Dennis De Klerk
The township
Assessor of 16 years, Dennis De Klerk, began his
tenure in 1989 when Robert Thompson hired him to replace retiring Assessor John
Keller. Dennis was working as the
Assistant Assessor in
As it turns out
Dennis comes from
a small pinelands town in
In his profession
Dennis strives to make a complicated, and often frustrating, tax process a
little more user friendly. Residents
will always find a willing ear and helpful response. Dennis says that there are a variety of ways,
such as Veteran Deductions, Senior Deductions, Disabled Deductions and Totally
Disabled Veteran Exemptions, which may help to soften the aggressive bite of
taxes. The farmland assessment program,
allowing for reduced acreage assessments, is a yearly qualification project
that encourages a continuing interest in agricultural activity by
In a related capacity, Dennis serves as the township Housing Officer and is most gratified by his work in this area. Recently, through an extensive survey process managed by Mr. De Klerk, the township acquired over 50 credits to their state affordable housing requirement resulting in decreased pressure to provide high density affordable housing.
As the years
progress he hopes that his work brings merit to the Assessment profession, but
more importantly, enriches