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Moorestown s proposed draft budget includes funding to fill vacancies for the Police, Public Works and IT departments. (Shutterstock)
MOORESTOWN, NJ When introduced to the public, Moorestown s proposed budget is expected to include a 3.26 percent tax increase. Part of this is a 2.51 percent increase in salaries and wages for township employees, up to $8,948,192 from $8,728,783, according to a copy of the draft budget provided to Patch.
On Monday night, township officials pointed to a need to fill vacant positions within township government that remained unfilled due to the coronavirus pandemic as part of the need for that increase. Those positions are in the police department, the public works department, and the township s IT department.