Pennsbury Township supervisors crossed the final T and
dotted the last I and passed the 2010 township budget during their Dec.16
meeting.
The spending plan for next year is balanced with income and
expenses totaling $1,236,819.
There are three township taxes residents will contend with,
one being the new open space tax of 0.79 mills that was authorized by
referendum in November. A mill is a tax of $1 for every $1,000 of assessed
property value.
There is also a 0.7 mill property tax and a 0.312 earned
income tax for the general fund.
According to Supervisors’ Chairman Charles “Scotty”
Scottoline, the new open space tax will generate roughly the same amount of
income for open space preservation as the two taxes the new one replaces.
After approving the budget, supervisors passed the required
ordinances and resolutions to enact the taxes. None of the taxes have sunset
clauses and will remain in effect until changed by ordinance or resolution.
Other business
Supervisors approved a new Act 537 Plan update. The sewage
plan will be sent to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
for its approval.
In follow up to accepting that plan, supervisors approved
planning modules for Pennsbury Village Associates and Penn’s Village. Both of
the proposed developments will use the planned sewage facility.
• Scottoline thanked fellow supervisor Karen Wood for her 13
years of service to the township. She was on the Planning Commission before
becoming a supervisor. The December meeting was her last as a supervisor. Wood
did not run for reelection in November. Aaron McIntyre who ran unopposed for
the seat will replace her beginning next month.
• The January meeting will be 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4 as
required by law. All Townships of the Second Class are required to meet the
first Monday after the New Year to reorganize.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
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