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Retired history professor and former Swarthmore resident Laurie Bernstein has been busying herself during the pandemic by developing a database of back issues of The Swarthmorean. This week, an article from 1932 about the town debates on tax rates.
In a sometimes fiery meeting that lasted over three hours, Swarthmore Borough Council voted on Monday not to raise taxes in 2021. The vote was 6 to 1. The most contentious part of the meeting was a report on the increasing nuisance of bicycles in the business district. Business owners have complained that cyclists are riding down the Park Avenue sidewalk with little regard for pedestrians and leaving their bikes obstructing the sidewalk.
Taxes and the 2021 budget were the centerpiece of Swarthmore Borough Council’s November 9 legislative session, as they had been at the previous week’s work session. Members wrestled with raising taxes to cover community priorities in a year when many residents are economically struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Council must commit to a tax rate at its December 7 meeting.
Swarthmore residents may see a 2.25%, 2.5%, or 2.75% tax increase next year – or they may see no increase at all. Various budget plans were discussed at Monday’s Swarthmore Borough Council work session, with a final decision scheduled for the November 9 legislative session.
Approximately 100 Delaware County residents crowded into the County Council room at the Delaware County Government Center on February 18 to attend the first in a series of presentations regarding the county-wide tax reassessment.
