Public comment on budget set for Dec. 11
Next year’s Springfield Township budget could see a 3 percent increase in property tax rates for the average homeowner, the first such increase in three years.
The Springfield Board of Commissioners heard a report on the preliminary 2025 Township budget at its Nov. 13 meeting. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed budget the the Board’s Dec. 11 meeting, which begins at 7:30. The Board is expected to adopt a budget at the end of that meeting.
The proposed Real Estate Millage Rate will increase from 4.516 to 4.650 mills. As a result of the proposed increase in the millage rate, the typical household with a $175,400 property assessment will realize an increase of $23.50 to their real estate tax. An increase of $5.48 is also proposed for the refuse and recycling services.
The proposed 2025 General Budget is $20,317,187, which would be roughly 3.4 percent higher than this year’s budget of $19,646,047.
About 24 percent of the budget would be allocated to police, 20 ppercent to public works and 22 percent to benefits and insurance, with the remaining 34 percent divided among smaller agencies.
