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Jonestown Borough plans to maintain real estate taxes at 1.8 mills alongside a total $23 increase in flat taxes for property owners in 2027.
Jonestown Borough Council unanimously agreed to advertise an $8 increase to the fire hydrant rental tax and a $15 increase to the street light tax at its monthly meeting Wednesday, Nov. 4. Neither tax has been raised since they were implemented in 2009 and, council president Daniel Shuman said, neither raises enough money to pay for their respective maintenance costs…