Frazer residents may see a notable property tax increase if officials green light a proposed 2023 budget next month.
The proposed $1.3 million budget calls for an increase from 2.5 mills to 3.5 mills on residents’ homes with a $40,000 homestead exemption, which equates to a tax of $210 on homes assessed at $100,000.
That’s a 40% increase over the current tax of $150, township Supersvisor Lori Ziencik said.
“A 1-mill increase is anticipated to provide an extra $144,000 in the budget to cover increasing costs for maintaining a police department, including the addition of two full-time officers in 2023, a new F-600 salt truck with plow and spreader in the road department, and increasing costs for other goods and services,” Ziencik said.
In total, the proposed budget would be about a 2.5% increase over this year’s.
The biggest ticket items on the proposed budget include $169,644 for full-time police officer salaries, including the two new officers. That equates to a 244% increase over the $49,316 budgeted for this year.
The public works department, on the other hand, would see a decline with a proposed $168,110 budget, a roughly 36% decrease from the $262,455 budgeted for this year.
Residents can view the budget in person from 8 a.m. to noon on weekdays through Dec. 6. at the municipal office, 592 Pittsburgh Mills Circle. The board of supervisors will take up the budget at its 7 p.m. Dec. 6 meeting at the same location.
