homes. by mbstor23

The 2021 municipal budget was reduced by a one time infusion of federal covid-relief funds to cover the 1,000 increase in the BOE property tax levy last year. The Covid relief funds are no longer available for 2022 to cover the BOE property tax levy and the municipal tax levy was restored to the 2020 levels give or take a few percentage points. The only way that Fulop was able to blunt the impact of the BOE tax levy last year was to lower the municipal tax levy using Covid funds. Fulop has no direct control over the BOE budget.

Just want to add that at least Fulop used excess funds to lower the municipal tax levy when the city received extra funds. The BOE increased the budget to fund the “repair” of structures even though they got 89 million + in additional unexpected funds from the state. There is also no talk of front loading repairs so the BOE budget can be lowered next year

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OkAbbreviations4982 t1_iu2rim8 wrote

Here's one for r/selfawarewolves. Fulop used Covid funds to keep taxes artificially low during an election year and now we're paying for it a year later. How's this for front loading? https://www.jerseycitynj.gov/news/pressreleases2020/mayor_s__250_m_funding_plan_fix_school_budget_gap

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Mindless-Budget9019 t1_iu384zp wrote

Yes, Fulop knows he’s accountable to the voters/taxpayers unlike the BOE. I’m going to guess this article was released before Covid really hit? Councilman Yun died early April 2020. God rest his soul. The article ends with “The next steps need to come from the elected Board of Education to execute on their side,” Mayor Fulop concluded.” I’m going to guess the BOE never executed on their side?

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OkAbbreviations4982 t1_iu3w7mc wrote

Everything good with the payroll tax then? You seem pretty ill informed for an account solely dedicated to blaming schools for high taxes.

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