Municipal News
- Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 December 2015 00:58
By Miranda Startare
Carroll Township Board of Supervisors accepted and approved the 2016 budget at the December 1 monthly meeting. The 2016 budget will include moderate salary increases for employees, but no tax increases.
The supervisors announced that this year’s budget has a positive balance and that the 2016 budget will have no budget increases.
Carroll Township Solicitor Herman Bigi acknowledged the board’s continued fiscal responsibility, saying, “The state government – they could use Carroll as an example.”
Also at the meeting, resident Maya Patch discussed some properties on Rt. 837 in disrepair, including some garages and buildings and a house with a broken window, busted fence, and piles of coal. Mrs. Patch asked the board to drive by the location for a visual inspection.
In other business:
• The board accepted and approved the PennDOT Winter Agreement payment in the amount of $14,330.
• The board approved the Lot Consolidation Plan for the Ringgold School District as recommended by the Carroll Township Planning Commission. The consolidation of lots is required to prepare for the construction of the new middle school.
