"They've got good reason to be concerned," said John Moran, a legislative analyst for the New Jersey League of Municipalities.

Her statement to the New Jersey League of Municipalities that she had left the state in good financial shape is a chutzpah classic.

He may have hinted as much during a speech recently to the New Jersey State League of Municipalities.

But others, including the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, see the ruling as eroding the tax base of many communities.

And that helps hold the line on property taxes, which is why the program is strongly backed by the New Jersey League of Municipalities.

At the time, the New Jersey State League of Municipalities was pressing Rutgers to provide training for government officials.

"This is being run like a political campaign," said William Dressel, executive director of the New Jersey League of Municipalities.

After vigorous discussion, the legislative committee of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities voted last month to oppose the measures.

The New Jersey State League of Municipalities, which lobbies for the state's 566 communities, has come out strongly against the plan.

Local officials, he said, had been initially misinformed by a letter sent to them by the New Jersey State League of Municipalities.