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Failure to Override Veto Criticized as Tax Relief Loss

BRIDGETON. r CumBerland County Freeholder dtrector Charles Fisher has oritized Assemblymen Joseph Chinnici and (iuy MuJiani (or not supporting a pleasure before the New Jersey Assembly that would, he said have^ brought over $1 1 million in local property tax relief to residents of Cape May and Cumberland counties ■Fisher was referring to efforts by legislators in the General Assembly to overrule Gov Thomas Kan's veto of A-877 Sponsored by Assembly

Speaker Alan Karcher <D Middlesex» and supported by the Assembly leadership, the bill would have allowed local governments to anticipate 100 per cent of fhe growth in their franchise and gross receipts tax during 1982 INSTEAD. Mr . Fisher said, the governor wants to "skim off" a portion of the money originally intended for local property tax relief to help balance his proposed $6 4 billion state budget The governor is using for New Jersey budget pur poses a statewide average

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of 31 percent of the anticipated growth in utility receipt*, normally passed on to local governments to help offset property taxes. Over the next two years. $75 million will be shifted to help balance the state budget “For the first time in the 40 year history of this local government revenue, a governor is trying to take this money and depriving local taxpayers of much needed property tax relief." Fisher stated in a news release. "AT A TIME when local government is feeling the financial pressure caused by federal and state aid cutbacks. local homeowners are being unfairly called upon to share an even tnggFMocal tax burden.'ythe county*director continued. “The \ failure of AstfemblymarrChinnici and Muziani to support an override of A-877 not only .deprives 1st District residents of important property tax relief." Fisher

asserted, “but it also sets a disturbing precedent for the future in which governors can continue to undercut the economic viability of local government." Concluding. Fisher said. "I can appreciate how difficult it is for a Republican legislator to override the. wishes of his governor, but this issue i* so important .the least we could have expected from Assemblyman Chinnici and Muziani is that they would have made a clear-cut decision and voted firmly on the measure." AS A RESULT of the failure of the Assembly to override Gov. Kean’s veto all 16 municipalities in Cape May County will lose $724,399. identified by Fisher as: Avalon $23. 3*1. Cape May City. $16,3X1. Cape May Point $1,329. Dennit Twp . $32,327. Lower Twp . $46.VM, Middle Twp .$112,493. North Wildwood, $21,758. Ocean City, $104,042, Sea Isle City $15,145, Slone Harbor $12,322, Upper Twp $257,374, . West Cape May. $4,279. Vest Wildwood $2,317. Wildwood City. $49,566, Wildwood Crest. $19,279 and Woodbine $3,913

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Moran Says Finances Are Sound

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LOWER TWP - Agree ing that financial disclosure by candidates running for office is a good idea. Committeeman Jack Moran said Sunday lie is financially solvent, has no outstanding debts, "nor have any court judgements^ or bankruptcy proceedings ever been recorded against me regarding my business " His statement, in the form of a news release, came following a call last week for such financial disclosures by his Republican primary opponent. William Hevener. "IN 1979 I was a candidate for Township Committee," Mr. Moran noted. "My political opponents tried in vain to drag me through the mud over my ^former restaurant] business misfortunes, but the voters refused to listen. They elected me to office, in spite of the nasty campaign that was waged by my opponent. “The Republican Organization was outraged at the attacks aimed at me. and let the voters know of

their outrage many times within the media." ACCORDING TO Moran, township GOP leader Maurice Catarcio "was one of the first people to come out exalting my honesty [in 1979). Now he has completely reversed himself regarding my past financial situation." Mr Moran stated that employment records should be open to the public so job performance can be judged. "Any personal notes, whether good or bad, should be available to the public in order to let them judge the character and the ability to run for office."

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