Assemblyman Sean T. Kean/732-974-0400
11th District - Monmouth County

Assemblyman Sean T. Kean (R-11) has been chosen to serve on a subcommittee that will address property tax reform, examining if a citizens property tax constitutional convention or constitutional reform is a better method to improve the property tax system. This subcommittee will act as an advisory panel to provide Assemblyman Richard Merkt (R-25), the Assembly Republican representative serving on the Joint Legislative Committee on Constitutional Reform and Citizens Property Tax Constitutional Convention, with input for the Committee.

The Constitutional Reform Committee is one of four bicameral, bipartisan committees established to reform the property tax system. The other committees include: Public School Funding, Government Consolidation and Shared Services, and Public Employees Benefits Reform.

“Each of the four property tax committees are charged with a significant task: recommending how to best address their particular area of the property tax problem,” said Assemblyman Sean T. Kean. “I am honored to serve on the Constitutional Reform Subcommittee and I hope to offer input on how to quickly and effectively bring the property tax reform proposals before the voters.”

The Committee on Constitutional Reform and Citizens Property Tax Constitutional Convention is next scheduled to meet on Thursday, August 17 to hear testimony from two professors from Rutgers University who lead the State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers, Camden.

Assemblyman Kean believes that by serving on the Constitutional Reform Subcommittee he can voice the opinions and proposals of his constituents in Monmouth County.

“Serving on this subcommittee provides me with the opportunity to express my constituents’ ideas and proposals for property tax reform,” remarked Kean. “I want all my constituents to know that they are welcome to share their suggestions with me and I will bring them to the subcommittee and Assemblyman Merkt. I urge constituents to call, write and e-mail me with their ideas on how to change the system. ”

Assemblyman Kean continued, “I understand that skyrocketing property taxes are forcing some New Jersey families to leave the state and reforming the system is of the utmost importance. Hopefully, these four committees will make great progress and we will see real reform by the end of this year.”
 

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