East Windsor Mayor Hopes to Restore Funding to Municipalities
As new League of Municipalities President, East Windsor Mayor Janice S. Mironov supports bill to end state diversion of energy tax receipts
Newly selected state League of Municipalities President and East Windsor Mayor Janice S. Mironov testified Thursday before the state Assembly Housing and Local Government Committee in favor of legislation that would require certain energy tax receipts to be paid directly to municipalities. The bill, A-2753, received unanimous, bipartisan support from the Committee, and according to Mironov, it would restore funding diverted by the state from energy taxes intended for local use and property tax relief. “Property taxes without question are the number one concern of our residents in the state of New Jersey today, so it’s important that we work together on this, and other related issues, to try to lessen the burden of property taxes,” Mironov …
Torry Watkins
5:28 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Congratulations to Janice. I look forward to hearing and seeing what she can do to bring that 19th Century home rule-apologizing organization into the 21st Century and serve the people rather than the professional politicians. more ›