New Jersey State Senator Jim Holzapfel, Assemblyman Greg McGuckin, and Assemblyman Paul Kanitra (R-10) blasted Governor Murphy and fellow Trenton Democrats for forcing a budget onto Toms River Schools that raises property taxes nearly 13 percent:
“What the Democrats are doing to Toms River residents is nothing short of a disgrace and Governor Murphy and Trenton Democrats only have themselves to blame,” said the District 10 Legislators. “They just rammed through a terrible budget with nearly $1 billion of pork to help their friends, while Republican communities like Toms River are left to fend for themselves—all in the middle of a crushing affordability crisis. It’s absolutely tone deaf.”
In the FY2026 budget, there was money set aside for:
City of Hoboken Maritime Park Improvement Project
Township of Monroe Indoor Recreational Facility Construction
Wood-Ridge School District Capital Improvements
City of Newark Police Department Noise Control Program
An undisclosed project in the Newark School District which news reports have shown is wasting its more than $1 billon of State aid on Hawaiian travel, alcohol-fueled parties, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in balloon purchases.
“This entire situation is the direct result of Phil Murphy’s failed leadership and Trenton Democrats’ warped priorities. Democrats love to claim others haven’t lived up to their responsibilities but the truth is, they’re the only ones who haven’t. They blew up a school funding formula that now punishes districts like Toms River and rewards their political allies. Trenton has completely lost touch with reality and families across New Jersey are paying the price,” the District 10 Legislators concluded.
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