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Taxes on the way up for Hudson County

Monday, July 14, 2008
By LYSA CHEN
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER

The Hudson County Board of Taxation has raised tax rates for Bayonne, Jersey City and Kearny, county officials said.

For homes valued at $100,000, Kearny tax bills will increase $500, Bayonne tax bills will increase $355 and Jersey City tax bills will increase $3, according to board data.

The county will likely set tax rates for the remaining municipalities by the end of the summer as municipalities pass their own budgets, Tax Administrator Donald Kenny said.

Municipal taxes make up a large portion of the tax hike in Kearny - $423 of the $500 increase. County and school taxes will increase $3 and $74 respectively.

Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos said the town, which operates on a fiscal year while the county operates on a calendar year, has sent out all 2008 tax bills, so residents have already felt the brunt of the tax increase. Santos attributed the municipal tax hike to rising health insurance premiums for employees, state pension payments and labor contracts.

He added that Kearny finished the fiscal year, which ended June 30, with a surplus.

"The August and November bills that just went out this week are flat compared to the beginning of this year," Santos said. "I'd much prefer the position we're in now, tightening our belts, as opposed to finishing the year with a deficit."

In Bayonne, county taxes will increase $35 per $100,000 of assessed value, school taxes will increase $215 and municipal taxes will increase $105.

Bayonne Mayor Terrence Malloy said at a special council meeting Wednesday the increase was not a surprise. But Bayonne City Councilman Anthony Chiappone said the increase in county taxes is unacceptable.

He encouraged the council to make a statement by only paying last year's county tab, but recognized possible legal action as retribution. The council's agenda for next Wednesday's meeting will include a resolution "objecting to the amount of money allocated by the county."

Jersey City also saw a $25 increase in county taxes, but school and municipal taxes decreased $14 and $8 respectively.

"The increase in the county's portion of the tax bill does not come as a surprise," city spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said. "However, due to Jersey City's increase in ratables and a decrease in our own municipal tax rate, we were able to absorb most of the county increase."