County Taxes Increase in 9 Towns, Included in the 9, Gloucester City and Brooklawn
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He explained the
adjustment is necessary because some communities' property values have
appreciated faster than others over the course of a year.
The fact that property values overall are rising in their towns didn't make a county tax increase any easier to bear for residents Elaine Hansell, of Pennsauken, and Gordon Thomas, of Gloucester City.
Hansell, 74, would see her county taxes increase by $58 in 2008. That's money she could otherwise use on her prescription medication, she said.
"I'm frustrated because in Gloucester City people are building new homes and I thought more homes in the city was supposed to mean lower taxes," Thomas said.
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