Tuerk vetoes 2026 Allentown budget, calls on council to ‘compromise’

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…

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