FOUNTAIN HILL., Pa. — Fountain Hill's latest 2026 borough budget proposal includes a 1-mill tax increase, a version Borough Council moved forward Monday.
Council voted unanimously to accept a budget proposal raising taxes to 11.61 mills in 2026, and directed officials to advertise the measure and prepare for a final vote next month.
“It comes down to the level of investment that Council wants and the community wants to see in the borough. That’s a discussion that we had as part of the process.”Fountain Hill Borough Manager Amy Burkhart
The 1-mill hike, not present in previous drafts of the borough’s 2026 budget, would raise the tax bill for a home valued at $250,000 for tax purposes from about $2,650 to $2,900.
Versions of the budget reviewed at a pair of earlier meetings this year did not include a tax increase.
“It comes down to the level of investment that Council wants and the community wants to see in the borough,” Borough Manager Amy Burkhart said
“That’s a discussion that we had as part of the process.”
Second straight tax hike
Raising property taxes 1 mill would bring about $226,000 into borough coffers.
Officials said they would use the additional funds in part to hire a new police officer, improve the borough’s community pool and cover increased pension obligations.
In all, the budget calls for about $5.56 million in total spending in departments part of its main general fund.Fountain Hill 2026 proposed budget
If the latest budget ultimately is adopted, it would bring Fountain Hill its second significant tax hike in two years. In 2025, the borough approved another 1-mill increase.
In all, the budget calls for about $5.56 million in total spending in departments part of its main general fund.
Borough officials voted Monday to advertise the proposed budget, a final step before voting to adopt the budget Dec. 1.
At the same meeting, council members will vote to set the new millage rate.
