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Douglass Township adopts $5.97 million 2026 budget; keeps tax millage unchanged
Summary
The Douglass Township Board of Supervisors adopted a $5,966,398.74 2026 budget and approved Resolution #12152025-02 keeping real-estate millage at 2.6, EMS at 0.5, and fire tax at 0.4. Chair Stouch recused on several tax-collection line items and the board approved those items with Stouch recorded as abstain.
The Douglass Township Board of Supervisors voted Dec. 15 to adopt the township's 2026 budget of $5,966,398.74 and to maintain the existing tax millage rates. The board adopted the budget in two recorded motions: first adopting the overall budget excluding several tax-collection line items (403.114, 403.200, 403.316, 403.353) and then adopting the tax-collection line items themselves; the latter vote recorded Chairman Josh Stouch as abstaining due to a disclosed conflict.
Treasurer Cynthia O'Donnell presented financials and asked the board to authorize payment of unpaid bills totaling $383,393.06, including a volunteer firefighters tax reimbursement; the board authorized payment by recorded vote. O'Donnell told the board she felt the township is "absolutely" healthy financially when asked about fiscal condition. The board also adopted Resolution #12152025-02 setting 2026 millage at 2.6 mil (real estate), 0.5 mil (EMS), and 0.4 mil (fire), with no change from the prior year.
Why it matters: The adopted budget establishes the township's spending and revenue plan for 2026 and keeps property-tax rates steady, affecting township services and local taxpayers. The board recorded recusals and an abstention to reflect a conflict on specific line items as required by the minutes.
Next steps: The board approved the budget and authorized routine payments; the township will follow its published schedule for meetings and budget-related reporting in early 2026.
