15 results for “refuse fee”
15 results for “refuse fee”
The Borough of State College adopted its 2023 budget on December 19, 2022, which totals $80.6 million in expenditures funded by $63 million in recurring revenues and $17.6 million from fund balances. The budget includes rate increases for sewer and refuse services, a 1.5 mill increase in the real estate tax rate to address inflation, and covers all municipal departments and services including police, public works, planning, parking, and regional programs. The document serves as a comprehensive financial plan encompassing the General Fund, Capital Fund, Asset Replacement Fund, and various enterprise funds with detailed departmental budgets and fee schedules.
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Springfield Township, Montgomery County, PA proposes a balanced 2022 operating budget of $18,315,318 with a real estate tax rate of 4.516 mills and earned income tax rate of 1.0%, maintaining the same real estate tax rate as 2021 due to decreased pension obligations and workers compensation costs. Residential taxpayers will see no change in real estate taxes but will benefit from a $6.32 reduction in the annual refuse service fee (from $231.86 to $225.54), driven by decreased recycling processing costs despite increases in waste disposal fees. The Township continues to fund operations through traditional revenue sources including real estate tax, earned income tax, and a local services tax enacted in 2019, with anticipated additional revenues of $45,000 from the local services tax in 2022.
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The Houston County Clerk's Office, led by Terri Meadows, will be closed January 1-2, 2026 for the New Year holidays and will reopen January 5, 2026. Effective September 1, 2025, Senate Bill 16 requires mandatory photo identification for all in-person real property record filings to combat deed fraud statewide; clerks must copy ID information and reject documents from those refusing identification. Additionally, recording fees decreased by $1.00 beginning January 1, 2024 due to legislative changes.
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This document provides instructions from the City of Scranton's Treasurer's Office for paying real estate taxes and refuse fees, effective for the 2020 tax year. It details payment methods (mail or online), notes that unpaid refuse fees incurred a 12% penalty after September 30, 2020, and directs residents to contact Northeast Revenue Service or the Single Tax Office for delinquent accounts and tax inquiries. The document includes mailing address, phone numbers, and references to online payment options available on the city's website.
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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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The City of York submitted its proposed $104 million budget for 2017, which includes a General Fund of over $45 million and a 2% property tax reduction while remaining on track for a 15% reduction over five years. To balance the budget amid rising healthcare and pension costs, the city froze or eliminated vacant positions and held department budgets firm, while also implementing a 10% sewer fee increase and 3.9% refuse fee increase due to infrastructure maintenance and contract costs. Mayor C. Kim Bracey emphasized the structural financial challenges facing Third Class Cities in Pennsylvania and called on state legislators to address the inadequate revenue system that forces municipalities to over-rely on property taxes.
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