20 October 2025
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 80 subject tags
The Board of Supervisors held its fourth budget meeting, focused on the 2026 budget. Public comment came from a resident, who spoke in support of the library. The library director presented the library’s 2026 budget request, asking for an 8% increase in township funding—roughly $17,900 on top of the current $223,822.40—to cover rising personnel costs, a 20-30% increase in print material prices, and higher insurance and programming costs. The library’s total draft operating budget is $550,603.14, with township support making up 41% of funding. The library director noted the library’s return on investment was over $30 per citizen in 2024, and that the library is pursuing external grants to lessen the burden on taxpayers. Supervisors asked about the library’s strategic plan and fundraising, which raised $40,000-$50,000 this year. The finance director then reviewed the budget in detail. She introduced two new funds: the In Lieu of Fund, with anticipated revenue of $285,628 and expenses of $177,210 for West End steps reconstruction and two new pickleball courts, and the Robin Hill Park Trust Fund, with $98,200 in restricted donations. The Short-term Borrowing Fund becomes the Fire Apparatus Fund, with a dedicated .29 mill property tax for apparatus purchases. The Liquid Fuels Fund projects $740,448 in revenue and $902,600 in expenses for street lighting and salt. The Stormwater Fund projects $1.9 million in revenue and $2.76 million in expenses for projects including Olson Park stream restoration and a PRP pond retrofit. The finance director presented the updated General Fund and a 5-year outlook, noting a projected deficit. The Capital Reserve Fund includes 38 projects totaling $4,266,568, including a $1.764 million road program. Supervisors voted on each capital project individually. They approved the road program at $1.5 million, new ADA doors at the Schoolhouse, sidewalk installation along Beaver Grade Road and University Boulevard, Pine Drive stabilization, joint repair of the Moon Park Barn, waterline upfitting at Boggs Fire Station, and two new pickleball courts. They rejected the West End steps, ADA doors at the police station and library, a Case wheel loader, a CAT skid steer, a Cushman Truckster, a mobile command response unit, and several other items. They approved portable radios for the fire company, a backflow preventer at Carnot Fire Station, a forced air heating unit in the road garage, an ice machine and mini-split A/C unit for the park office, and portable generator units. The board then discussed a tax increase, the first in 14 years. Two supervisors supported a .79 mill increase, with .29 mills dedicated to the Fire Truck Fund. Another supervisor recommended at least 1.2 mills. Two other supervisors proposed no increase. The board agreed to hire a part-time custodian and police officers but not a planning specialist, and to remove the deer project. The newsletter will be reduced to twice a year with an electronic option. The meeting adjourned at 10:17 p.m., with the next workshop scheduled for October 29.The Board of Supervisors held its fourth budget meeting, focused on the 2026 budget. Public comment came from a resident, who spoke in support of the library. The library director presented the library’s 2026 budget request, asking for an 8% increase in township funding—roughly $17,900 on top of the current $223,822.40—to cover rising personnel costs, a 20-30% increase in print material prices, and higher insurance and programming costs. The library’s total draft operating budget is $550,603.14, with township support making up 41% of funding. The library director noted the library’s return on investment was over $30 per citizen in 2024, and that the library is pursuing external grants to lessen the burden on taxpayers. Supervisors asked about the library’s strategic plan and fundraising, which raised $40,000-$50,000 this year.
The finance director then reviewed the budget in detail. She introduced two new funds: the In Lieu of Fund, with anticipated revenue of $285,628 and expenses of $177,210 for West End steps reconstruction and two new pickleball courts, and the Robin Hill Park Trust Fund, with $98,200 in restricted donations. The Short-term Borrowing Fund becomes the Fire Apparatus Fund, with a dedicated .29 mill property tax for apparatus purchases. The Liquid Fuels Fund projects $740,448 in revenue and $902,600 in expenses for street lighting and salt. The Stormwater Fund projects $1.9 million in revenue and $2.76 million in expenses for projects including Olson Park stream restoration and a PRP pond retrofit.
The finance director presented the updated General Fund and a 5-year outlook, noting a projected deficit. The Capital Reserve Fund includes 38 projects totaling $4,266,568, including a $1.764 million road program. Supervisors voted on each capital project individually. They approved the road program at $1.5 million, new ADA doors at the Schoolhouse, sidewalk installation along Beaver Grade Road and University Boulevard, Pine Drive stabilization, joint repair of the Moon Park Barn, waterline upfitting at Boggs Fire Station, and two new pickleball courts. They rejected the West End steps, ADA doors at the police station and library, a Case wheel loader, a CAT skid steer, a Cushman Truckster, a mobile command response unit, and several other items. They approved portable radios for the fire company, a backflow preventer at Carnot Fire Station, a forced air heating unit in the road garage, an ice machine and mini-split A/C unit for the park office, and portable generator units.
The board then discussed a tax increase, the first in 14 years. Two supervisors supported a .79 mill increase, with .29 mills dedicated to the Fire Truck Fund. Another supervisor recommended at least 1.2 mills. Two other supervisors proposed no increase. The board agreed to hire a part-time custodian and police officers but not a planning specialist, and to remove the deer project. The newsletter will be reduced to twice a year with an electronic option. The meeting adjourned at 10:17 p.m., with the next workshop scheduled for October 29.
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