Council approves amended budget with 19-cent tax increase
Bridgeton cuts budget tax increase from 36 to 19 cents. The City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the 2026 municipal budget after CFO Dianilda Torres reported that state-mandated changes and city-level reductions lowered the proposed tax increase. A public hearing is set for June 30.
City Council · Meeting of June 16, 2026
NJ BRIDGETON — Bridgeton cuts budget tax increase from 36 to 19 cents. The City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the 2026 municipal budget after CFO Dianilda Torres reported that state-mandated changes and city-level reductions lowered the proposed tax increase. A public hearing is set for June 30.
The council also advanced a binding referendum question to dissolve the Bridgeton Free Public Library, citing the county library's proximity 1.3 miles away and digital resource availability; library dissolution would take effect January 1, 2027 if approved in November. Four development ordinances passed on first reading, including modifications to Eastern Pacific Development's 64-unit senior living project and the addition of 280 South Pine Street to the Scattered Sites Redevelopment Plan.
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Source: the City Council meeting of June 16, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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