Proposed Lehigh County Budget Reduces Tax Bills, Staff
Executive Don Cunningham’s plan would restore $2.7 million for Green Futures Fund.
Lehigh County taxpayers can expect to pay an average of $30 less next year under County Executive Don Cunningham’s proposed budget, thanks to a one-time tax credit that will use up the $4.3 million Tax Relief Fund. The 2012 budget plan, which Cunningham introduced Wednesday in a speech before the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce at Coca Cola Park in Allentown, anticipates getting by on less – less tax revenue and about 44 fewer employees on the county rolls. “For those who say government only ever gets bigger, send them to Lehigh County,” he said. “Our total cost of payroll, including benefits, will be lower next year than it is now, the first time that’s happened in county history.” Most of the personnel cuts would be in general …
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