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Cumberland County adopts $107.02 million 2025 budget after public hearing
Summary
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners adopted the 2025 county budget, authorizing $107,020,000 to be raised by taxation after a public hearing that drew questions about structural budget imbalances, use of ARPA funds and retiree benefits.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on May 28 adopted the county's 2025 budget, authorizing $107,020,000 to be raised by property taxation after opening a public hearing and hearing questions from residents.
At a public hearing, Sandy Acevedo of Upper Deerfield Township asked for clarification on several budget items, including the phrase "structural budget imbalance," the source and use of ARPA and COVID-related funds, state reimbursements for constitutional officers' salaries, and funding for a county "Community Digital Connect" capital project.
County staff explained that a "structural imbalance" refers to anticipated, ongoing mismatches between revenue and recurring costs in future years — for example rising pension and health-care costs. The staff member said…
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