FILED 1/15/2022

State of New Jersey

Department of Community Affairs

Annual Debt Statement

*Official* Somerville Borough - 2021
Date Prepared: 1/3/2022
Budget Year Ending December 31 (Month D-D) 2021 (Year)
Name:
Paige Elster
Title:
Address:
25 West End Avenue
Somerville, NJ 08876
Phone:
908-725-2300 ext. 1974
Email:
pelster@somervillenj.org
CFO Cert #:
N865
Paige Elster, being duly sworn, deposes and says: Deponent is the Chief Financial Officer of Somerville Borough - County of Somerset here and in the statement hereinafter mentioned called the local unit. This Annual Debt Statement is a true statement of the debt condition of the local unit as of the date therein stated above and is computed as provided by the Local Bond Law of New Jersey.
Gross Debt Deduction Net Debt
Total Bonds and Notes for Local School Purposes $10,235,000.00 $10,235,000.00 $0.00
Total Bonds and Notes for Regional School Purposes $ $ $0.00
Total Bonds and Notes for all Utilities $5,020,500.00 $5,020,500.00 $0.00
Municipal/County General Obligations $25,942,326.00 $1,735,149.72 $24,207,176.28
Total $41,197,826.00 $16,990,649.72 $24,207,176.28
Equalized valuation basis (the average of the equalized valuations of real estate, including improvements and the assessed valuation of class II railroad property of the local unit for the last 3 preceding years).
Year
(1) 2019 Equalized Valuation Real Property with Improvements plus assessed valuation of Class II RR Property $1,281,276,233.00
(2) 2020 Equalized Valuation Real Property with Improvements plus assessed valuation of Class II RR Property $1,347,944,245.00
(3) 2021 Equalized Valuation Real Property with Improvements plus assessed valuation of Class II RR Property $1,392,519,810.00
Equalized Valuation Basis - Average of (1), (2) and (3)…………………………………………
$1,340,580,096.00
Net Debt expressed as a percentage of such equalized valuation basis is: %
1.806%