The increase will raise taxes by .36 mills.
Spring City's Borough Council passed its 2013 budget at Monday night's meeting, and the budget will include an 8.9 percent tax increase for borough residents. The new rate is 4.37 mills, an increase of .36 mills. This means residents will pay $4.37 for every $1000 of their assessed property value, so a hypothetical property valued at $100,000 will pay $437 in taxes. "It will be an increase of between $30 and $36 [per year] for most residents," said borough manager Dennis Rittenhouse. The real estate transfer tax, the occupation privilege tax and the earned income tax rates will stay at 1 percent. Occupational assessments will be 25 mills. Library project stalls The new Spring City Library project hit another snag at Monday's meeting …
The borough council also voted to advertise next year's budget and tax rates.
Spring City's Borough Council passed a much-discussed animal control ordinance on Monday evening at their monthly meeting. Council also voted to advertise the 2013 budget and tax rates, which will have a public hearing at the December 3 meeting. Animal Control Ordinance The animal control ordinance has gone back and forth from the Finance and Ordinance Committee to the borough council for several months. Many of the sticking points related to the number of animals a resident would be allowed to keep. Several council members expressed concerns at previous meetings that genreally limiting the number of animals would prevent people from owning small pets. Some council members also said they would like for people to be able to own chickens if…
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6:31 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
8% really? Time for more cost effective daily management of the borough. I don't see any more services for the 8%. How about code enforcement, visible law enforcement (the new chief is refreshing), and annual rental inspections to fund this 8% increase? When was the last time you got a raise? :) Think voters. THINK! more ›