2026 Budget / Tax Increase

Said the township raises taxes in even years and holds the line in odd years, asked what 'judgments' means, and blasted the loss of dialogue with council, warning taxes will push seniors and working families out of town.

Spoke eight times, arguing the township overstates expenses and understates revenue by roughly $3 million, citing construction permit, cannabis, pool, cable and court-fine line items, and said OPRA'd emails show council asked almost no budget questions.

Said the township raises taxes every even-numbered year, burdens seniors on fixed incomes, and still hasn't explained the catastrophic self-funded medical event that forced multimillion-dollar borrowing.

Said taxes have risen 100%+ since 2009, called the budget's expense overstatements and income understatements a 'mythical gap,' and again offered his citizens' budget for review.

A senior on retirement income who urged cuts: biweekly trash, fewer parks, reduction in force, and no more growth — 'stop growing this town and start cutting things.'

A young mother of four years in the township who said the tax increase will price her family out of township activities and make raising a family here unaffordable.

Emailed asking to confirm the rumored 14.06% increase and how to get the budget; told the amended figure is 13.25% for local taxes and the budget is on the township website.