Falls Township Board of Supervisors Adopts 2022 Spending Plan

FAIRLESS HILLS, PA — The Falls Township Board of Supervisors has adopted their 2022 spending plan, which will yet again see no increase in municipal taxes. The Township has not seen an increases in these taxes in 30 years.

The budget is projected to use $38.5 million in the coming year. It will maintain the 7.22 millage rate, which has remained the same since 2014.

As a result, property owners will continue paying $216.60 for an average assessment of $30,000 under the new plan, which is five times less than the tax rates that Bristol Township property owners pay every year.

Another part of the plan will be to maintain the Township's decisions to offer trash and leaf pickup to residents for free.

Despite a flat municipal tax rate, the Township will use funds in the budget for several ongoing endeavors, including $2 million to be used for the continuing annual road program in the area.

$160,000 of the budget will be used for traffic signal upgrades at Lincoln Highway, Tyburn Road and West Trenton Road, with federal funding to cover 80 percent of the total costs to the project.

$50,000 will be used for tree trimming and removal of trees damaged by the Emerald Ash Borer and Spotted Lanternfly in the past year.

$1.1 million will be used to buy supplies for local police, including new police cars, firearms, and training.

More funding will be used to build a wheelchair-accessible playground that will replace the local Elderberry Park, which has stood in the area for two decades. The new park will also feature amenities for children with autism.