Is that a trick question?

No, just a straightforward one.

They are absolutely a disgrace. We get no services for the amount of money we pay. Yes. We have no rateables but whose fault is that ? Great job mayor

i agree with Concerned...... manchester has the HIGHEST RATE of seniors living in the area. the taxes they pay are out of CONTROL. us as handymen who do jobs for them in the town of manchester cut our rate cause we also know they don't have the money....... The other thing is WHY can't manchester get on the ball, and be able to pay monthly payments over the internet like other towns????? in this day and age how do you come up with that kind of money in one month when it don't hurt as much monthly!! Get on the ball manchester and wake up..... this is our older generation. Don't you think it's hard enough for them with medical bills and such to worry about losing their homes as well!!

karen kincaid
manchester resident

Out of control to say the least.
Our property value has gone down hill, tax rates stay the same or go up!! Those in
township jobs get raises!!
In an economy like we presently have, NO ONE should get a raise at the taxpayers expense!!
People take a good look around you, vote those out of public office who are of no use to the taxpayer. and above ALLL exercise your right to vote!! or you have only yourself to blame!!

Just the non senior homes are out of control . mikey needs a raise

11 votes and already it's off the charts!! What does this tell the town? This is not the first time this has gone into vote, yet the township dosen't listen. Doing us the favor of "TAKING A POLL" don't do pop squat. It's action. And let's not forget the INTEREST the town tacks on when your late with your tax payment???? If we don't have the money in the first place to pay the bill on time, what makes you think we have the money in the second place to pay the interest!!!! Geeee that's a tough one!! Let's get a 6 yr old to figure that one out........

Karen kincaid
Manchester

We hired a lawyer to fight the taxes. The town is getting ready to re-assess our homes again. I wrote Gov. Christie a letter about this. I think it is their loophole to raise the taxes above the cap.
I often wonder why the Senior Citizen capital of the state has one of the highest paid police forces in the state??? Services? where I live I don't get trash pick up or mail delivery.
I work for the private sector where we have not seen raises in 10 years. Yet our town employees keep getting raises. ugh.
You bet I am voting this mayor out.
Raven
Manchester resident

I live in PLP and when we moved in 15 years ago, we had very reasonable taxes. Now, they are way too high. Property value has gone down, but we're still being taxed on inflated values of a few years ago when they reassessed. They should be about $2000.00 less than they are for my house.

They are way to high. I moved down here about 6 years ago from Old Bridge and my taxes are way higher then my friends that still live their. Maybe it's about time for the mayor to retire because he's killing the taxpayer. I am happy to say I've never and will never vote for him.

A link to the 2012 tax rates for Ocean County.
http://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//6db1da36-2423-40f1-b331-f2da9083995a.pdf

its an absolute disgrace what we pay in taxes. something has to be done with the board of education they are sucking the life out of us. i have no problem paying for police and fire departments but the boe this is way out of control we should start with the axing of the superintendents aka trethaway and baxter

That leaves us with the question........ if we pay so much in school taxes, what's this crap about the NEW JERSEY LOTTERY???? Their always saying on how much of the lottery is going towards education??? I save my lottery tickets every year, not for nothing, i haven't hit big by no means, but i have spent almost 7 grand on tickets through the course of the year. Let's see........ I buy lottery tickets for the state of NJ but i can't get a percentage back on my NJ taxes, even tho their telling me the money goes for different donations??? And in the same breath, i have to pay higher school taxes cause of the money that's needed to run the schools???? HELLOOOOOooooooo, can someone please help me out of this card board box i'm in!!

So tell me, on this poll that is being taken, does the township get this print out? Do they read what the people of manchester are saying? or is this just a way to laugh at us & piss off the public while still making higher tax demands?????

I have a couple of questions for those that complain about the taxes in Manchester:
Did you sign up and run for office yourself in the last election?
Did you vote in the last election?
Did you vote did you vote for Bill Peck in the last election?
Did you as a minimum work to help Bill Peck with his election?
If you can't answer YES to these questions...
Think about it!

property taxes in all of NJ are too high. Bottom line the government workers benefits are breaking the bank. I work for the private sector. There are no retirement benefits. My sister is a retired school teacher. She retired at 55 years old and does not have to work another day in her life. She and her husbands health benefits are paid for for the rest of their lives. There are 2 classes of people. Those who are in the system and those who are not. Those who are in the system have excellent benefits paid for by our high property taxes. Alot of us who are not in the system have no benefits at all. We have to save up for our selves and pay out for those in the system. It really seems unfair.

Taxes are lower in manchester than other oc towns but what do we get for them? No trash pickup, no sidewlks, no curbs, crap parks, no decent rec for the kids, a polluted lake, a landfill stinking up half the town, a public works department forced to do things in house like the several month long unfinised sidewalk project from lvw to town hall for what reson no one knows, crooked wavey curbs on the way to hs, a half dead chrismas tree infront of town hall because no one saw the insects there all summer, flooded roads all over plp, and township street sweeping in the private villiges when one has not gone past my house since 1995.

some salaries are in the range of 170,000+. To do what?

Please raise the taxes

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

>>>>>>>Silence dogood:
Thank you, yes I have a very good idea of what goes on. The arrogance of this Mayor is beyond comprehension. I hope all that are living in the non-senior residence have enough sense to stand up and fight. Please don't ever forget the Joe Portash arrogance.