Finance committee defends budget choices; mayor cites affordability concerns
The Finance Committee explained it did not use one-time revenues for recurring expenses and urged reserving those funds for capital projects; Mayor Onderko said his analysis shows a roughly $450 annual tax increase and called the situation an affordability crisis while noting he was not consulted on the budget.
The full story
Members of the Finance Committee reviewed the Borough's 2026 municipal budget and defended the decision not to rely on one-time revenue sources or interest earned for recurring operating expenses, saying such revenues should be preserved for capital improvements.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in