Toms River budget

Toms River's proposed 2012 budget falls under the two percent cap and with a minimal tax rate increase, but the Township Administrator worries with all the cutting they’ve done there isn’t much left.

They've got a rope around spending, and they've shrunk the size of government. But Toms River officials are asking homeowners to pay about $78.86 more per year under the municipal budget introduced Tuesday. The public hearing and vote on the spending plan is scheduled in a special meeting May 1, at 6 PM in the municipal building...

Toms River officials introduce their spending plan for 2012 with the average tax bill expected to rise about 79 dollars a year.