Municipal tax rates increased in 14 of Luzerne Countyâs 76 municipalities this year, according to the county treasurerâs office.
Millage rates in the other 62 municipalities will not change. Slocum Twp. is the lone municipality in the county that does not impose a municipal property tax.
The increases range from 0.10 mills, in Dallas Twp., to 4 mills in Penn Lake Park borough.
A mill is $1 for every thousand dollars of assessed property value, which means the annual municipal tax bill for a $100,000 property will increase by $10 in Dallas Twp. and $400 in Penn Lake Park.
Municipal officials gave a range of reasons for the need to raise taxes this year, from increased general expenses to public safety and infrastructure improvements.
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