Lower Tyrone to see no tax hike for 18th year
LOWER TYRONE TWP. – Supervisors Tuesday passed their 2005 tentative budget without a tax hike for the 18th straight year. The $193,781 spending plan shows that the township expects to spend $28,165 on general government, $15,643 on public safety, $97,549 on highways and $1,500 on culture and recreation.
The township receives revenues from real estate taxes in the amount of $19,417, real estate prior and delinquent taxes in the amount of $4,140, real estate transfer taxes in the amount of $3,120 and earned income taxes in the amount of $56,808.
Per capita taxes bring in another $3,000, while the occupational privilege tax nets $665, the golf tax brings in $1,806, the business privilege tax gives the township $13,722 and the mechanical device tax amounts to about $450.
Other sources of revenue are licenses and permits in the amount of $1,750, fines in the amount of $2,857, interest in the amount of $1,000, intergovernmental-liquid fuels in the amount of $61,566 and county aid in the amount of $5,000.
The last sources of revenue are $5,841 for snow removal, $2,648 for garbage, $4,416 for miscellaneous sources and $5,575 for foreign fire.
The six most expensive costs to the township are payroll in the amount of $35,500, new equipment in the amount of $11,849, the secretary’s salary at $10,500, foreign fire and worker’s compensation at $9,013, asphalt at $9,500 and fuel at $8,000.
The general government account shows that $4,800 goes to the solicitor, $1,500 goes to the auditors, $900 goes to meetings, $1,250 goes for advertising and bonding, $1,200 goes to the tax collector and $2,100 goes for telephone service.
Under public safety the budget shows that the sewage officer receives $2,400, Noah’s Ark (animal control) gets $607 and water service and fire hydrants are listed at $3,623. Under highways snow removal is listed at $3,700, sewage, drainage and pipe at $2,000, repairs to equipment at $7,000, dust oil at $1,500, stone at $7,500 and supplies, parts and tools at $3,500.
Under the heading of culture and recreation the township will spend $1,500 on the library, the Brownfield Community Center and the Dawson Volunteer Fire Company.
The township pays $2,636 into workers compensation, $7,000 into employer’s contribution to social security and Medicare, $34,288 into health insurance premiums and $5,600 into insurance liability for the township.
In other matters, several residents complained about part-time supervisors receiving insurance benefits. They didn’t think it was fair for them to receive the benefits.