Galloway Township to Receive $2,581,284 in State Aid for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: State aid for Galloway Township for fiscal year 2014 will be $2,581,284.

If that sounds familiar, that’s because it’s the fourth consecutive year Galloway will receive that amount from the state.

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) released municipal state aid figures for all Atlantic County towns on Monday, March 4. Municipal aid across the state remains steady, according to DCA officials..

“This preserved funding means no town in Atlantic County will see a decrease in formula municipal aid for the upcoming year,” Gov. Chris Christie said in a release issued Monday afternoon. “It also demonstrates that providing stable, predictable levels of municipal aid to support local governments and taxpayers is a core priority of my Administration. Together with bipartisan reforms such as the 2% property tax cap, pension and health benefits changes, and a 2% cap on interest arbitration awards, we are delivering real relief to property taxpayers in New Jersey as evidenced by two consecutive years of the smallest property tax increases in two decades.”

At the Galloway Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 26, Township Manager Arch Liston said he expected state aid to remain steady as he continues to prepare the 2014 budget.

On Monday, Liston stated the budget would be introduced at the March 12 meeting, and that numbers were still being reviewed.

Last year’s budget was $24.2 million, and passed with the approval of every member of council except Jim Gorman.

State aid for every municipality in Atlantic County can be found below. The new municipal state aid figures are available on the DCA’s website.

Municipality

State Aid

Absecon City

$757,802

Atlantic City

$6,260,714

Brigantine City

$672,700

Buena Borough

$419,272

Buena Vista Township

$716,567

Corbin City

$102,127

Egg Harbor City

$473,461

Egg Harbor Township

$6,039,065

Estell Manor City

$316,382

Folsom Borough

$186,082

Galloway Township

$2,581,284

Hamilton Township

$2,841,043

Hammonton Township

$1,272,714

Linwood City

$571,608

Longport City

$122,345

Margate City

$764,475

Mullica Township

$493,216

Northfield City

$632,386

Pleasantville City

$2,131,440

Port Republic City

$176,307

Somers Point City

$967,096

Ventnor City

$608,112

Weymouth Township

$281,895