Taxpayers in Bristol Township will not pay more in municipal real estate taxes in 2018.
The Council voted earlier this month to approve the $62.5 million spending plan that keeps the municipal tax millage rate at 23.98. With the tax rate staying the same, the average homeowner is expected to pay $428.69 in municipal property taxes in 2018.
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The township’s spending plan is about 7 percent higher than the 2017 budget due to a number of capital projects Bristol Township plans to undertake. Among the capital project are $2 million for gateway beautification projects, $1 million for blight removal, $4 million for expansion of municipal complex park, the addition of two police officers, reconstruction of the Wister Road bridge, $5.7 million for sewer plant upgrades, $100,000 Glasson Grants to the volunteer fire companies and the ongoing road plan that will update 15 streets.
Bristol Township’s revenues show a slight projected increase in 2018.
The township had a surplus of about $250,000 in 2016, but expects to not have one for 2017.
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The township is in the final year of their five-year contract with Waste Management.
In the presentation for the preliminary budget in November, Township Manager Bill McCauley noted that two of the seven budgets he has prepared for Bristol Township have included small tax decreases. He also noted the township has worked to make cuts over the years.
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Deputy Bristol Township Manager Scott Swichar said the township has seen employee costs and union contracts increase over the years, but management has tried to keep spending in line .
“We’re running a tight ship here,” he said.
