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Adopting Hellertown Police Study’s Recommendations Could Be Costly, Council Told

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May 21, 2024

Hellertown borough councilman Andrew Hughes said a 9 mill property tax hike would be necessary to afford adoption of the recommendations included in a recent report by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, which conducted a study of the Hellertown Police Department in the wake of theft charges being filed against its former chief last year. Hughes said that would translate to a 41.9 percent property tax increase in year one.

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Hellertown Council Discusses ‘Eye-Opening’ Report on Police Dept.
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May 14, 2024

The independent review--which was commissioned by council and recently completed by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association (PCPA)--was prompted after ex-Hellertown Police Chief Robert Shupp III, was charged with stealing over $120,000 in borough funds throughout the course of his employment of more than 20 years.

Free Tax Help Available From AARP’s Tax-Aide Program
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February 22, 2024

AARP Foundation's Tax-Aide program is offering free help with tax preparation in Northampton and Lehigh counties.

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Free Property Tax Rebate Help Available for Northampton Co. Seniors
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February 15, 2024

The PA Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) program benefits eligible Pennsylvania residents aged 65 and older, widows and widowers aged 50 and older, and people with disabilities 18 and older.

4 of the Latest ‘Big SV School Board’ Happenings: Op-Ed
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February 5, 2024

Saucon Valley School Board member Bill Broun's latest dispatch to Saucon Source.

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Lower Saucon Council to Consider Tax Rate Change
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January 12, 2024

After reopening the township's 2024 budget for review Thursday, Lower Saucon Township Council voted 3-1 to increase the tax rate from what was approved by the previous council in December; a move proponents said is in the best financial interests of the township and which would return it to the level it was at before last month's tax cut.

LST Council President Proposes 54% Property Tax Reduction
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November 20, 2023

Although its final adoption was listed as an agenda item and a vote on it was expected, the 2024 Lower Saucon Township budget didn't go to a vote at council's Nov. 15 meeting. Council did, however, consider a proposal that wasn't on the agenda to lower property taxes by more than 50 percent.

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Letter: Lower Saucon Needs ‘Good Government’ Restored
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September 19, 2023

Lower Saucon Township resident Lynn Hill says some members of Lower Saucon Township Council are using a "bully pulpit...to push landfill propaganda."

Fountain Hill Pool Won’t Open This Summer
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May 4, 2023

Fountain Hill Borough Council decided Monday that the borough's swimming pool will again remain closed this summer, despite an ongoing effort by a grassroots community coalition to raise money for its repair and take other steps to help reopen it.

Letter: ‘Heartbreak’ After Boy Told He Can’t Borrow Books from Library
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December 31, 2022

Lower Saucon resident Deb Peters writes that township elected officials should "reconsider the damage" she says they're doing to the community, including kids like her son. Officials said Friday that they plan to pursue legal action against the state for removing the township from the Hellertown Area Library's service area effective Jan. 1. HAL requested the change after the township ended its ongoing financial support by rejecting a new five-year agreement earlier this year. The immediate impact is the loss of Hellertown library privileges for thousands of township residents as of Sunday.