CURWENSVILLE – Curwensville residents are looking at another year with no tax increase.
At Monday’s committee meeting, the Curwensville Borough Council voted to advertise the preliminary budget for 2020-21. The budget will hold taxes at 26 mills. This means the owner of a $50,000 home will pay about $681 in taxes.
Residents of Curwensville Borough must also pay taxes to Clearfield County and to the Curwensville Area School District.
The 2020-21 budget lists total revenues at $919,649.78. Revenues in Curwensville Borough are generated from property taxes; business and licensing permits; fines and forfeits; interests, rent and royalties; state shared revenues; department earnings; public safety reimbursements; culture and recreation and miscellaneous revenues.
The budget lists total expenditures at $885,697.62. These expenditures include public safety (police, fire and code enforcement); public works; animal control; culture and recreation; community development; employer-paid benefits and insurance; and capital expenses.
Also, at the meeting, council member Robbie Moore asked for an update regarding the parking issues he brought up at the previous meeting. Secretary Teri Bracken said new parking tickets have been ordered and the police chief has reviewed the parking fines.
Mayor John Adams said the borough is still waiting on the final paperwork for the two newly-hired part-time police officers. One of the officers will be starting ride-along patrols with the chief.
Once both officers are worked into the schedule, Curwensville will have an officer on duty every day of the week.
The council then announced that leaf pick-up will continue Wednesday and Friday of this week, and will continue into next week, if necessary.
In other business, the council voted to appoint Keith Simcox to the Planning Commission and to reappoint Joseph Carfley to the Municipal Authority.