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Clifton Heights releases proposed 2026 budget with no tax increase; council to advertise levy
Summary
Borough officials proposed a 2026 budget that holds the municipal tax rate steady, uses part of the fund balance to cover a shortfall, and anticipates revenue gains from transfer taxes, video-permit fees and new camera-related police reports; trash and sewer rate increases are possible.
Clifton Heights Borough Manager presented a proposed 2026 budget that would keep the borough's municipal tax rate unchanged while using part of the borough's fund balance to cover the gap.
The manager said, "We're still going for a 0% increase in the budget," and walked council members through revenue and expenditure assumptions underpinning the proposal. Key revenue projections include a real-estate transfer tax estimate of about $110,000, public-utility tax receipts of $25,000 and a projected $150,000 from video-permit revenue tied to newly inspected machines and other fee changes. He also cited growing camera-related police-report revenue that did not exist three…
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