Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Salary Increases with Tax Increase for Lakewood

Township employees getting  raises while More tax increases approved by LFD just after the township committee members increased their salaries by $20,000 and raising taxes by 4 million 

-TAX Dollars Lakewood Development corporation LDC annual virtual reorganization meeting today increasing employee salaries including appointment of executive director David Klein whose salary will increase from $124,852  to $160,000 plus a $2,000 car allowance see agenda Here watch live 1:30 pm Here. Accordingly, the previously approved budget amount of $462,500 just 2 months ago will be increased to $507,500 

-LFD TAX increase faanews reports the Lakewood fire dept. voted last night on the annual budget for 2024 and it went up to over $12 million an increase of $1.4 million since last year  A typical new duplex, such as in Oak and Vine,  assessed at $560,000, will pay $619.46 in 2024, a $59.46 increase over the 2023 tax of $560. An older townhouse which is assessed at $417,900 will pay $462.27 in 2024, a $44.37 increase over the 2023 tax of $417.90 The budget includes a salary of $240,000 for Chief Jonathan Yahr, $185,000 for Administrator Yehuda Beer, and $110,000 for Deputy Administrator Steven Mulholland.

-Lakewood planning board reorganization meeting today appointing and swearing in professionals  not reappointing a current board member while reappointing former chairman see agenda Here meeting will be at 6:00pm watch live stream Here

1 comment:

  1. Just a further way to destroy any middle decent crowd
    The honchos preference is for everybody to be forced to rely on them just to survive ( even while they complain about that)

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