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They worked on it for nearly a month. And it only took 3 more hours at a special meeting on November 20th for the Harford Township Supervisors to finish up a budget to propose to the taxpayers. Three hours of painstaking, line-by-line scrutiny. And at the end they and the taxpayers were saved by the gas industry.

The Harford budget is in 3 parts. The “township” budget, financed by property taxes, an earned income tax (EIT), and miscellaneous revenues from interest, fees, fines and such, pays the wages of the township’s workforce (about $105,000, or about 30% of the total, considerably more if health, pension and social security benefits are included), maintains the township’s properties, buildings, office and some of its equipment, pays its tax collectors and lawyers, and insurance. The “state” budget is paid for largely by liquid fuel subsidies from the state and covers all of the major road maintenance, including most of the stone and other materials, some major equipment purchases and repairs, pipe, road signs and fuel for the township’s vehicles. The “sewer” budget is covered almost exclusively by fees paid by sewer system subscribers and includes all maintenance to the system and sludge removal, as well as a portion of some employee wages and legal expenses.

There were more than the standard visitors at the November 21st New Milford Township meeting. The beginning of the meeting passed smoothly, with no questions or objections to the minutes, treasurer's reports, or old business sections of the agenda.

When new business began it was stated that the supervisors had to vote on entering into an agreement with landowners with respect to the NRCS stream channel project. It had to be taken care of for 10 years after the project was completed, and the agreement would relieve the township of some of the responsibilities for this, as it would revert back to the landowners.

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