North Huntingdon officials adopted a tentative budget for 2022 that holds the line on local real estate taxes, while maintaining services.
Township commissioners this week unanimously approved a general fund budget of $14.62 million. That’s up from this year’s $13.9 million, although Acting Township Manager Michael Turley said they cut expenses this year to about $12.81 million.
“We’re in a reasonably good place,” Turley said.
The tax rate for 2022 will remain at 11.55 mills.
The revenue from 9.23 mills will be allocated to the general fund, while 1 mill is earmarked for capital improvements. The township’s fire departments received the money generated from 1 mill and .32 mills is devoted to fire hydrant maintenance.
The township will receive half of its federal CARES Act funding — about $1.55 million — next year and the other half in 2023. A large amount of that money will be used on work to install a new heating, air conditioning and ventilating system in the township’s administrative office building, Turley said.
The final budget is scheduled for a vote on Dec. 15.
