I would love to know what the mayor and council pay in taxes . With such an important matter ongoing in the township why wasn't mayor mikey in attendance.. I guess we don't pay him enough $41,000

Wallis said the township has taken steps to reduce municipal taxes, by cutting staff and having township employees pay into their benefits. Not that we don't believe you but please tell us where did the township reduce anything ? thank you

Township officials said they are courting other revenue streams to offset taxes. As an example, in other action at the meeting, Manchester officials authorized a resolution that would enable them to go out to bid for a leased 750-foot cell phone tower, to be constructed on township-owned property in the Roosevelt City section of town. OF COURSE PUT IT IN THE HIGHEST TAX PAYING AREA IN THE TOWN - WILL THOSE RESIDENTS TAXES GO DOWN - 750 FOOT HIGH - ALSO MIKEY MAYBE YOU CAN STICK A FEW MORE GROUP HOMES IN THERE - MORE NON TAX PAYING GROUP HOMES

When all of you turn 55 simply move into one of the retirement communities which if you drive down is in full revitalization with mass flipping of houses.

Lest see 9k in taxes for 16 miles from Brick to 1.5k in HC not bad not bad at all.

Wallis kept addressing the gas prices stating do we want to have the police and fire depot cut back to keep the gas cost to the township down? How about giving up their company car n gas cards, raises, bonuses to help cut back spending?? Why should our taxes pay for this when we are in dire straights? My husband had a company truck and gas card. Guess what since jobs decreased the owner took back the company cars from the foreman's and their gas cards! That's what u do when times are tuff!! It's called budgeting. i had to drop cell phone costs, change my phone, Internet & tv service to a cheaper plan. That's what you do when the belt needs to be tightened!!!! Never mind the run around we got last night. We all need to sit down write a letter including details of how long you lived here taxes in the beginning to taxes now and what changed in our town to justify where our tax dollars went. They sure didn't provide much of anything but one thing last night!!!! Please gather this information send letters to govenor Christie cc Congressman Chris Smith!!! Congressman was very helpful in helping me and my co-workers in opening up an investigation against my old boss. Not accusing Manchester of anything illegal, just saying we need to revisit the tax income vs the budget for the past 4 years. Please reach out to govenor n congressman, the squeaky wheel gets the oil!! We need help with our budget!

Well said Veronica. How about why all the homes weren't re-assessed from 2009-2012? What did these assessors do during this time for their annual salaries???!!! RE: ballyjduf- I agree. Most all companies whether gov, for profit or non profit changed their pension/401K structuring with employee having to input years ago...why cant town have lower income just like the rest of us- stop shuffling how to get more $....

Mayor Mikey is too busy hanging around with his real idol - Mayor Mikey Bloomberg -
and their anti-2nd Amendment, anti-gun owner group - what's their name - oh yea - Mayors against Gun Owners and for Dictatorships. He spends a lot of time - and your taxpayer money - going to and participating in their events. If you are a gun-owner - like me - you should contact him and let him know - like an elephant, we don't forget.

And every year you vote for the same people and expect different results.

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One thing I did learn from the meeting last night is we are getting screwed by the state in how much school aid we get from the state $1600 per student compaired to Asbury Park that kets $23000, the council said they have been fighting to change this. This needs to change, so Include that in letters to the Gov. and Congressmen Smith. The Coucil asked for ways to cut the budget, about 20% of the budget for town and the School is for benifits. Our Police get paid very well over $100000 grand a year, which they deserve it's a dangerous job. But the pension plan needs to be replaced with a 401k plan. Also they need to contribute alot more to their health care along with all public employees. No longer are the pay scales lower then the private sector that justify the sweet benifit packages, the pay scales have out performed the private sector for years now. Gone should be the days 60 to 80 percent of salery pay outs a year for pensions, and low cost health care. But like most things with Goverment officials it will fall on deaph ears. The middle class are forced to do without and goverment programs are never cut, and most will go to the voting booth and vote for the same people from the local to the federal level.

Don't think senior developments are any better with taxes. we ( personally ) pay $45oo.oo a year, and the taxes are still going up. So it's not just ppl who live out side of them!! PLUS, paying maintainance fees of 210 a month for garbage and snow removal, that's an extra $2640.00 a year. over 7 g's a year is not my idea of retirement. Senior lives should be stress free since they've done their jobs, but it don't look that way!!!!

Any thoughts on an actual succession and becoming part of Toms River in full? In PLP we already have a Toms River mailing address. Big business in Toms River would partially offset some of our taxes, and we would possibly receive more funding per student than the $1600 per that Mr. Kern mentioned. I could target my home for resale in a "family friendly" community. Toms River's public works could easily manage this section of Manchester...especially with our taxes they would receive. Haven't run any numbers, but seems like an option we may want to at least visit.

No answers at the meeting last night. Just a bunch of spin! Just pay it and deal with it ! Did we ever get and answer to the township spending $3400.00 to Luigi's for an Employee luncheon? Did I miss the answer?

how about at least giving us curbs or garbage pickup or something for the amount of taxes we pay

The mayor of manchester lives in an adult community and can freeze his taxes, I dont know if he does but he can. Its all public record.. Now who is pissed off!!!! My taxes went up $1400.00

The Council's stated goal of the reassessment was to fairly apportion the tax burdens upon the homeowners with the higher valued homes. Specifically, the Council cited the homes in the Crestwood Villages, Cedar Glen and Cedar Lakes significant decline in market values as justification for the reassessment (which was also done four years ago). While the non-senior homes and newer senior homes (Renaissance and COuntry Walk) decline was not as severe. The result is this second group of homes is now bearing the tax burden of the purported decline.

The Council indicates new assessments for each and every home, propoerty and commercial building will be given every year. I am willing to give the Council (with whom is comprised of good people who are also receiving tax increases) the benefit of the doubt that this was a necessary measure and will fairly apportion our respective obligations. However, it is all of our responsiblities to "check and verify". Specifically, find out the values of each and every house that is sold in Manchester. Look in the newspapers for the sales values of the homes in the Crestwoods. If you see a home for sale on your block, call the realtor and find out how much it is listed for and find out what is sold for. IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT, MEET WITH MR. LYNCH AND COME PREPARED WITH COMPARABLE SALES/APPRAISALS AND/OR APPEAL TO THE COUNTY.

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The manner to alleviate our tax burdens is on several different fronts: 1. Scrutinize every expenditure. As stated above, i beleive our Council is made up of good people trying to do a difficult job. However, at this point, with all the pressures on each and everyone of us, we must find the time to "check and verify" the basis for every cent. 2. Our town must make a concerted effort to increase the commercial properties. They pay taxes and do not utilize a lot of resources. Please note, I do not want to become over developed like some of our neighbors, but we can significantly benefit from commerical development. 3. (This one is out of our hands, all of our state-wide elected officials are in support of this, they just do not have enough votes state-wide) THIS STATE NEEDS TO CAHNGE THE WAY SCHOOL FUNDING IS DISTRIBUTED BY THE STATE.

If I remember correctly the Super Walmart they wanted to build on Rt. 37 near Northampton would benefit Toms River taxes, not Manchester...that land is not ours. Not sure of the exact particulars in that case though.

I believe it is time to think about seceding. The lower assessments on the senior citizen communities are driving taxes way up in areas such as PLP because somehow the town has to offset the loss. If PLP is getting hit this hard the bell curve is severely scewed. It may be the only way to truly fix that bell curve is to either split the town or consider PLP secede to Toms River. As stated by Manchester Fan we already possess the Toms River address. The median assessed home values are not nearly as gapped from low to high as manchester because of two major reasons: one being the fact that the larger number of homes equals less scewing. The second it it is not considered an adult living community. The assessments of our homes may change but the overall but our tax dollar would go much further because Toms river does not have that huge assessment gap that Manchester does. I think nickel and diming is going to little to offset the 700 million difference. We can complain all we want but it will not fix it. Acting will. At this point what other choice do we have

KTP you sound like you are an employee of the township! Giving the township rules on how to appeal your taxes and what we need to do! No one said these people were not good people , but they are the ones that ran for office and they asked for the challenging job of council. So while you are outlining all the things we need to do as tax payers, I suggest that the council come back to the next meeting with some budget cuts. Maybe when we see some budget cuts, the people will see that the township wants to help the people that are paying their salaries.

Did the title really say some people?

http://www.taxrecords.com/

If you look at the reassessments you'll see Mikey's went up ~70% when Roosevelt City went up 100%. Now they are reassessing the seniors lower by a higher percentage again. Mikey's house will be assessed closer to his purchase price in 1986. Most private home assesments will have doubled the sales prices of 1986.

Veronica, did I miss the spreadsheet?

But 80% of the non senior vote will sit on their behinds on election day, who's fault is it? The town blames the schools all the time by using percentages to show were the money goes but the schools are the only thing that benefits me. The town does nothing, no trash pick up, flooding streets, no sidewalks, no curbs, little gecko for kids, crap parks. Than they say they are saving by having it done in house. I am not saying I don't think it should be subcontracted out but the DPW has to have the ability to do the job. Keeping the towns employees busy all summer on a sidewalk job including weekend overtime, because the grant was running out if not done by a certain date because they didn't have enough forms for the curbs to do a decent size concrete pour is a complete waste of said employees time. To boot about 15 feet of sidewalk is missing to complete the job and from the lack of cones to warn people of said drop off I would think even the town knows the walk was not needed. But by all means do it that way and make me drive my trash to Whiting.

Sorry that's rec for the kids not gecko for the kids. Automatic spell sugestions got me.

STATE OF NEW JERSEY LOCAL FINANCE BOARD NOTICE OF VIOLATION

In Re: [Michael Fressola, Mayor, Township of Manchester, Complaint

This matter having come before the Local Finance Board (Board) pursuant to the Local Government Ethics Law, N.J.S.A. et seq., upon complaint that Mayor Michael Fressola used the address and telephone number of the Township of Manchester City Hall in a political mail piece, using the resources of the Township for his personal gain and securing unwarranted privileges or advantages for himself and his campaign in violation of N.J.S.A. and,

WHEREAS, the Board determined that the allegations were within its jurisdiction, were not frivolous and were based upon a reasonable factual basis, authorized an investigation of this complaint; and

WHEREAS, the Local Government Ethics Law states:

N.J.S.A. 40A: No local government officers or employee shall use or attempt to use his official position to secure unwarranted privileges or advantages for himself or others; and,

WHEREAS, the Board, having considered the matter and the relevant statements and presented and all documentation with the written response to the allegations submitted by Mayor Fressola, concluded that the use of the Municipal Building address and telephone number in the letterhead of a political mailer distributed in connection with the May
11, 2010 election constitutes the use or attempted use of Mayor Fressola's official position to
secure an unwarranted privilege or advantage for himself or others in violation of N.J.S.A.

It is therefore,

DETERMINED that Mayor Michael Fressola shall be assessed a fine in the amount of $100.00 for the violation as related to his engaging in activities prohibited by the statute. Said fine shall be payable to: Treasurer, State of New Jersey, and be submitted to: Thomas H. Neff, Chair, Local Finance Board, P.O. Box 803, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625 immediately. If payment of said fine is not received within 10 days receipt of this NOTICE, Mayor Fressola is subject to additional fines as determined by the Board in accordance with its powers in N.J.S.A.40A:9-
22.10, Violations and Penalties.

IF YOU JUST RECEIVED YOUR TAX ASSESSMENT LETTER LIKE I DID YESTERDAY...........EVERYONE NEEDS TO ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING ON FEB. 11. @ 6 pm TO VOICE THEIR UNHAPPINESS.
STAND UP AND BE HEARD!
BTW .........MY PROPERTY TAXES INCREASED BY 19%.........UNREAL!!!!
(And no they shouldn't blame the School Budget as the town coucil in running this town)

Its time to let them know that its OUR money... and that they work for us!! Lets take our township back!!!

There are a total of 22,681 homes in Manchester, 19,875 are for senior living and 2,806 are residents who are not senior citizens.
If these numbers are correct than we have 19,875 homes that pay school taxes and they do not have kids in our school system. WHERE IS ALL THE MONEY GOING??

...........EVERYONE NEEDS TO ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING ON FEB. 11. @ 6 pm TO VOICE THEIR UNHAPPINESS.
STAND UP AND BE HEARD!

It's ridiculous! No trash pickup, no sewer, no sidewalks, no lighting- the value of my house is now $35,000 less BUT MY TAXES GO UP BY $700!!!!

DUDLEY FOR MAYOR! Keep fighting Henry Dudley, Please appeal if you can. Michael Fressola has done nothing for the township of Manchester outside the walls of the senior communities and I think I speak for many of the residents (outside senior living) when I say WE DO NOT WANT THIS MAN TO REPRESENT US ANYMORE! If I am wrong and you can name one good thing this man has ever done for us non-seniors please correct me.

.Michael Fressola has done nothing for the township of Manchester outside the walls of the senior communities and I think I speak for many of the residents (outside senior living) when I say WE DO NOT WANT THIS MAN TO REPRESENT US ANYMORE! If I am wrong and you can name one good thing this man has ever done for us non-seniors please correct me.

Please for the love of god people wake up and call Governor Christie, we need an investigation, something sticks in Manchester and it’s NOT the dump, the adult diapers or the crap all over people’s properties and empty lots.

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High Taxes, NO CODE ENFORCER!
Manchesters code enforcer retired months ago and has not been replaced. Place looks like one big junkyard.