It s been one year since COVID-19 disrupted our lives, dramatically changing the way we live, work and play. This article is one in a series of stories detailing South Jersey s adjustment to the pandemic.
New Jersey is giving local and county governments one to two months extra in fiscal year 2021 to hit statutory budget deadlines, including introducing budgets in a nod to the continuing uncertainties and obstacles thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic.
And they ll need every bit of it.
The City of Millville, a community of about 27,000 people, has frozen hiring unless there is a critical need, walking gingerly around layoff scenarios, and looking for somewhere to cut spending.