No Tax Increase In North Strabane

Residents in North Strabane Township got some welcome news at the Township Supervisors Meeting on Tuesday night. Supervisors unanimously adopted a balanced preliminary budget for 2020 with no tax increase. The budget is just over $30 million dollars and was the result of much detailed effort. Township Manager Andrew Walz commented that there are only 3 municipalities in Washington County that offer the level of service that North Strabane Township receives and officials work diligently to bring the best services at the best price to township residents. In other township business, supervisors took one step closer to ending litigation against the Canonsburg Houston Joint Authority. Supervisors unanimously agreed to enter into a settlement agreement with CHJA. This settlement will also include the other 4 plaintiffs in the case, Cecil Township, Cecil Township Municipal Authority, Chartiers Township and the North Strabane Municipal Authority. No details of the settlement will be made public until all parties have signed off on the agreement. A joint statement detailing the settlement will be made in the near future.