Jeffrey McClintock, Union County finance director, said the projected budget was about $3.3 million larger than the previous year. Owner of a property assessed at $100,000 would thus owe $522 in 2022, down $34 from the previous year. Other increases included an 8% increase in medical insurance premiums, $71,000 more for the assessment department for new.
According to a February 2021 report by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, nearly 40 percent of adults in Pennsylvania reported symptoms of anxiety or depression. In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week, nationally recognized each year during the first full week of October, I invite and encourage my fellow Pennsylvanians to take part in UPMC Health.