For contracts beginning in 2016-2017, the average
statewide salary settlement is 2.55% for 2016-17 and 2.55% for 2017-18.
In 2016, the Lodi teacher union rejected a 2.6%
increase for each year of the contract.
The
LEA rejected a higher percentage than the average statewide salary settlement.
Nj.com recently named Lodi the 34th poorest
town in New Jersey:
Nj.com ranked Lodi #7 for New Jersey towns where
property taxes hurt the most. Lodi is
ranked #1 for Bergen County where property taxes hurt the most.
