Elizabethtown Council Approves Letterkenny Committee, Begins Budget Review
Elizabethtown Borough Council unanimously approved Resolution 2026-18 to establish a Letterkenny Committee. The Council also began planning revisions to a preliminary 2027 budget showing a significant General Fund deficit, directing staff to identify additional reductions.
Council Mayor · Meeting of October 8, 2026
PA ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown Borough Council unanimously approved Resolution 2026-18 to establish a Letterkenny Committee. The Council also began planning revisions to a preliminary 2027 budget showing a significant General Fund deficit, directing staff to identify additional reductions. Borough Manager Ann Roda reported the LCSWMA tonnage rate will increase and a 17.1 percent health insurance increase was pending confirmation.
The Council removed the salt brine project from the Capital Fund due to cost and discussed reallocating the 2025 General Obligation Note to fund bridge maintenance. A $500,000 grant match in the Parks Fund will be removed after an unsuccessful DCNR grant application.
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Source: the Council Mayor meeting of October 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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