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Housing Sales Dip Hits County Budget
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County Administrator Steve O'Connor addresses Cape May County Chamber of Commerce March 20. Photo by Al Campbell
SWAINTON — The housing sales slump has made an impact on Cape May County government’s revenues, according to County Administrator Steve O’Connor.
He spoke about various facets of county government at the monthly meeting of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce on March 20 at Avalon Golf Club.
“Two years ago, we generated over $10 million in real estate transfers. This year it will be less than $6 million and we anticipate next year it will be about $4 million, based on what happens in the housing market,” O’Connor said.
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County Tax Rate to Remain Level
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CREST HAVEN — The gray skies and drizzle outside matched the mood inside Jan. 17 at the county Administration Building at the first scheduled workshop on the 2008 county budget, as it became clear the county budget team grappled with reduced revenues and higher fixed expenses this year in order to present a balanced budget.
On Jan. 22, freeholders introduced the county budget that retains the 15.13 cent county tax rate, as in the prior year.
“The rainy day is here,” County Treasurer Ed Grant told a room full of county workers and members of the public.
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Freeholders Will Introduce '08 County Budget Today
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CREST HAVEN — The Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders will introduce the 2008 Budget for the County of Cape May Jan. 22, at 4:30 p.m. at the regularly scheduled meeting of the board.
The meeting will take place in the Freeholders’ Meeting Room at the County Administration Building, 4 Moore Road.
A public hearing will be held on the proposed budget with adoption of the final 2008 Budget scheduled to take place following public input on Feb. 26, at 4:30 p.m. at the County Administration Building.
The budget will be posted to the county’s website capemaycountygov.net.
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Fri, 03/28/2008 - 6:05am
Perhaps the jail population is growing because there are so few youth crime prevention programs, so few ex-offender services and so few community and social programs in this county that reach out and support and nurture at-risk youth and young adults. Cape May County has been focused on one thing...tourism to the exclusion of providing services to its home population. With the growth of seniors in the county, the focus has even lessened on youth, on teen /adult subtance abuse and other social services.
Essentially, whatever you focus on is what you get....so, we've turned into a punitive county getting very good at locking people up rather than a proactive one.
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