The Gilpin supervisors have passed a 2026 budget with no tax increase.
The budget includes a little over $971,000 in revenue and just over $1.06 million in expenditures.
Sharon Long, the township secretary/treasurer, said the township will be using money left over from this year to close the gap.
Larger expenditures include more than $400,000 for public safety. Of that, roughly $350,000 will go to Southern Armstrong Police, the regionalized department that serves the township.
Public works will receive a little over $200,000. Around $100,000 is earmarked for road maintenance wages.
The township’s tax rate will remain at 11.5 mills, meaning the owner of a property with a median assessed value of $32,600 will again pay about $375.
Major revenue sources for the town include almost $440,000 in property taxes and $340,000 in Local Tax Enabling Act taxes, which include earned income tax and the township’s 0.5-mill EMS tax.
