Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
2020 will mark another year where Falls Township won’t raise taxes.
The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday evening to approve the $32.7 million budget and not to raise taxes for the 28th year.
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The millage rate will remain the same at 7.22, the second-lowest municipal millage rate in Lower Bucks County. The average property owner will pay $216.60 for an average assessment of $30,000.
The township budget is $1 million less than the 2019 spending plan but features a larger portion devoted to rising pension costs.
The township plans to spend $3.9 million for road improvements. The work would improve Simons Drive, Gilbert Drive and Elbow Lane. Centre Street and Von Hoffman Park would be milled and repaved.
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A new playground and wheelchair accessible ramp will be installed at the 21-year-old play area at Franklin Kirby Park on Vermillion Way in Levittown. The cost is projected to come in at $100,000.
Falls Township plans to spend $85,000 for tree trimming and removal of trees infested by the highly destructive and invasive Emerald Ash Borer.
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The township also plans to reallocate some money from the streetlight fund and invest it toward library services.
Falls Township has a reserve fund with roughly $30 million in the bank.
The township and its residents receive trash and tree and yard waste pickups for free due to an agreement with Waste Management, which operates landfills in the township.
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The township plans to bring in $16.8 million in host community fees next year.
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