Lower Tyrone Township budget approved
LOWER TYRONE TWP. – Supervisors Tuesday passed their 2004 budget without a tax hike for the 17th straight year. The $195,895 spending plan shows that the township expects to spend $27,639 for general government, $20,958 for public safety, $114,165 for highways, $1,000 for culture and recreation and $32,133 for miscellaneous expenses.
The township receives revenues from real estate taxes in the amount of $24,890, earned income taxes in the amount of $61,983, per capita taxes in the amount of $3,500 and real estate transfer taxes in the amount of $1,625.
The township also receives money from prior year’s levy in the amount of $500, occupational privilege taxes in the amount of $740, mechanical device taxes in the amount of $450, business privilege taxes in the amount of $2,240 and golf taxes in the amount of $1,423.
Licenses and permits brings in an additional $1,100, fines generate $2,610, interest gives the township coffers $1,795, liquid fuels puts $60,065 into the township receipts, county aid provides $4,400, Pennsylvania snow removal generates $5,649 and garbage collection creates $2,057.
The five most expensive costs in the township are roadwork in the amount of $38,662, followed by payroll at $24,000, insurance premiums at $18,278, the secretary’s salary at $12,250 and new equipment at $11,849.
The general government account shows that the $27,639 goes for meetings, the solicitor, computer e-mail and the Internet, advertising and bonding, the tax collector, auditors, the and electric bill and township building or shed.
Under public safety, fire, worker’s compensation and tanker insurance is listed at $8,846, the sewage officer gets $2,400, animal control gets $607 and water service-fire hydrants is listed at $9,105.
In addition to new equipment listed at $11,849 under highways, the township expects to spend $3,857 for snow removal, $2,610 for sewage-drainage and pipe work, $7,500 for repairs and equipment, $8,000 for fuel, $1,500 for dust oil, $3,569 for asphalt, $9,000 for stone, and $3,618 for supplies, parts and tools.
Under the heading of culture and recreation the township will spend $1,000 on the library and recreation.
In addition to insurance at $18,278, the township will spend $5,200 on worker’s compensation, $600 on unemployment, $3,500 on social security and $4,555 on other financial uses.
In other unrelated matters, the supervisors agreed to hold a public meeting in January (no date given) to take input on the closing of Cunningham Bridge Road. The supervisors have been working on closing the road for about 18 months.