MECHANICSVILLE — The borough council Wednesday approved a spending plan for 2017 with no tax increase.
The last time they approved a tax increase was in late 2013 for its 2014 budget. It was a 1-mill tax increase, which took its millage from 5.5 to 6.5, according to Beverly A. Riotto, borough secretary.
The millage will remain at 6.5 mills for 2017, she said Wednesday at the council’s December meeting at the boardroom at Avenues, Agricultural Park, Park Street.
The 2017 spending plan totals $180,323, she said.
In other business at the meeting, the council approved an ordinance regarding two of the borough’s streets:
• It prohibits parking on both sides of Bobs Alley between Pottsville Street and Norwegian Street.
• It restricts travel on Emerick Street between Pottsville Street and Norwegian Street to one-way for southbound traffic only.
Any person violating the ordinance will be found guilty of a summary offense and, if convicted, will pay a fine of between $25 and $75, the borough’s solicitor, Tom Campion, said.
Council member Cindy L. Bohr made the motion to adopt the ordinance. It was seconded by council member Colleen Coulson, and in a voice vote it was carried by all other council members present.
They included Robert Womer, president; and council members Richard Prestileo, John Mestishen, Georgette Roberts and John Evans. Also present was Mayor Christine Wilcosky.
