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The North Cornwall Board of Supervisors began its review of the township’s newly drafted budget for 2025 at its meeting Tuesday.
They discussed revenues for 2025, with the following changes expected from this year to next year.
- Real estate property taxes: 2024 – $1,194,000, 2025 – $1,195,000
- Local taxes: 2024 – $1,805,000, 2025 – $1,913,000
- Licensing and permits: 2024 – $132,000, 2025 – $132,000
- Non-business licensing and permits: 2024 – $2,500, 2025 – $2,000
- Interest: 2024 – $60,000, 2025 – $83,000
- Rents and royalties: 2024 – $28,000, 2025 – $74,500
In addition to cell tower rental revenue, the 2025 drafted budget also includes a $46,000 revenue line item for reimbursement from the now-forming Lebanon County Regional Police Department for the rental of the police department building.
- Federal capital and operating grants: 2024 – 0, 2025 – 0
- State capital and operating grants: 2024 -$41,000 , 2025 – $13,000
North Cornwall’s 2024 budget included a $4,500 public safety grant, $25,000 in economic and community development, RACP and LSA grants, and $11,500 in recycling performance grant funds, as well as several 0s listed for grants that had been applied to, but not received at the time of budgeting.
The drafted 2025 budget includes $13,000 in recycling performance funding and marks the possibility of other grants that may be received, including PEMA, Economic and Community development, DCNR, and Public Works grants.
- State shared revenue and entitlements: 2024 – $165,750, 2025 – $56,100
- Local government capital and operating grants: 2024 – $8,500, 2025 – 0
While municipalities are often guaranteed an allotment of the county’s Liquid Fuels funds — as was the case this year, netting North Cornwall $8,500 — the county plans to put the majority of its new allotment toward the county’s 14 bridges.
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North Cornwall supervisor Mike Wahmann said that while these funds are not guaranteed, the township may still apply for Liquid Fuels grant funding.
- General government charges for services: 2024 – $95,050, 2025 – $116,050
- Public safety charges: 2024 – $253,050, 2025 – $199,950
Due to the formation of the Lebanon County Regional Police Department, which will merge the police departments of North Cornwall and North Lebanon townships, several police-related items typically included under public safety charges are not included in the 2025 draft budget.
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The revenue line items in the public safety charges portion of the 2024 budget not in the 2025 draft budget (including police pension) total $73,150. Without these items, the 2024 budget would have been $179,900.
The LCRPD is expected to be in place by January.
- Stormwater: 2024 – $86,785, 2025 – $92,710
- Wastewater / recycling: 2024 – $94,450, 2025 – $104,367
- Culture / recreation: 2024 – $700, 2025 – $700
- Sales of township equipment: 2024 – 0, 2025 – $20,000
North Cornwall plans to sell a 2013 Ford F-350 and a 2016 Ford Explorer on MuniciBid next year, Wahmann said.
- Other revenue: 2024 – $1,000, 2025 – $1,000
- Interfund operating transfers and reimbursements: 2024 – $111,500, 2025 – $254,000
- Total revenue: 2024 – $4,149,785, 2025: $4,257,377
While the board has not fully reviewed the draft budget and it is subject to change, the expected expenditures currently total $4,257,377, equaling expected revenues.
The board will continue reviewing the budget at its meetings the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. and 6 p.m. respectively. Its next meeting will be held Sept. 17 at 6 p.m.
In other news, the board unanimously:
- Approved the payment of $874,100 for phase one of the Dairy Road Pump Station replacement. Bids were awarded for the project in August.
- Approved payment of $204,675.57 for the 2024 paving project, with the expectation of $26,400 in reimbursement from South Annville for its portion of Rice Road.
- Approved its Aug. 20 meeting minutes.
- Accepted a letter of credit from 72 Storage LLC and release its restricted escrow account in exchange.
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