'Excellent Budget' To Bump Taxes $29 In Cranford

CRANFORD, NJ - The average resident in Cranford will be paying slightly more in municipal taxes in 2019 if the budget proposed Tuesday passes.

Mayor Patrick Giblin called the budget excellent and noted the budget proposed has the lowest municipal tax increase in years.

"It is very tight and it gives residents some much needed tax relief," he said.

Giblin also noted that the budget was below the two percent annual cap for increases imposed on municipalities by the State.

"It's coming in well below the 2 percent cap at 1.14 percent," Giblin said.

According to Giblin, that equates to a $28.92 increase on the average assessed home annually or $7.25 per quarter.

"Thank you to all my commissioners that helped work on this," Giblin said.

The hearing on the budget is scheduled for April 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Cranford Town Hall and you can see the complete budget document here. You can also view Giblin's comments on the video posted to the TV35 Facebook page.

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