LIVINGSTON — Gov. Chris Christie hosts his 16th town hall in his hometown of Livingston today to talk about proposals to help New Jersey towns control property taxes. Christie signed legislation over the summer that takes effect Jan. 1 that would cap local spending and property tax growth at 2 percent a year. The new law was designed to...
Gov. Chris Christie will hold a town hall meeting today in his native Livingston.LIVINGSTON — Gov. Chris Christie hosts his 16th town hall in his hometown of Livingston today to talk about proposals to help New Jersey towns control property taxes.
Christie signed legislation over the summer that takes effect Jan. 1 that would cap local spending and property tax growth at 2 percent a year.
The new law was designed to slow the rate of property tax increases in a state where the average household is assessed nearly $7,300 a year, the highest in the country.
The governor has pushed lawmakers to pass a group of bills to help local officials meet the cap.
Christie said on Tuesday that he would not sign a water-downed version of the bills. However, the governor said he's optimistic that he and the Democrats who control the Legislature could reach a compromise.
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