Township Council to meet Dec. 30 and 31 to hear public comment

Upper Darby Township Council will hold two public hearings at this week as the final step toward approving its $112 million proposed 2025 budget, just hours before the end of year deadline.

The hearings will be at 5 p.m. Dec. 30 and Dec. 31, during which the ordinance to approve the budget will e read and residents will have an opportunity to comment. The Council is  scheduled to vote on the budget at 6 p.m. Dec. 31, directly after the second public hearing.

Council had initially passed its spending plan at its Nov. 20 meeting. However, the budget included a 1 percent Earned Income Tax, which a court later ruled could not be enacted on schedule because the judge ruled that Council had not followed procedure in passing the tax ordnance.

The council had a special session to revise the budget, keeping the spending the same and replacing the lost revenue with a transfer from the reserve fund.

The budget hearings will be in the 2nd Floor Meeting Room of the Municipal Building at 100 Garrett Road; Upper Darby.