Despite rising pension costs and a series of planned capital projects, Falls Township has been able to propose a 2017 budget that does not include a tax increase.
Township Finance Director Betsy Reukauf presented the proposed $44.5 million budget on Monday before the board of supervisors.
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The proposed budget keeps the tax millage rate at 7.22 mills.
The township is spending about $15 million next year for the proposed new municipal complex, a little over $2 million to repave 17 roads, a little over $700,000 for equipment purchases for the police and public works departments and $154,650 for improvements to the intersection of Levittown and Mill Creek parkways, Reukauf said.
In 2017, the pension obligation for the township rises to $2.579 million with about $600,000 being returned through a state assistance program.
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Falls receives about $14.8 million in host fees for Waste Management’s landfills and also is provided free trash and yard waste removal service by the company.
Reukauf said the township saved money in 2016 on energy costs due to the LED streetlights that have been installed throughout Falls.
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The board is set to vote on the proposed budget at their December 19 meeting.
