Politics & Government

Christie Budget Calls for Flat Aid to Collingswood

With state aid figures in hand, Collingswood officials can begin finalizing a budget draft.

Collingswood—like most towns statewide—won’t see an increase in municipal state aid in the coming year.

But, on the positive side, the borough’s aid won’t be cut under Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed budget.

Collingswood will receive $1,195,418 in state aid this year, the same amount to the dollar the town received for the past two years.

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are putting together the town budget, and Mayor James Maley declined to comment further until the budget is drafted. Towns must introduce the budget by March 9 and adopt it no later than April 20.

On Wednesday night, Christie delivered a budget address to state legislators.

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"We have established a new normal. In the new normal we will shape the budget to make it more sustainable each year, and address priorities that will make New Jersey more successful each year," he said. "This year's budget does what I promised we would do ... It continues to reduce government spending."


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