Sophia Georges
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63 appearances
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first heard Sep 2025
last heard 27 Sep
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And particularly when I knock on the Democrats' doors, the first thing I say to them is, have you checked your property tax bills?
They say, yes, I did.
And I'm lifelong Democrat.
I voted Democrat.
But this year, I am not voting Democrat.
And when I hear that, it was a light bulb went off saying, you know, it's all gonna come down to affordability.
There's two things that's really affected the affordability here in Franklin Township, which is a microcosm, like I said, for the state, what's going on.
And that is true.
fair and transparent property tax assessments on the homes, and also these bloated budgets.
Right here in Franklin, we saw a 16.6, 16.6% average increase, and that's their numbers.
I believe it's even higher in assessments.
The year-to-date values of assessments in Franklin Township have only gone up 5.7%, according to the Real Estate Commission.
Where is that 16.6% coming from?
Well, then that brings us to the budgets.
They thought that homeowners would think that the property taxes have gone up because of the crazy real estate market with these home prices.
But it's really the budget, Steve.
In New Jersey, they've seen a 70% increase in this budget, which I know are in the current race is a hot topic that we're gonna try to reduce that.
Here in Franklin, we have a $73.9 million budget with an almost $20 million cushion.
That's almost a 20%.
And the first thing we need to do is look at where is that money going?
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