Kittanning Township mulls property tax increase
By Brad Pedersen, The Leader Times, Kittanning, Pa. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
Despite having
"Everything is going up in price -- fuel, the costs of road paving and repairs, health insurance, engineering fees -- so a little extra would help us be ready for it," said Supervisor
Conklin began developing the preliminary budget several months ago. The proposed tax increase was not included in the preliminary budget adopted by the board of supervisors on
The increase would generate an additional
Under the township's 1.28 mill tax rate, a home with an assessed value of
Supervisor
"If we end up increasing our taxes in small steps, instead of springing it on them all at once, it won't be as difficult for our residents to handle," Boarts said. "If we went a couple more years without any tax increases, we might need a larger amount of money."
The proposed budget includes
Conklin said expenses dropped drastically because last year's budget included a
The township's largest expense, hospitalization and wages, increased by 9 percent to
Conklin said grants and frugal spending has helped control expenses over the years.
"We're running it like a household budget and looking at everything to make sure we get the best bang for our dollar," Conklin said. "Some townships and municipalities make sure they spend all of their money every year because it's budgeted, but we don't do that here."
The township may end up tapping its surplus to buy another dump truck and repair the
The board is expected to discuss the proposed tax increase and approve a final budget during its
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