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Since the remaining four commissioners in South Whitehall could not agree on the replacement for former commissioner Matt Mobilio, who abruptly resigned in April, the rarely-used vacancy board had to step in. The board chose local businessman Ben Long, but not without disagreement.
South Whitehall commissioners narrowly approved a $115,000 COVID-19 relief program for township small businesses Wednesday night, after lengthy discussions rehashed at several meetings for months centered on one key question: Should the township use its own funds to help businesses, rather than federal coronavirus relief money?
SOUTH WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. â The South Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners approved a 2021 budget that keeps taxes unchanged from this year. Â
The $15.98 million spending plan keeps taxes at 2.85 mills for general purposes and at 0.47 mill for fire service. Commissioners Tori Morgan, Matthew Mobilio, and Joseph Setton voted in favor, while Michael Wolk and Diane Kelly were opposed.Â
Wolk said with South Whitehall audits from previous years still incomplete, he could not approve a budget. Kelly agreed, while noting that the embezzlement that resulted in a new audit system had nothing to do with current township staff members. A former employee was sentenced to prison in 2015 for stealing from South Whitehall. Â