Doylestown Borough. Photo by James Short.
At its next meeting, Doylestown Borough is set to approve a budget for 2025 with no tax increase.
Council approved Dec. 16 as the adoption date for its preliminary budget Monday night.
The general purpose tax rate will remain at 13.915 mills, according to borough Finance Director Caroline Brinker. The fire protection tax will be 1.70 mills, the special road fund tax will be 1.5 mills, the ambulance rescue squad tax is .50 mills, and the debt service tax is 3.275 mills. All in all, the budget will have a total millage of 21.34 mills, Brinker said.
“There is no increase in the tax millage for 2025. We’re happy to announce that,” Brinker said.
The total rate of taxation set forth in dollars and cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property is $2.13, according to the Borough.
