Washington Township Passes 2022 Municipal Budget, Taxes To Rise 1.9%

LONG VALLEY, NJ — The Township Committee presented a $20.5 million municipal budget for the 2022 fiscal year at a recent committee meeting.

The $20.5 million budget will be supported by $13.3 million in property taxes collected from Washington Township's residential and commercial property owners.

This year's budget represents a $1,093,826.86 increase over the 2021 budget of $19,459,424.20., coming in at $20,553,251.06.

The amount to be raised by municipal taxes has increased by 1.9 percent, with increased grant revenue accounting for nearly $600,000 of the one million dollar budget increase. The estimated increase in municipal taxes for a $439,230 average-assessed home for the year is about $48.

The majority of the additional grant revenue will go toward capital projects. The projects listed below are part of the 2022 capital plan.

• American rescue plan
• NJDOT funds

The budget does not include the taxes for the Washington Township K-8 district or the West Morris Regional School District.

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