Belleville Town Budget Has $39 Tax Increase For Average Homeowner

BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville Town Council held a hearing for the final adoption of the 2021 municipal budget earlier this week.

The average assessed home in Belleville will see a $39 increase to the municipal portion of their property taxes. See details about the budget here and watch a video of the May 25 meeting below.

Municipal taxes make up one part of a Belleville homeowner's property taxes, which also include school and county levies.

Mayor Michael Melham said the meeting was one of the lowest-attended budget votes the council has ever seen, likely due to the low increase.

“Revenues were down last year, which affects this year’s budget,” Melham stated. “With all that being said, we did what we promised to do, we tightened up where we can tighten up.”

• See related article: Belleville Faces $3M Budget Gap: 'Hard Decisions Will Be Made'
• See related article: Belleville Mayor: 'Drastic' Budget Cuts Needed To Avoid Tax Hike

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