Chair Thomas Foster Westtown Township County of Chester
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Westtown Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania adopted its 2025 budget on December 16, 2024, maintaining no increase in real estate taxes while increasing the refuse and recycling fee to $120 per quarter. The General Fund will use $503,586 from fund balance to cover increased police service costs from loss of Thornbury Township participation, new park staff, and inflation, while increasing capital reserves contributions from $180,000 to $240,000. Major capital projects include a $2.2 million Pleasant Grove Pump Station project, $103,246 for Pleasant Grove Stream Restoration, $390,600 for Crebilly Preserve improvements, and various infrastructure investments funded through reserves, loans, bonds, or grant offsets.
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Westtown Township, a Second Class Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, adopted its Fiscal Year 2022 Budget on December 20, 2021, with Chair Carol DeWolf overseeing the process. The Township, serving 10,827 residents across 8.64 square miles with a real estate assessed valuation of $822.6 million, maintains a strong financial position reflected in Moody's Aa2 rating, supported by a mature tax base and General Fund reserves meeting Government Finance Officers Association recommendations. The 2022 budget funds ongoing infrastructure projects including MS4 stream restoration efforts, park plan implementation, and continued maintenance of the Township's 54 miles of roads, presented in balanced form as required by state law.
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