Lancaster County commissioners may break a 12-year streak of not raising property taxes next year, according to language in a resolution they’re set to approve today, and they’re directing blame to the governor and state lawmakers.
All three county commissioners said at a Tuesday work session that they hope a symbolic resolution they plan to pass today will help pressure Gov. Josh Shapiro and the General Assembly to end the state budget stalemate as soon as possible.
With no budget in place since July 1, counties have gone two months without state funding for a host of human services required by law. The services include child protection, mental health and drug addiction treatment services, from counseling to physical therapy to residential programs…