Taxes & finance.
The fiscal year budget has a $228,181 deficit.
Lower Frederick Township Supervisors unanimously approved a 2025 fiscal year budget with no real estate tax increase and a $228,181 deficit Tuesday night.
Expenses are budgeted at $2.72 million and revenues at $2.495 million, according to the budget. The township’s current cash balance of $2.13 million will cover the deficit, leaving $1.9 million in the cash coffers for 2026.
The largest expense is labor for the police department at $704,235, followed by labor for Public Works at $422,237, according to the budget. Administration labor costs are budgeted at $349,574.
Operations and maintenance costs for the police are budgeted at $126,907, and the capital reserves will get a $153,429 transfer.
The will remain at 2.72 mills for general purpose tax, an increase to 0.5 mills for the fire company tax, 0.20 mills to the ambulance company, and 0.045 mills for the fire hydrant tax, per the budget.
With a 0.5 tax millage, the fire company will receive $188,798 from Lower Frederick.
“The only change from last year is we agreed to raise the fire tax to 0.5 mills to be consistent with what they are paying at Schwenksville, since we have a joint fire company,” said board President Marla Hexter.
