Property taxes are kept within the $240 million spending plan, but a new trash contract has resulted in a large rise in trash collection prices.
The existing yearly trash fee of $415 will rise to $605 per unit. The present tax rates of 23.53 mills on land and 4.45 mills on developed property will remain in effect.
In other business, Bridge Brothers Inc. was given a $62,309 contract by the council to buy a pedestrian bridge structure for Dixon Street. Additionally, the council gave Grace Industries Inc. a $117,830 contract to install and fix the Dixon Street pedestrian bridge. Cynthia Mota, the president of the council, expressed her satisfaction with the project's advancement for the protection of schoolchildren who utilize the bridge.
The council also approved a transfer of the intermunicipal liquor license to Radhe Krishna Mart Inc., located at 1234-1246 Lehigh St., with a vote of 6-1. The current convenience shop will be able to sell wine and beer thanks to the liquor license. The applicant was the successful bidder at an October Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board auction where an expired license from Upper Macungie Township was up for bid.
Before the council meeting, a mandatory public hearing was held, but no public comments were received. The municipal solicitor informed the council that it could only decide to reject the request in the event that there was strong evidence that the transfer would jeopardize community safety.
