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Lock Haven council holds public hearing on 2025 budget; public safety, fire apparatus and senior housing highlighted
Summary
At a December council meeting, Lock Haven officials opened a public hearing on the proposed 2025 budget, reviewed public-safety spending and equipment needs, and heard a developer’s proposal for a 40-unit senior housing project that will require a zoning variance and federal tax-credit financing.
Lock Haven City Council opened a public hearing on the proposed 2025 budget and heard departmental briefings on public safety, code enforcement and a developer’s senior-housing proposal.
City staff told council that public safety accounts for a large share of the city’s spending. “This evening is public safety that accounts for 46 pennies of every dollar that’s paid to the city in taxes,” a staff presenter said during the budget overview. The presentation showed that much of the police budget is dedicated to wages and benefits and left little discretionary room for other operations.
The police department reported a recruitment challenge and a small grant to help address it. A department representative described a grant award of $14,000 intended to support hiring and training and outlined a timeline: applications close Jan. 17, testing is scheduled for Jan. 25, and an academy would begin in May if…
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