Charleroi council approves 3-mill tax hike

By TAYLOR BROWN

tbrown@yourmvi.com

Charleroi Borough Council made some tough — and unpopular — decisions during a special budget meeting Tuesday. Council adopted a spending plan for 2023 that will raise taxes, but not by as much as originally proposed during a business meeting earlier this month. Council also rejected a $2 million offer from the Authority of the Borough of Charleroi to purchase the borough-owned sewer lines, a move that some feel could have helped council avoid a tax increase and stabilize borough finances. 

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