Saturday, December 8, 2012
Miss something? No sweat. Here's the Week in Review, Dec. 3 to Dec. 7.
Busy week? No downtime? Missed the news? Don't sweat it. Here's a list of this week's top stories from Dormont-Brookline Patch, so you can catch up on the goods. Got your own news to share? Add your organization's events to our Event Calendar. Share your wedding, baby or graduation news in our Announcements section and, while you're at it, upload your photos to our Pics & Clips Gallery. We'd love to hear from you! This week on Dormont-Brookline Patch: Fire Does $25,000 Damage at Dormont Elementary Dormont Man Used Neighbor's Internet Router to Share Child Porn Pittsburgh Penguins Donate to Keystone Oaks Schools Dormont Approves 2013 Budget Dormont to Hold Special Meeting on #1 Cochran Plan Enter Patch's “Deck the House” Contest For a …
Friday, December 7, 2012
A final roundup of items Dormont Council discussed and approved at Monday’s meeting.
Dormont Borough has a new code enforcement officer, although the person who formerly held the responsibilities of that position won’t be leaving the borough’s administrative office. On Monday, Dormont Council approved hiring Monica Dahlkemper as code enforcement officer for the borough of Dormont. For the past eight years, Dahlkemper has served the same department for the City of Pittsburgh, completing code enforcement duties and building inspections for the city. Her first day with the borough will be Monday. The borough’s building official, Pat Kelly, who has been responsible for both code enforcement and building official duties, will now perform only building official duties. Also during the meeting: Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The county's tax rate will be 4.73 mills in 2013.
Allegheny County Council passed a 2013 budget that includes a millage rate decrease. On Tuesday, county officials approved a a $799.4 million budget, reducing the millage rate to 4.73 mills, according to the Tribune Review. The millage was reduced from 2012's rate of 5.69 mills to offset the increase property values stemming from the county's reassessment. Under the reassessment, taxing bodies can't receive more than 5 percent in property tax revenue so as not to use the reassessment as a major tax increase. Under the new tax rate, a resident would pay $473 for every $100,000 of assessed property value. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said in a statement that he is happy with the approved budget. "(I) am glad that we are able to move into…
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The borough's 2013 budget includes a lower tax rate, as well as a number of planned improvements.
Dormont Council on Monday approved the borough’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget with a new—and lower—tax rate and plans to make a number of improvements in the borough. The millage rate appears to have decreased drastically, but the adjustment accounts for higher assessment rates on borough properties. As a result of Allegheny County’s reassessment process, assessed property values in Dormont went up about 52 percent. In the 2013 budget, the borough’s millage rate was decreased from 14 mills to 8.97 mills. Council initially planned to lower the rate to 9.1 mills, but decided to further lower the rate after discussion at the Dec. 3 council meeting. This means that the property tax rate is $8.97 per $1,000 of assessed property value. Taxes on a $…
Friday, November 30, 2012
Documents for the 2013 Dormont Borough Budget are now available and because of property reassessments, the tax rate is going down.
Monday’s Dormont Council meeting agenda includes a vote on the borough’s 2013 budget—and the budget includes a lower property tax millage rate for residents. Council plans to lower the tax rate from 14 mills to 9.1 mills. This means that for most residents, taxes are going down—taxes on a $100,000 house would fall from $1,400 to $910. The adjustment accounts for higher assessment rates on borough properties. As a result of Allegheny County’s reassessment process, assessed property values in Dormont went up about 52 percent. After real estate reassessments are done, municipalities are required by the state to adjust millage rates so that there is not higher than a 5 percent increase in tax revenues. However, Dormont’s revenue increase will …
Erin Faulk
11:21 am on Friday, December 7, 2012
There was actually a lot of discussion about that one. Mainly, there was concern because the KO band typically has several signs at the Christmas tree sale, and the VFD does the same during their July car raffle. Jeff Naftal said that as written, there is to be "one sign per property." However, he said the term "property" can be defined as a "site" rather than strictly as a zoning property (i.e… more ›