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[ Monday, Jan. 16, 1989 ]
 
Borough council reveals 1989 budget

Collegian Staff Writer

Taxes will not be raised in State College this year, but trash collection fees and parking meter costs are going up, according to the borough's 1989 budget.

Recently released figures indicate that this year's trash collection for fraternities will rise from $450 to $1,350, and residential trash rates will increase $20 for a total $150 fee.

In an effort to make the borough safer, the borough council allotted $5,000 to install and operate about 50 new street lamps on existing poles, State College Borough Councilwoman Ruth Lavin said.

Parking meter hourly rates will increase from 40 to 50 cents. Parking garage rates, however, will not go up, said Ron Davis, borough assistant manager.

Lavin said council members raised meter rates to dissuade downtown employees from using the spaces all day, thereby creating more available streetside parking for shoppers.

"There are a lot of people who go out and feed the meters all the time. We're trying to encourage them not to use those prime parking spots," Lavin said.

The borough's garbage collection increase resulted from a tipping fee increase of $24.50, making a total of $42.50 per ton of garbage charge by the county solid waste authority, said Davis.

Centre County's garbage is shipped to the Carlin Landfill in Snow Shoe. The landfill is expected to reach capacity in two years.

Because of a $300,000 shortfall in the anticipated revenue from the new business privilege tax, this year will see sharp cuts in capital spending. This means that some road reconstruction and curb replacement, which is paid for out capital funds, will be cut or postponed, Davis said.

The tax, which affects all borough realtors, is 1.5 mills or $1.50 for every $1,000 taken in, Davis said. The tax was established after the government abolished the Federal Revenue Sharing Program, which covered expenses for the capital fund, he said.

Davis said he expects the borough to collect about $100,000 more from the tax for 1990.

The 1989 borough budget, which totals nearly $12 million, increased 6.8 percent over last year's budget. Revenues and expenditures for the budget's general fund, which finances the administration, police and public works department, cancel each other at $6,660,241 respectively, Davis said.

"We're very pleased with the way the budget came out," he said.

 

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