HUDSON COUNTY — The county budget of $442.3 million will be introduced by the county Board of Chosen Freeholders Thursday night. Spending is up 3.8 percent over last year.
The total tax levy is up, although some towns in Hudson County will pay a lower tax rate if their home values have dropped.
Hoboken will be among those hit the hardest.
“This year two towns, Secaucus and East Newark, will actually see a reduction in county taxes,” County Executive DeGise said. “However this state-mandated approach to how the levy is assessed does leave Hoboken, where equalized valuation continues to rise significantly, with an increased share of the total burden. Indeed if we had not requested any increase in the total county levy, Hoboken still would have contributed $3.9 million more than it did in 2009.”
At some point next month, there will be a public hearing and then a final vote on the budget.