ALLENTOWN, Pa. – People in Lehigh County could be getting hit with a nearly 18% property tax increase next year.
That’s what Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel proposed Monday morning in his proposed $562 million budget for 2027.
“This budget is about, first and foremost, making sure that we don’t deviate or back off from defending access to critical and crucial services that our most vulnerable residents in Lehigh County rely upon,” Siegel said…