{"id":24697,"date":"2014-09-03T09:52:11","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T13:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/?p=24697"},"modified":"2014-09-08T15:38:43","modified_gmt":"2014-09-08T19:38:43","slug":"brigantine-city-council-meeting-taxes-assessments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/brigantine-city-council-meeting-taxes-assessments\/","title":{"rendered":"Brigantine: Higher Taxes & Crazy Assessments Could Force Some Homeowners Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"color: #222222;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #141823;\">&#8216;We might not be able to afford living here soon.&#8217; That&#8217;s what members of Brigantine City Council heard all night at their meeting on September 3, 2014. Click thru to watch video>> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #141823;\">Some Brigantine residents\u00a0<\/span>getting extra-crazy tax hikes. Especially part-time residents. Some being forced to consider leaving as Mayor pushes to hire more full time fire-fighters, complete with benefits & pensions.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #141823;\">Gail Pratt, 25 year resident. Retired school principal from Medford. Impassioned. Angry. Sad<\/span><span class=\"text_exposed_show\" style=\"color: #141823;\">. Getting choked up. \u2018We can\u2019t afford to stay in Brigantine\u2019. Asks Mayor Guenther to make tough decisions.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"text_exposed_show\" style=\"color: #141823;\">Gail referenced <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southjerseymagazine.com\/articles\/?articleid=551\" target=\"_blank\">corruption in Medford, NJ that caused high taxes.<\/a>\u00a0Pratt recalls Medford cleaned things up a bit by reducing police force from 48 to 29 officers in order to cover their 42 square mile community. &#8216;Things are fine&#8217; with 29.\u00a0<\/span>Mayor answered Pratt by discussing effects of Atlantic City Casino issues.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Pratt&#8217;s home had $350,000 increase in assessment. (neighbor&#8217;s assessment went down $200k)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Her taxes increased by $14,400 this yr. (50% increase to 45k)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Ms. Pratt notes that a bigger house w\/ bigger lot nearby, is paying 15k less in taxes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\">40 ft of her lot is restricted. Can&#8217;t build on it, yet being taxed on full value.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\">No children in school district, but supports strong schools because it helps all<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Pratt spent personal funds to fix drainage on public street<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #222222;\">\n<p><strong>WATCH Gail Pratt Video>>><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/72B9D5pCg-M?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Brigantine Resident Gets 30% Tax Hike to $50k Per Year.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Barry Glaser. 405 24th Street.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Taxes up 30%<\/li>\n<li>Now paying 50k per year<\/li>\n<li>Noted similar properties, specifically from full-time residents in attendance, paying much less. Some privileged taxpayers are paying half or less in taxes, compared to Mr. Glaser&#8217;s property.<\/li>\n<li>Will Brigantine &#8216;go bankrupt&#8217; from this out of control spending<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WATCH Barry Glaser Video>>><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dgKwBxXW6PY?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Some Brigantine Homeowners Pay Less Tax. Councilman Avoids Discussion?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oepHNz38KtA?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Looking for tax assessments in Brigantine: Click:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wipp.edmundsassoc.com\/Wipp0103\/\">https:\/\/wipp.edmundsassoc.com\/Wipp0103\/<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nInteresting to see some wide variations. Some don&#8217;t seem to make sense. What do you think?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24722\" src=\"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/10689922_736559283083565_2849322330342283678_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/10689922_736559283083565_2849322330342283678_n.jpg 852w, https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/10689922_736559283083565_2849322330342283678_n-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/10689922_736559283083565_2849322330342283678_n-768x674.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/10689922_736559283083565_2849322330342283678_n-592x520.jpg 592w, https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/10689922_736559283083565_2849322330342283678_n-20x18.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;We might not be able to afford living here soon.&#8217; That&#8217;s what members of Brigantine City Council heard all night at their meeting on September 3, 2014. Click thru to watch video>> Some Brigantine residents\u00a0getting extra-crazy tax hikes. Especially part-time residents. 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