Township Committee To Hold Final Budget Meeting

The Lacey Township Committee will be holding its final budget meeting at 6:30 p.m. today.

The budget will be presented after several months of workshop meetings in which township departments presented their requests for funding.

Based on the $3.2 million shortfall Lacey Township is currently facing, Mayor Gary Quinn believes taxes will be raised by 2 percent this year, which is the maximum that municipalities can increase taxes under the state-mandated cap.

Other topics of discussion will include capital requests, road projects and the .

If the committee is in agreement on the budget, members will move forward on a formal introduction at the next caucus meeting on Thursday, June 9 at 7 p.m. The budget will be adopted in July.