LEWISTOWN Taxpayers of Mifflin County will see no tax increase for the county portion of their taxes.
Commissioners adopted the 2021 budget during the board’s meeting on Tuesday.
“I’d like to acknowledge all the work the departments have done in getting through this process,” said Commissioners Rob Postal.
“We appreciate the cooperation of everybody. The cost of things never goes down. Your employment costs go up, all the taxes go up that you have to pay…But everyone worked together to make sure we could hold the line of no increases,” added Commissioner Kevin Kodish.
Also during the meeting, commissioners approved a resolution to again require residents of Mifflin County to wear face masks in local government buildings to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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MARK HIGGINS
LEWISBURG Centre County Commissioner Mark Higgins was one of many state officials elected to the SEDA-Council of Governments during its Dec. 2 public meeting.
The 2021 SEDA-COG Board of Directors’ officers will be Juniata County Commissioner Mark Partner, president; Mifflin County Commissioner Kevin Kodish, first vice president; Centre County Commissioner Mark Higgins, second vice president; Larry Reisinger of Perry County, secretary; and Dennis Van Benthuysen of Snyder County, treasurer.
The 2020 officers were Columbia County Commissioner Rich Ridgway, president; Partner, first vice president; Kodish, second vice president; Reisinger, secretary; and Van Benthuysen, treasurer.
Partner said he anticipates serving as board president in the new year.
Two local county commissioners elected by Board of Directors
Dec 17, 2020
LEWISBURG Juniata County Commissioner Mark Partner has been elected as the SEDA-Council of Governments Board of Directors president and Mifflin County Commissioner Kevin Kodish has been named first vice president.
The election of officers took place at the Dec. 2 meeting.
Other officers include: Centre County Commissioner Mark Higgins, second vice president; Larry Reisinger of Perry County, secretary; and Dennis Van Benthuysen of Snyder County, treasurer.
The 2020 officers were Columbia County Commissioner Rich Ridgway, president; Partner, first vice president; Kodish, second vice president; Reisinger, secretary; and Van Benthuysen, treasurer.
Partner said he anticipates serving as board president in the new year.
Julianne Kilmer
LEWISTOWN – The Lewistown Borough Council did not take public action to appoint representatives to the Mifflin County Municipal Authority during its meeting Monday evening. The council ha opted not to appoint its members to the board despite having met several times since the decision to form a county authority was announced.
In November, commissioners Mark Sunderland, Rob Postal, and KEvin Kodish appointed themselves as “placeholder” board members until the borough made its own appointments. At last week’s organizational meeting of the Mifflin County Municipal Authority, the commissioners abstained from all votes that were taken, including the appointment of the board’s first officers.