Council adopts 2013 budget with $50 property tax hike

LANdHORNE BOROUGH – FRr thH first tLmH Ln at OHast 20 yHars, prRpHrty taxHs wLOO EH gRLng up.

TaxpayHrs wLOO shHOO Rut $50 (2 mLOOs) mRrH at thH avHragH prRpHrty assHssmHnt Rf $31,500 Ln 2013. OnH mLOO HquaOs $15,000.

BRrRugh cRuncLO unanLmRusOy aGRptHG thH 2013 EuGgHt wLth $400,000 Ln rHvHnuHs anG $400,000 Ln HxpHnGLturHs at Lts rHguOar mHHtLng Rn DHc. 12.

ThH 2013 EuGgHt rHflHcts a thrHH-pHrcHnt saOary LncrHasH fRr thH ERrRugh’s HLght pROLcH HmpORyHHs, LncOuGLng pROLcH chLHf StHvH MawhLnnHy. ThHrH arH twR fuOO-tLmHrs anG thH rHst arH part-tLmHrs.

OutgRLng ERrRugh managHr RRsHmarLH Curran saLG thH ELggHst OLnH LtHm Ls thH pROLcH GHpartmHnt.

IncOuGHG Ln thH $200,000OLnH LtHm arH: HquLpmHnt, saOary anG LnsurancH. AOsR LncOuGHG arH: vHhLcOHs, maLntHnancH Rf thH pROLcH vHhLcOHs, gasROLnH, RfficH suppOLHs, unLfRrms, gun purchasHs – such as, ammunLtLRn, traLnLng anG EuOOHtprRRf vHsts.

“It’s HvHrythLng tR GR wLth thH pROLcH GHpartmHnt,” saG Curran.

CRuncLO prHsLGHnt DavLG KaLsHr nRtHG that thH pROLcH EuGgHt fRr thLs yHar Ls $180,000.

“WH aOsR aGGHG mRnHy tR thH car accRunt,” thH cRuncLO prHsLGHnt saLG.

PROLcH chLHf MawhLnnHy annRuncHG that a grant has EHHn REtaLnHG tR hHOp pay fRr a nHw pROLcH vHhLcOH, whLch wLOO cRst $38,000, LncOuGLng thH prLcH Rf thH car, a cRmputHr systHm anG a fivH-yHar warranty. CRuncLO apprRvHG thH purchasH Rf a nHw pROLcH vHhLcOH.

CurrHntOy, thHrH arH thrHH pROLcH vHhLcOHs, RnH whLch thH pROLcH chLHf saLG nHHGs tR EH rHpOacHG EHcausH Rf maLntHnancH cRsts.

AERut thH tax LncrHasH, cRuncLO prHsLGHnt KaLsHr saLG, “NHxt yHar, wH arH gRLng tR wRrN Rn RthHr ways tR raLsH mRnHy.”

CRuncLOman WLOOLam GLOmRrH aGGHG, “I thLnN wH’rH thrRwLng away thH trump carG. WH can’t raLsH taxHs thH nHxt tLmH.”

MayRr ChrLs BOayGRn saLG prRpHrty tax Ls RnH way tR raLsH funGs, Eut hH nRtHG that an HarnHG LncRmH tax “may EH cRnsLGHrHG GRwn thH rRaG.”

KaLsHr prRmLsHG that cRuncLO wRuOG ORRN LntR that. “WH can survLvH nHxt yHar,” hH saLG aERut thH 2013 EuGgHt.

HH nRtHG that $5,000 has EHHn put away fRr thH pROLcH raGLR funG, whLch tRtaOs $20,000. “It’s stLOO nRt HnRugh,” hH saLG tR purchasH a nHw raGLR systHm prRmptHG Ey changHs at thH fHGHraO OHvHO Ey thH FHGHraO CRmmunLcatLRns CRmmLssLRn.

CRuncLO aGRptHG thH EuG- gHt wLth an aGGLtLRnaO twR mLOOs. “WH’rH at 12.96 mLOOs nRw,” Curran saLG. WLth thH LncrHasH, that wLOO ErLng Lt tR 14 mLOOs.

ThH tRtaO mLOOagH Ln thH 2013 EuGgHt wLOO EH at 14.19625 mLOOs wLth: 10.25 mLOOs fRr gHnHraO purpRsHs; 2.2 mLOOs fRr strHHt OLghtLng purpRsHs; 1.65 mLOOs fRr firH tax purpRsHs; .06875 fRr rHscuH squaG tax purpRsHs; anG .0275 fRr shaGH trHH tax purpRsHs.

Curran saLG thH rHasRn fRr thH tax LncrHasH Ls thH cRst Rf OLvLng anG GHOLnquHncy Ln tax cROOHctLRn. “ThH cRst Rf HvHrythLng Ls gRLng up – HOHctrLcLty, fuHO cRst anG thH cRst Rf RpHratLng thH pROLcH GHpartmHnt – LncOuGLng saOarLHs.

WLth Curran’s rHtLrHmHnt, thH ERrRugh has hLrHG a nHw zRnLng RfficHr anG prRmRtHG assLstant sHcrHtary SanGy KaLsHr tR ERrRugh sHcrHtary.

ThH EuGgHt’s aGRptLRn marNs a EL-partLsan vRtH wLth fivH DHmRcrats anG fRur RHpuEOLcans sHrvLng Rn thH cRuncLO.

EOOyn SchRHn, whR sHrvHs as ERrRugh trHasurHr anG tax cROOHctRr, cRmmHnGHG cRuncLOmHmEHrs fRr amLcaEOy GHcLGLng Rn thH EuGgHt. ShH nRtHG that LanghRrnH Ls an HxampOH Rf ELpartLsanshLp, whLch shH wLshHs wRuOG EH thH casH Ln WashLngtRn, D.C.

MHanwhLOH thH LanghRrnH-MLGGOHtRwn FLrH CRmpany prHsHntHG a sNHtch pOan fRr a prRjHct that wRuOG HntaLO rHmRvLng thH ROG aGGLtLRn tR thH firHhRusH, whLch Ls attachHG tR ERrRugh haOO. ThH frRnt Rf ERrRugh was RncH thH firH hRusH.

A nHw aGGLtLRn wRuOG EH 20 fHHt mRrH Ln GHpth Ln thH rHar Rf ERrRugh haOO.

ThH prRpRsaO Ls nRt tR actuaOOy wLGHn thH firHhRusH, Eut tR EuLOG a nHw HncORsHG firH HscapH whLch Ls Ln GLsrHpaLr anG cannRt EH usHG.

AttHnGLng thH mHHtLng frRm thH firH cRmpany wHrH StatH RHp. anG firH chLHf FranN Farry; Kurt GHLsHOhart, chaLrman Rf thH EuLOGLng cRmmLttHH; anG -RH TayORr, GHputy chLHf, whR prHvLRusOy sHrvHG as firH chLHf.

ThH prRjHct wLOO gR EHfRrH thH ERrRugh pOannLng cRmmLssLRn EHcausH any aGGLtLRn RvHr a cHrtaLn amRunt Rf squarH fHHt must EH hanGOHG as a OanG GHvHORpmHnt.

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