Birmingham Township has its budget for 2015. The good news for property owners there is that township property taxes will remain at their 2014 level of 1.6 mills.
A mill is a tax of $1 for every $1,000 of assessed value.
Supervisors held two budget meetings earlier this autumn and passed the spending plan during their Dec. 8 meeting. Anticipated revenue for the upcoming year is just less than $1.3 million while anticipated expenses are just under $1.5 million.
More than $730,000 will be carried forward into 2015, according to Township Manager Quina Nelling. She added, though, that the carry forward amount could be reduced if there’s any substantial snowfall the remainder of the month, which would cause the township to spend more of the leftover funds.
Other business
Snow removal in 2014 was a major factor in township expenses. During his quarterly report, roadmaster Dave Rathbun said the township spent more than $188,000 for snow removal this year, including removal for the small snowfall before Thanksgiving.
Rathbun also said three pothole issues on Old Wilmington Pike had grown so large and deep that they have to be addressed now instead of waiting until the 2015 road project as had been planned.
“We wanted to hold off until next year, but that would be too long,” Rathbun said.
He said the holes would get a hot patch repair within the next few weeks and then get a permanent repair after the first of the year.
Rathbun added that he expects the township to take in more than $125,000 in liquid fuels revenue in 2015. He noted a steady increase in the amount the township has gotten since 2009.
• Birmingham Township now has two new part time police officers. The board approved the hiring of John Pot and Kevin Urbany. Their starting salary is $19.80 per hour.
• Supervisors have again postponed a decision on whether to approve Stillman Volvo’s request to use property in Thornbury Township, Chester County, as a parking facility for inventory cars.
The board deferred the decision in November to this month, but decided during the Dec. 8 meeting to hold off until two issues can be resolved.
Supervisors want to know exactly where the parking area will be in relation to the location of a septic field. Code Enforcement Officer Richard Jensen said there could be “major issues” if cars were parked on top of the septic area.
Jensen also said the area between the two townships is currently nothing more than a dirt path and making many trips per day could “turn the area into a mud hole.”
Sillman’s site on Route 202 is owned by PHP Enterprises and straddles Birmingham and Thornbury. As previously reported, both townships must approve any changes in use.
Supervisors’ Chairman John Conklin said the board wouldn’t be ready to approve the request until it can be sure there’s compliance with all ordinances.
• The board voted to retain the services of BBD, LLP for its 2014 audit at a cost of $5,000.
• Supervisors also voted to approve Infinity of West Chester’s request to move into the Route 202 property previously used by Ruggeri Cadillac.
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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