Delware and nearby boroughs approve 1984 tax hikes and budgets
Delaware increases property taxes by 12 mills to 101, with 7 mills funneled to a new lighting fund, as the 1984 budget totals 287,002 for general funds and 460,431 for the police. Brookhaven cuts real estate taxes 2.8 mills and adds a 35 annual trash fee, Glendon adjusts taxes to 8 mills with a 1302965 budget, Norwood retains 99 mills, and Morton faces a 16-mill rise to fund a 473,044 budget after Rutledge nonrenewal.
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Clifton Heights
Police Department
Council
Ralph DeLucia
Brookhaven
Janice Sawicki
Trimble Run
Hilltop
Glenolden
Margaret Cravez
Norwood
Morton
Rutledge
Swarthanere
Delco's top engineer sums up liquid fuels oversight
Daily Times details engineer Catania who governs seven Delaware County communities and reveals how $5.5 million yearly in liquid fuels funds are allocated. He notes PennDOT checks, field inspectors, and his own reviews. mentions extra funds to towns like Chester and Upland for incinerator access. cites alleged political plays and his personal compensation across towns totaling $88,809.81.
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Delaware County
Daily Times
Charles Catania
Catania
Penndot
Leon
Frank Winne
Municipal Service Unit
Chester
Chester Township
Darby Township
Lower Chichester
Upland
Upper Chichester
Councilman Catania Defends Impartial Supplemental Aid Policy
County Councilman Nicholas Catania states the distribution of supplemental funds to 49 municipalities is impartial and based on applications. He notes communities must request aid, with municipal engineers guiding needed projects and PennDOT designating eligibility. He does not deny varying success but attributes it to need and proactive filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Times
Nicholas Catania
Catania
County Public Works Department
Penndot
County Council
Charles Catania
Delco engineers cite funding inequities for road repairs
Officials argue municipalities vary in money for maintenance, with some communities receiving more funds. The discussion centers on political strategies and the role of the Republican party in securing needed resources.
Trooper gunfight suspect faces homicide charges in ambush
A 60 year old man, Robert Wayne Tyson, was held for trial yesterday on attempted homicide charges after authorities say he fired on State Police troopers during a domestic dispute investigation at Painter's Crossing in Chadds Ford. Trooper Bentacourt testified Tyson drove a Mustang and fired at their car.
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Concord
Robert Wayne Tyson
Painter’s Crossing
Chadds Ford
Tyson
James Bentacourt
State Police
Franklin Center Barracks
Carol Sherland
Bentacourt
Charlotte
Arsonist torches illegal fire dump on railway yard
A fire destroyed an illegal tire dump on Conrail property behind Joe's Junk Yard on W 6th Street. Firefighter Dennis Beck, 18, was injured when a hose struck his leg. he is hospitalized with a compound fracture. Fire Chief Cappasso said the blaze is under control with no current danger.
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Conrail
Dennis Beck
12Th Street
Sacred Heart Medical Center
Beck
Jim Magaw
eBenreks +e CDbeiadstah
Lennox Park
Tony Cappasso
W. 6Th Street
Joe’s Junk Yard
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Delaware
Aghibes
Delco
William Alnor
Francis Catania
Set Darby Township
Gunman
Sherland
Cappasso
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