Bristol, Falls and Middletown townships are all scheduled to vote on proposed 2014 budgets this week.
Middletown will come first Monday night. The Board of Supervisors are set to vote on a budget that includes a 1 percent earned income tax (EIT). The proposed budget adds the EIT to offset a roughly $4 million deficit. Residents came out last week to fight against the tax increase, which will impact those who currently draw a paycheck. Despite requests to move the budget vote, the supervisors said they will keep the vote for Monday night. The board meets at 7:30 p.m. inside the township building on Municipal Way. Click here to read more about the fight over the budget.
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The Falls Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on their proposed 2014 budget at 7 p.m. Tuesday night at the township building located at 188 Lincoln Highway in Fairless Hills. The 7.22 millage rate is expected to stay the same, however, residents at a recent meeting did raise concerns about spending. Click here to read more about the proposed budget.
The council in Bristol Township will vote on whether to approve their tax-hike free proposed 2014 budget Thursday night inside the municipal building on Bath Road at 7 p.m. Township officials have worked to cut expenses but they say unfunded liabilities have grown $7 million in the past 12 months and could cost taxpayers in the long run. A new waste hauling deal and other savings have been touted by Township Manager Bill McCauley. Click here to read more about the proposed budget and the challenges the township faces.
Municipalities in the state have to approve 2014 budgets by December 31, 2013.
