Editor’s note: Budget documents originally provided by Palmer Township indicated a specialty tax of 1.50 mills and a combined total tax rate of 11.50 mills for 2026. The township has since corrected its numbers to reflect a specialty tax of .75 mills and a combined total tax rate of 10.75 mills. Therefore, the overall tax increase stands at 13.1%.
PALMER TWP., Pa. – The Palmer Township Board of Supervisors on Monday night approved the 2026 budget which contains a 13.1% overall tax increase on property owners.
The spending plan includes a 1-mill tax increase in the general fund, a .295-mill tax increase in the fire fund, and a decrease in the EMS tax by .045 mills…