Bethlehem passes budget with 5% tax hike and new stormwater fee
Bethlehem passes budget with 5% tax hike and new stormwater fee Updated Dec 16, 2020; Bethlehem City Council Tuesday night backed a 5% tax increase to help the city weather the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and created a new stormwater fee. The $87.4 million spending plan cuts six jobs through attrition and means the average homeowner of a home with an assessed value of $50,000 would pay $46 more a year in city taxes. It passed in a 6-1 vote with Councilman Bryan Callahan dissenting due to the tax hike and cuts to the city fire department through attrition. The budget includes...
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