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September 1st Council Meeting Rescheduled to August 31st
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING - RESCHEDULED
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(b) and P.L. 2025, c. 72, the previously advertised September 1st meeting of Northfield City Council, to be held in Council Chambers, 1600 Shore Road, Northfield, New Jersey, 08225, has been rescheduled for August 31, 2026. The meeting will start with a work session at 6:00 p.m., with the regular session immediately following, and formal action may be taken.
Erland Chau, Mayor
Shannon Campbell, Deputy Clerk

Posted August 19, 2026

WHERE DO YOUR 2026 TAX DOLLARS GO?
In NJ, your property tax bill pays for local government, school and county expenses. The City of Northfield collects your property taxes, and distributes most of this money to the other entities. So where exactly does your money go? Please see the chart using the link provided. Roughly 29 cents of every dollar is retained by the City of Northfield for the purpose of providing all municipal services, including public safety, and the other 71 cents is sent to the local and regional schools, and to Atlantic County government, to fund the services they provide.
Click here for pie chart

UPDATE ON TAX BILLS
Due to unforeseen delays, the tax rate was not received in time to meet the statutory mailing and payment due dates for the third quarter tax bills, resulting in the need to amend the grace period for the third quarter of calendar year 2026.
Bills will be mailed the week of August 10th, the grace period shall be extended to September 14th
Sewer bills are due September 1, 2026 with a grace period of 10 days.

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