Cape May County Herald, 5 October 1983 IIIF issue link — Page 10

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Herald & Lantern 5 October '83

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SEA ISLE CITY: Democratic freeholder candidate Jim Icnnone sharply entixed the County Board of Freeholders • stating that the idea of traditional budget padding has placed “an undue burden on our county's taxpayers.

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"Monies raised by taxation for Cape May County have risen almost 70 per cent since 1980; up S3 million alone in 1983”, lan,.none said. > “Hie dd tradition of padding budgets to end up with large surpluses becomes counter productive when the burden for that luxury

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TRENTON - A Weatherization Assistance • Program grant jn the amount of $106,000 has been awarded -to the Atlantic Human Resources Inc. by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, according to Governor Thomas H. Kean In a statement, Kean said that the grant will enable Atlantic Human Resources Inc., to continue to weatherize homes in Atlantic and Cape May Counties under the Weatherization-Assistance Program The program’s purpose is to aid those least able to meet high energycosts and to conserve needed energy. He said that the grant is offered by the Department of Community Affairs, Division of Community Resources. “I believe'the grant will be of significant benefit to the citizens of Atlantic and Cape May Counties," he added For additional information about the grant, persons can contact the Department of Community Affairs, Division of Community Resources, at 292-6140.

is placed on the taxpayers”. lannone added “When times are still considerably tight for most oi us, the board should be looking for ways to ease the burden of rising taxes while working hard to get the most for our money and lobbying constantly for our fair share of state and federal funds ” 1ANNONE SAID that, on an average,. 34 per cent of the taxes collected by the municipal governments is allocated to county

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“In Upper Township it is a staggering 74-per cent,, he continued “Hie people of this county must take stock and determine if the ser vices they ahe receiving from the county.out-weigh the tax lability." “Because the county col-.

lects its share of taxes from the municipal the blame of rising taxes on their local elected officials and neglect to notice that por tion of their bill that is collected to run the county government,'' lannone said. “I understand the prac ticality of carring surpluses to. off-set tax increases, lannone said.” but when we continue to carrylarge surpluses along with continued tax increases I shiver." “As time goes on it becomes more and more apparent that we need a watchdog on the Board of Freeholders, someone who could provide the necessary checks and balances and someone who will keep the public informed.” he concluded.

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