The article below is from 2013. The BOE raised school taxes 2% that year. You can read the reasons they gave at the
time. They speak of their
difficulty in maintaining programs while staying within the 2% cap.
If what they were saying was true at the time, how
were they able to collect the $8M for their new administration building? How did they do it so quickly? Lodi
was intentionally and unnecessarily overtaxed.
In 2014, I compared Lodi’s budget patterns to that of
its neighbors. At the time, I clearly
knew that something was off.
Lodi:
Hasbrouck
Heights:
Saddle
Brook:
Wood-ridge:
Garfield:
