Trappe Council Adopts FY2026-27 Budget, Keeps Tax and Trash Rates Unchanged

The Trappe Town Council on June 3 adopted Ordinance 1-2026, approving the town's general budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and the Enterprise Budget for water and sewer operations. President Newnam read the ordinance aloud, which sets a tax rate of $0.33 per $100 of assessed real property value and $0.75 per $100 on commercial or business personal property and public utilities, and establishes an annual residential trash collection fee of $189.80. The motion to adopt the ordinance, moved by Commissioner Rose Potter and seconded by Commissioner Walter Chase, passed unanimously (Deakins, Sullivan, Newnam, Potter, Chase — all yes).