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Palmyra council delves into 2026 budget; members weigh staffing, paving and energy costs
Summary
Council scrutinized the borough’s preliminary 2026 budget, focusing on staffing, capital reserve needs, police regionalization costs and potential energy savings.
Palmyra Borough Council devoted the bulk of its meeting to a detailed review of the preliminary 2026 budget, probing line items from police regionalization and utilities to public works staffing, vehicle replacement reserves and paving schedules.
Staff presented updated October numbers and said recent receipts narrowed an earlier shortfall. Councilors pressed staff on several items: whether the $50,000 regional police contract covers utilities (staff said utilities are apportioned by square footage and reimbursed as part of the arrangement), how the borough will fund vehicle…
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