Hampden Twp. approves preliminary plans for two developments
Updated Jan 10, 2021;
The Hampden Township Board of Commissioners on Thursday night approved the preliminary land development plans for two housing developments.
That included approval of the plan for The Point at Sporting Hill, a proposed development to be built on a 2.67-acre site that will feature 39 units. A condition was added that the development add a connection to adjacent Cumberland Avenue.
It also gave approval to the preliminary subdivision and land development plan for Hunters Glen. The proposed development will be built on a 72.49-acre site and have 49 units. Two acres are located in Hampden Township with the balance in Silver Spring Township. A condition was added that one of the two roads connecting to Hunters Drive will accommodate emergency use.
Hampden Twp. adopts 2021 budget; tax rate remains the same
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Hampden Township commissioners Monday night formally adopted the 2021 municipal budget, which holds the line on the real estate tax.
This is the 44th consecutive year that the real estate tax has not been raised, according to a press release. Over that period, the tax has been reduced from 5 mills to the current .156 rate and a street light and a hydrant tax were both eliminated.
The tax on a $100,000 property is $15.60.
Among the other actions that took place Monday, the commissioners:
Reduced the sewer rate by 5 1/4 percent for 2021m matching the reduction that took place in 2016. The rates for trash collection and stormwater management were left unchanged.