Politics & Government

Budget Hearing, Vote to Take Place Tonight

State has approved township budget

A hearing on Brick's municipal budget will take place at a council meeting tonight, and state budgetary approvals are in, meaning a final vote on the spending plan can take place.

The township council an $86,818,351 operating budget last month, and before it can finally adopted, a public hearing must take place, as well as a second vote.

The hearing, as well as the vote, will take place at Tuesday's council meeting. There was a question as to whether a state backlog would delay the final vote (though not the hearing), however, Councilman Dan Toth told Brick Patch on Tuesday that the state has approved the spending plan and a final vote can take place.

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The introduced budget maintains the current level of municipal services, including public works. It also keeps the tax rate stable at 63.6 cents per $100 of assessed real property value.

The meeting is set to begin at 7 p.m. at the township .

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