North Huntingdon holds line on property taxes next year
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.
Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.
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