As costs continue to rise, the Stafford Township Council and Administrator Matthew von der Hayden sought to mitigate the impact on the 2025 municipal budget as much as possible. On April 1, the council introduced a preliminary budget with a slight tax increase.
“I know we’ve had a lot of comments about electricity bills going up. Those utility costs also affect the township,” von der Hayden said during the budget workshop prior to the council’s vote on the budget. “Our electric bills go up.
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