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Hatfield Township Proposed 2023 Budget Carries No Tax Increase

Hatfield Township took to Facebook on Wednesday to announce its joyous news to residents — there will be no tax increase for the ninth consecutive year.

Hatfield Township Commissioners will vote to adopt the budget next week.

“The Commissioners have done an incredible job of containing costs while improving services and addressing problems,” said the Facebook post.

With taxes remaining level, commissioners have a plethora of improvements and expenses planned for 2023.

Projects coming up next year include:

    Designing the new Hatfield Township Police Station

    Paving Frick’s Trail

    Redeveloping Clemens Park

    Undergoing $1 million in road paving

    Digitizing all township property files

    Finalizing the design for the new Welsh Road and Orvilla Road intersection in conjunction with Towamencin Township

    Acquiring four homes prone to flooding

    Expanding the Liberty Bell Trail

    Renovating the Stewart Drive rainwater basin (Naturalized in 2014, but renovation needed to improve stormwater drainage; funded 100% by ARPA and will begin Winter/Spring 2023)

    Supporting the farming of Garden of Health in Clemens Park

See also:

Montco Commissioners Vote to Advertise 2023 Budget with 8% Tax Increase

Towamencin Supervisors Proposing 25% Property Tax Increase for 2023

Mayoral Musings: 2023 Budget Discussion

Montgomery Township Residents Sound Off on Proposed Penn Medicine Ambulatory Healthcare Center

Upper Gwynedd Pursuing $1.15 Million Grant to Help Acquire Martin Tract