Medford Sun

No tax increase in budget

By AUBRIE GEORGE | The Medford Sun Council introduced a preliminary 2009 township budget that will show no tax increase for Medford taxpayers, Council members said. The preliminary $23.3 million spending plan means that the average taxpayer will pay about $998.79 in…

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Council approves preliminary budget

Council approved a preliminary municipal budget that bares no tax increase for Medford taxpayers for the second consecutive year. At Tuesday’s meeting, Councilman Chris Myers said the township will continue to look for ways to increase revenue and cut spending in the approaching…

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Mayor: Deferral too costly

By ROBERT LINNEHAN | The Medford Sun The Senate and General Assembly approved a pension deferral bill in late March, but township representatives said the potential cost-saving measure was not considered for this year’s budget.    On March 16 the Pension Deferral Legislation was…

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Budget reading tabled

By AUBRIE GEORGE | The Medford Sun In a relatively light meeting last week, Council decided to table the introduction of the 2009 township budget until the next meeting. Mayor Dave Brown said the budget reading was tabled because the township’s budget committee…

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Voters say ‘yes’ to Lenape, K-8 budgets

For the second consecutive year, residents have passed the Lenape Regional High School District’s budget, according to its Web site (www.lrhsd.org). The average homeowner in Medford will see an increase of $18.43 over last year’s school taxes as a result…

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School election April 21

By AUBRIE GEORGE | The Medford Sun The time to hit the polls for the annual school board election is fast approaching, and voters should prepare to decide the fate of two school budgets and three open seats on the Medford K-8 board…

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