Tax Increase Possible Bergen County Executive Said: Report

Bergen County Executive James Tedesco gave his state of the county address Tuesday and said that a tax increase is possible for this year, The Record reported.

Tedesco said that a tax increase was a “possibility” and did not dive further into the annual budget, the report said. Tedesco expects to present the budget to the Board of Chosen Freeholders soon.

“The 2016 budget is going to be a challenge,” Tedesco said.

Employee health-care costs could increase $12 million this year and $3.4 million in debt service on bonds for the $147 million County Justice Center, are two possible contributing factors to the possible tax increase, according to the report.