Even a Pandemic can't Stop the Local Dems from doing what they do best! Sticking it to YOU!

Well, it wouldn't be Edison without tax increase after tax increase after tax increase - year after year, after year, after year. Looks like nothing's changed, even with a Pandemic putting everyone in difficult situations. Total Property taxes for 2020 according to Señor Lankey's Budget Presentation (excluding Garbage Dist 1 tax) are $5.656, which is up 24.8-cents or 4.4% over last year's $5.628. 

If you live in that imaginary home assessed at $180,400, then you property taxes will be $10,203.42 and your property tax increase will be $447.39. 

If you don't live in that imaginary home assessed at $180,400, then take your home's assessed value divided by 100 and multiply it by $5.656 to find out what your property taxes will be and by .248 to get your property tax increase.

Here's where the 2020 Property tax increases stand right now:

• County tax up 9.7%
• County Open Space tax up 9.6%
• School tax up 1.9% (don't kid yourself, this is where the bulk of all your money goes to get wasted)
• Muni tax up 7.2%
• Library tax up 8.7%

Here's the 2020 numbers and the changes from the 3rd Qtr Estimate and Last Year:

If you expect the 7 Processing Clerks to change anything Lankey has put on the table with his Muni Budget, then think again. History is on Lankey's side with zero changes.

Any Checks & Balances in this one-party town were long left at the Council Chamber doors.

And, oh by the way - expect another 2.9-cent hit to your 4th qtr tax bills. Seems the 3rd Qtr Estimated tax bills understated the Muni tax increase when they went out. Guess they're hoping you wouldn't notice the increase in your 4th qtr tax bills - like they did with the 3.5-cents increase last year.

Anyhoo, can't say we don't deserve what we get here in the 'DemBadLands' of Downtown Edison. Enjoy it!

I wish everyone better than you're getting on both sides of town. 

Ralph Bucci, Peace Out!