Politics & Government
Barnegat Adopts 2022 Municipal Budget
The township committee adopted the $30 million budget at a recent meeting.
BARNEGAT, NJ — The Barnegat Township Committee voted to adopt the 2022 $30 million municipal budget at the April 5 meeting.
The budget totals $30,074,711, about $1 million more than the previous year's budget. According to the committee, the municipal purpose tax increased by less than a penny. The average home in Barnegat is assessed at $258,730, so the average homeowner will see an increase of $23.29 in their municipal tax bill.
Barnegat's chief financial office, Tom Lombarski, said that the town is doing its best to keep taxes down.
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"I'd love to have that in my town of Lacey," Lombarski joked, referencing the "very low" tax increase.
He also said that Barnegat's debt continues to decline.
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Lombarski said an increase in shared service agreements with Waretown, Toms River and Stafford have benefitted Barnegat.
You can view the entire budget and past budgets online here.
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