As Stafford Township Mayor Robert Henken offered the public the opportunity to speak about the next fiscal year’s municipal budget on April 28, he glanced around the council chamber room for a few seconds. Unlike previous years, there was silence.
And with that, the township council unanimously voted to adopt the 2026 budget, which, also like in recent years, includes significant increases for salaries and insurance, about $1.4 million for the former and $1.257 million for the latter – the two…
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