Property owners in Bridgeville won’t see a tax increase next year if the borough’s proposed budget for 2025 is passed.
The budget would maintain a tax rate of 6.5 mills on buildings, and 10 mills on land, said Manager Joe Kauer.
The proposal totals just more than $8.1 million, he said.
The owners of a property assessed at the borough’s median property value of $98,450 would continue to pay $812 per year in real estate tax, Kauer said.
Of the $8.1 million proposal, $3.7 million is allotted to the general fund, $2.4 million to the sanitary sewer fund, $638,000 to the garbage fund, $135,500 to the highway aid fund and $1.18 million to the capital improvements fund.
No service cuts are proposed.
The 2025 budget includes funding for the start of construction for phase 1A of the McLaughlin Run Flood Control project, and the purchase of a mini excavator for sewer repairs and maintenance, Kauer said. The flood project funding next year is proposed to be all FEMA grant funding and will be a multiyear project estimated to cost $7.3 million.
A total of $336,000 is allotted for road resurfacing, which is estimated to repave a minimum of three streets, Kauer said. The budget also includes $355,400 for the reconstruction of steps on Gregg Avenue with $248,000 covered by a state grant.
The budget also provides $10,000 for consulting services to develop a downtown zoning ordinance amendment, as recommended by the Comprehensive Plan. It also accounts for $852,000 worth for investments to the borough’s sanitary sewer system, which includes extensive pipelining work, repairs to reduce stormwater infiltration, and cleaning and inspection contracted work.
Replacement of a police cruiser and increases in municipal contributions to $39,500 for the Bridgeville Library, $95,000 for Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company and $24,750 to SouthBridge EMS are also included in the proposal.
The proposed budget is available for public inspection on the borough’s website, bridgevilleboro.com, and is available for public inspection through Dec. 9 when it is scheduled to be voted on for adoption.
