Politics & Government

Teaneck Wants Schools, County to Pay Share of Tax Refunds

Council resolution calls tax appeal judgments "inequitable burden"

The Township Council is pushing to have the school district and county cover their portion of the town's $2.2 million in tax appeals, northjersey.com reported Tuesday. 

The council passed a resolution calling the tax appeals an "inequitable burden" and is looking for other towns to help push the state Legislature and governor to make counties and school districts pitch in for the appeals. 

State Senator Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, of Teaneck, said the town was solely responsible, not the school board or others. 

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“It is up to the municipality to make sure that property values are fair across the board,” Weinberg said in the report. 

In Teaneck, . The township has requested permission from the Local Finance Board to spread the payments over three years.

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