FREE ACRES BOARD OF ASSESSORS FILES,, 1910-1994

Summary: Files of the Board of Assessors, the body which assesses and oversees the Free Acres leaseholds.

Includes leasehold assessments, proposed tax schedules, activity and annual reports, list of leaseholders, taxes owed and/or paid, correspondence, charts, adding machine tape calculations, dockets, assessment form, and notes. Also includes Free Acres Treasurers' Reports and annual Free Acres budget statements.

Of particular interest is the memorandum and appendix for the 1980 lawsuit by Free Acres against the Tax Assessor of Berkeley Heights, regarding property tax assessments carried out by Berkeley Heights.

Includes correspondence with Township of Berkeley Heights assessment officials specifically dealing with Free Acres land and leaseholds, forwarded from the Free Acres Association.

Charts (circa 1980-1982) illustrate the Berkeley Heights and Watchung "Gross Real Estate Tax Credit Computation."

Notes include a list of Watchung tax rates (1965-1978); Free Acres assessment worksheets (1979), including old and new budget calculation formulae; and Duties and Procedures for Free Acres Assessors (1981).