More on Taxes

I don't rejoice in bring you bad news, but you should know.
Last evening Natalie and I attended the Somerset County Boroughs Association meeting. Among the speakers were two of Somerset County's Commissioners, Pam Tokar-Ickes and John Vatavuk. The county will have a tax increase this budget.
Joining them in speaking was Representative Frank Burns 72nd District, which incorporates part of the county. He joined the Commissioners in painting a bleak picture in Pennsylvania with a $5 Billion hole in the State budget that must be balanced. While the new governor has pledged no new taxes, fee will have to go up and services cut. This will force local municipalities to pick up the slack in providing basic services to residents, such as police and roads, etc.