Dec 19, 2020
March 1 Far from imprisonment of those who have fallen behind on their child support payments, Lycoming County’s domestic relations administrators said they are working to forge responsibility into delinquent payers. “My goal is to get some money to the child,” said Judge Joy R. McCoy, who oversees domestic court issues at the county.
March 5 Legislation pending in the U.S. Congress may require the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the economic impact of a plan proposed by Major League Baseball to eliminate teams such as the Williamsport Crosscutters, one of 42 minor league baseball clubs. U.S. Rep. Fred Keller, R-Kreamer, went to bat on the House floor to co-sponsor legislation to keep the Crosscutters and State College Spikes playing Minor League baseball in their respective communities.
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City Council is expected to tackle next year’s proposed $29 million budget in a remote meeting tonight. It remains unclear if council will adopt the proposed budget, but Council President Randall J. Allison said there is a consensus to get it done before the end of the year because if no budget is passed no money can be spent.
Mayor Derek Slaughter’s proposed budget carries a proposed 1-mill tax hike, and he and council members said that could be reduced further with discussions tonight.
One mill of real estate tax generates $860,000. A 1-mill tax increase would be $100 more for a house assessed at $100,000.
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Mayor Derek Slaughter says he is prepared to use $450,000 of an $850,000 City Hall renovation account to lower the cost on city taxpayers in his proposed $29 million 2021 budget.
But an executive at the Center for Independent Living, 24 E. Third St., an agency advocating on behalf of the disabled, said she wonders if removal of half of that account might mean further delayed accessibility upgrades to City Hall.
“Access to City Hall is a civil right for Williamsport city residents with disabilities and we would hope that should be a priority for the administration and council,” said Misty Dion, the CEO of the Center for Independent Living-Roads to Freedom upon learning about Slaughter’s intention.