Emmaus OKs Tiny Tax Hike for Fire Dept.
Emmaus Council approves millage increase that will cost the average homeowner about $20 a year to keep a small paid crew at the fire station overnight.
In a meeting that lasted less than three minutes, Emmaus Borough Council Monday morning officially approved a 4.325 millage rate that includes an eighth- of-a-mill hike to fund the overnight standby coverage at the fire station. The vote was 4-3 with no discussion. The eighth of a mill is expected to restore about $80,000 for fire department funding that council had cut in an effort to hold down taxes. Water, sewer and the refuse fees will increase. With millage at 4.325, a homeowner with a property assessed at $100,000 would pay $432 a year in borough property taxes. Like other municipalities, Emmaus has been reminding residents that their individual property taxes might be going up or down in 2013 due to Lehigh County’s reassessment of …
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10:22 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012
An eighth of a mil is not a "tiny" tax increase. It is, in fact, more than 3%. more ›