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Milstone Township adopts 2026 municipal budget, holds municipal tax rate near last year
Summary
Milstone Township Committee approved the 2026 municipal budget on a unanimous roll call June 17, adopting revenue and spending plans that use $1.7 million of fund balance, include capital projects in a six‑year plan and estimate an average municipal tax of $1,356 on a $642,000 home.
Milstone Township adopted its 2026 municipal budget on June 17 after a presentation by Melissa Purum, the township chief financial officer. The committee approved Resolution 26-145 by roll call, with Committee person Zabroski, Committee person Ziner and Mayor Pharaoh all voting yes.
Purum told the committee that roughly 66.9% of an average local tax bill goes to the school district, the county share is about 14.9%, and the municipal share totals approximately $5,292,000. She said the township plans to use $1.7 million of fund balance in 2026, leaving an estimated surplus balance of $1.9 million, and that the township’s projected municipal tax rate is about 0.21 (up from 0.208 last year). "An average home will pay $1,356 in municipal tax only," Purum said, noting that represents an increase of about $66.44 from last year.
The budget package includes a six‑year capital plan required for municipalities over 10,000 residents. Purum described anticipated capital items including public‑works equipment ($563,800 estimated) and a multi‑year road‑improvement program (roughly $4,252,000 projected over the six‑year plan, exclusive of anticipated DOT grants). She also reported municipal debt service will be reduced as planned and that prior-year capital cash spending reduced the use of fund balance compared with 2025.
Committee members thanked Purum and staff for the work putting the budget together. The public hearing on the budget was opened and closed at the meeting with no members of the public asking questions. The committee adopted the budget immediately after the hearing.
Resolution 26-145 carried on a recorded roll call vote: Zabroski — yes; Ziner — yes; Mayor Pharaoh — yes. The budget is now adopted and will be implemented under the procedures described by township finance staff.
