Posts Tagged ‘Montgomery County’
Montgomery County cuts staff to reduce $53.5 million spending gap
Continuing their efforts to reduce the $53.5 million budget shortfall, Montgomery County recently cut four Parks and Heritage middle management positions and five food service workers at the Human Service Center. All of the positions have been eliminated. The duties performed by the park administrators will be transferred to other department employees once they leave on Nov. 27. County commissioners are considering pay freezes, employee health care premium contributions and more layoffs to continue the reduction of the budget gap.
Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals proposes earlier filing deadline
The Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals has requested county commissioners discuss an earlier filing deadline for residents and businesses wishing to file a property tax assessment appeal. Currently, assessment appeals must be filed by Sept. 1 with all hearings to be completed by Oct. 31. Due to the downturn in the economy and real estate values, the county has seen 3,638 assessment appeals, which is more than twice the number for 2008. The Assessment Appeals office has requested that the deadline for appeals change to Aug. 1. County commissioners will continue the discussion at a later date.
Montgomery and Chester counties: Best Place to Raise Family
A recent Forbes article declared Montgomery and Chester counties 2 of the top 10 counties to raise a family in the country. The recent avalanche of accolades on our area continue to profess the advantages of living in the Delaware Valley, aka metropolitan Philadelphia. Hopefully, the affordability factor continues to remain reasonable.
