ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The city is still without a budget for next year after Mayor Matt Tuerk vetoed council’s budget Monday.
The body last week adopted a 2026 budget that kept the property-tax rate flat while significantly increasing trash fees. But it required officials to take $1.5 million out of the city’s coffers to balance revenues and spending.
Council adopted that plan after repeatedly rejecting proposals from Tuerk’s administration…